ED C. asks Kurt about the difficulties of shallow trumpet mouthpieces

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I have been playing for many years & I have never been able to play a shallow piece...I can hit double Cs with a deep cupped piece. Currently, I have about 200 pieces I have collected through the years....never liked any Monette...currently I adore a De Nicola 21 that I modified myself....fantastic!.

Just bought a Schilke 10a4 and it makes my upper register a lot clearer as well as extending my range from high d to double g

I use the Shilke 13A4A and my range is very high!

It's very nice having some body tell it as it is----there is no silver bullet in mothpieces---it takes effort to get that right mouthpiece for you, and only you can put that effort in, not another person saying, this works for me so I know it will work for you. Thank You again . Regards John.

Thanks for your education and transparency on this topic. When I played many many years ago we never were told changing mouth pieces was even an option. You played what came on the horn. How did we ever learn to play?

I guess I was lucky... I went out for a jet tone, and still love it

Trying to get into Roger Ingrams V cup, from essentially a 3 rim with 28 hole - from Steve at Horntrader. I think the V is about a 30 hole. still some depth int he cup, but the rim seems very different - taking a while to get used to - maxing out on a high D - had it a week.

I have a Charlie Allen famous trumpet mouthpiece for sale . Charlie Allen made lead trumpet mouthpieces for members in Count Basie's and Duke Big bands . Cat Anderson played on one.

Shallow mouthpieces aren't for everyone, it depends on their mouth shape and size. Back in august of 2016 I bought a Yamaha Eric Miyashiro 1 mouthpiece (really shallow) and I couldn't play it for months. But I kept trying and trying and I ended up adapting to the mouthpiece, so today my Eric miyashiro mouthpiece is probably my favorite mouthpiece, adding about 4-5 notes to my range.

Actually played on a 17S Giardinelli trumpet mouthpiece for many years until it was stolen at a gig, been searching for a replacement for over 4 years with no luck....

I’ve played on a shilke 14a4a and it worked for me for a while but then I switched to a jet tone bc and it’s doing the work my range has increased but I really wanna ditch it. Regular mouthpieces such as a standard 7c feel very uncomfortable. What is recommended that I try or should do?

I play on big equipment (custom Bach and Flip Oakes Wild Thing) and shallow mouthpieces. With a very shallow mouthpiece, you have to work on keeping your lips from bottoming out in the cup, which takes some practice. Another trumpet player I know brought a MF Jet-Tone to rehearsal in our community band many years ago. I was the only trumpet player who could make it work, but that was because I had seen one many years before that. I was able to belt out a solid, sizzling Double High C that was louder than I could play on my own mouthpiece (at the time a Giardinelli 3S drilled out to a 22 throat), but I couldn’t get around on it on my horn like I could on my own mouthpiece. I also played a Schilke 15A4 for awhile, but I didn’t like how fat the rim was. When Giardinelli went out of business, and I had unfortunately lost mine, I went to the Kanstul web site and used their mouthpiece comparator to find that a Bach 1D was very close to my Giardinelli. However, it was OK, but not great. Then, by chance, I tried a Bach 1E, and that was IT. I had come full circle from my college days when I gave up my drilled out (18 throat) Bach 1 1/4C to switch to my original Giardinelli 3M, 3B, and 3VS. The 1D I had drilled out to a 22 throat, but I decided to try the 1E without altering it, and it plays so well for me, I’ve just left it alone. I didn’t make the mistake I did with only having one Giardinelli, either. I bought FOUR Bach 1E copies, and if anything ever happens to one, I’ll buy another to replace it, so I never have to worry about not having it. I could have saved 30 years of searching if I had just stayed with Bach and gone to the shallower cup that I now play. 🤣

have you heard about garibaldi's trumpet mouthpiece? if so are they all the same?

Hi Trumpet High Note Player! Have another question to You! Chet Baker say in a intervju he play on Bach 6C! Have You test that mp, if so how was it to play on? Johnny D Bergh

IMO Very good advice.

I went to my local music store and they didn't carry Plethora or Myriad mouthpieces! ;)

I use a schilke 6a4a

How deep is a 1 1/2 c mouthpiece ?

What size mouthpiece is good for large lips?