Using LIPSTICK to choose a BETTER mouthpiece?

Jon Talks Trumpet
Jon Talks Trumpet
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Published 2021-07-06
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Have you ever heard of the LIPSTICK TEST? It's a way to measure lip intrusion (also sometimes called lip engagement) on brass instruments - or how far your lips go into the cup of your mouthpiece when you’re playing. Everybody’s lip intrusion is going to be different and depends on many factors like the structure and size of your teeth and lips as well as how your embouchure functions - and it matters because lip intrusion can even affect what kinds of mouthpieces might work well for you! Watch this episode to watch Courtney and I get glammed up and learn about lip intrusion along the way.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:16 Lip Intrusion/Engagement
0:36 Lipstick comparison
1:33 Jon's LIPSTICK TEST
2:14 Vennture Mouthpieces
2:43 Courtney's LIPSTICK TEST
3:01 Comparing Lipstick Test Results
3:34 Signs your lip is intruding too far
4:35 Will you do your own lipstick test?
All Comments (15)
  • @SamuelPlaysBrass
    Personally I use a Bach 1-1/2A for trumpet because small IDs are tough for me but on low brass, smaller ID, sharper bite, and deeper cup make a great combination! Cool video!
  • @trombahonker
    I did it and it was a bloodbath. Lipstick stuck in places I didn't know the mouthpiece had.
  • @keitpstc375
    Really informative as always. Thank you for your effort! My lips tends to intrude a lot into the cup and that makes my choice of mouthpiece quite restricted than the others do, especially on a piccolo mouthpiece since all the so called standards like 7EW or 11AX didn’t really work out for me. Since your size of bigger mouthpiece quite resembles to mine, I’m curious about which mouthpiece you are playing on piccolo. And possibly some commercial piece on a bigger horn as well. Thank you!
  • @bobbyjarsulic862
    If I could ever work myself up enough to get through the lipstick application in the first place, I'd love to see how the various mouthpieces I play differ in lip intrusion (i.e. Bach 1.5C vs. Pickett orchestral vs. Jet-Tone lead)!
  • @music-collective
    Jon, this is super cool experiment. I certainly will do it and see how my lips interact with the mouthpiece.
  • @chasefreak
    Funny John, albeit a tad unorthodox...not that that's a bad thing tho! In my 30+ years of teaching Trumpet, I've found that most cats are simply going to go with what "feels" best on their chops...the old school cats went with what produced the best sound, regardless of how hard they had to work to achieve those results. OFC, looking back, you didn't have as many choices back in the day
  • @Mike-qq5gp
    Have you tried any mouthpiece made from titanium? Can you tell me you opinoin regarding differences in feeling gold/silver/titanium rim? (I feel more secure with silver vs gold and I am curious about titanium) Thank you for your time.
  • @canyon12alex
    Loved this video lol!! Great thinking, man! (Curry 50S Blackjack)
  • @musicofnote1
    I'm a former trumpet player (former student of Ed Tarr) and since 1995 a bass trombonist. In 2014 I junked all my "standard" mouthpieces and went to the Wedge. I know these are controversial mouthpieces. But it would interest me to get your impression of one. Dr. Dave gives all buyers a 90 day trial with money back guarantee, so you only risk the shipping of $10.00 and once you've finished evaluating it, you send it back and get your money back. Tip: As opposoed to what seems intuitive, the small marking on the outside of the m-piece are put onto the lips in the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock positions, NOT side to side.