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Sarah
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Posted: 2006-05-14 20:52 CEST | |
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Right...could someone PLEASE tell me what type of mouthpiece I should use to help play higher notes?..Im confused by all the diameters and depths...What do they mean? Cheers, Sarah  :trumpet: 
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marty
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Posted: 2006-05-15 04:24 CEST | |
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Don't get a mouthpiece so you can play higher notes. Choose a mouthpiece that is comfortable and gives you a great sound. After that, PRACTICE. That's how you play higher. No mouthpiece will do it for you. |
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Sarah
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Posted: 2006-05-15 18:32 CEST | |
| Cheers:) well atm I am playing with a Yamaha 11...but i havn't a clue what it means lol | ||
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thechris
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Posted: 2006-05-16 00:44 CEST | |
| Get a Vincent Bach 3C | ||
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Dizzy
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Posted: 2006-05-16 12:07 CEST | |
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Yamaha 11? Are you sure it is the straight yamaha 11 and not a yamaha 11C4, 11B4 or 11A4? The yamaha 11 has a deep cup and a very open backbore, should produce a great tone but may resrict your devolpment in the upper register. If it is the yamaha 11 then try to find a 11B4, this is a medium shallow cup which should allow a good tone as well as prodiving surport up high. The 11A4 is the most shallow cup of the 11's and will help upper register even more but at the expense of a good tone, probarly best to stay away from this. The 11C4 will provide a great sound and is simalar to the famous 7C. Won't help or hurt up high. So if it is the straigh 11 (no letter) then try and get a 11B4. If it is a 11C4 stick with it, if it the 11A4, then you haven't learnt yet how best to use it and the mouthpiece is not the problem it's your air/embouchure. Hope this helped!
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SeverFire
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Posted: 2006-05-20 03:32 CEST | |
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A Bach 3C won't get you playing any higher.. it should just give you a better tone. I play on a 10.5C, and it allows me a fairly easier time playing upper register, and also a great tone, although that may come only with practice. But I definitely agree that you shouldn't sacrifice tone quality for being able to scream. I know a guy who was/is a great trumpet player, but this year, he's been playing on an MF3, and can scream up to a G4 virtually no problem. But his tone quality is... not the best. Believe me, I envied him and wanted to be able to scream like that, but now that's pretty much worn off, and I'm glad I stuck with my mouthpiece that kept me my good (if I do say so myself) tone quality. |
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