How to Choose YOUR Ideal Mouthpiece! | Trumpet Demystified Episode 5

Hey all! Like the last episode, this one turned out to be pretty dense, and I couldn't get to all of the information I might have ideally covered. If there are any questions you still have after watching, I'm more than happy to answer them in the comments. Thanks as always for watching and supporting this series!

This was super helpful! One of the best explanations of the wide world of mouthpieces I've seen. As someone who took a few years off of playing after college and started playing in brass band a couple years ago, I'm rediscovering what works for me. Currently working on a custom piece-this video has given me some ideas!

After a two-year (and very expensive) mouthpiece safari, I've settled on the ubiquitous 3C. It just plain works.

Fantastic. He’s done it again! Rewatching already

Great video Samuel!👍👍👍

FANTASTIC lessons, as all of your videos :)

I was struggling along on a DW 4 until I gave a K&G 3B a chance. I've been playing it for about a month now and while I didn't like it at first it has really grown on me. Sometimes it takes a little persistence to find 'the one'.

Really, really helpful, I play a Curry 3bbc on cornet, changed from a DW 4b, I’m 80yrs old🤓😎

This has been such a helpful video! I myself have definite weaknesses that my director believes to be caused by my mouthpiece (I play on a Bach 3C currently, and my issue is that I don’t have enough “zip” or “bite” to my sound). I am definitely going to use this video to help me find a new mouthpiece

At 17:30 you explain that you should know when a mouthpiece change is due, what do you want and then try some mouthpieces. You mention some specific brands and models for your example, but it's because you have lots of knowledge about mouthpieces. I know a friend that makes mouthpieces for all brass instruments, and in his workshop, he listens to your explanations of your areas to improve and to your sound and lets you try different rims, cups and shanks to tune the mouthpiece to your way of playing and your instrument. Then, after choosing and testing the right parameters using screwed components, he makes them into a single part mouthpiece. I see it akin to making custom glasses or ear plugs. My question is, does this service exist in other parts of the world? I think I'm very lucky to be able to do that, and it looks like there's a lot of room for this kind of services all around the world

That is very impressive amount of information! I'm 35 year old and want to start with trumpet as strong hobby!

Jazz verses classical, which do you prefer? Me? I love all music. I have loved jazz since i was 14. Classical, about the dame but i admit, jazz is my favorite misic,... except progressive rock and techno electronic. I'm basically a keyboard player. Keith Emerson, may he rest in peace. My favorite jazz musician is Klaus Doldinger! But, when you love music, all musicians are heros and all music are beautiful landscapes.

I am happy to have found your platform. I lost my Giardenelli 7 C (M-cup) and I have never found anything to replace it. NOW I KNOW M-cup is a location between C-cup and D-cup. Keep up the Awesome work.

I started off on a cornet Bach 5B. It just came with the Holton cornet I bought off eBay. When I got my trumpet in 9th grade, I bought a 7C, but it felt small with too much inner rim bite. The cornet 5B had soft edges. I ended up switching to a 3C after a year or two, pretty standard. Big enough and less bite. I haven’t really explored a bunch of trumpet mouthpieces but I didn’t really need to in HS band.

I play on a Marcinkiewicz 5s and I find that the c/v cup works for me, producing a good symphonic sound. Of course the symphonic s backbore must help in producing a good sound. The Marcinkiewicz 5s has an inner diameter of 16.84 mm which is a compromise for me, having previously played on a Marcinkiewicz 2s, which I found myself struggling with. Marcinkiewicz make some really good mouthpieces.

I like th I s guy, great video. He better get an "a+" on this project!😊

Great video Samuel. Have you already access the trumpet mouthpiece comparator website, trumpet cloud? Maybe you can do a video talking about the inconsistence of bach inner diameters and cups across their models.

We do very similar things with mouthpieces, which we've discussed before on a past video. Bb Trumpet = DW HT 1 for most playing, Picket Brass 1C with a Warburton 5 backbore for general commercial/big band, and a Giardinelli 3S for high lead. C Trumpet = Yamaha Mark Gould, basically a modified 17B4. Pic Trumpet = Schilke 14B for most. 14A4A for the really high stuff. Flugel = DW 2FL. Cornet = Yamaha Pierre Dutot (short shank) or DW 2B.

Thanks Samuel and HELP please! I can't begin to process all these MP variables. I currently use either my Bach 6B or Puje Deep Vee 55 on my Puje "Shorty" model, which I love. I use the Puje MP for a darker flugel-ish tone and the Bach for more of the brassy brighter, higher-note side. These MPs look and feel totally different to play. Is there some logic to my choices and are there better ones for MPs?

Hey, I also used a Megatone for the majority of my playing. I ended up switching off of it a few months to a Schagerl Apredato. Do you have any thoughts or feelings on it? It’s super comfortable and I’ve had several people try it and say it’s good (college professors and a marine band trumpeter)