Dillon's sends mouthpieces out for plating. Paul
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Tedesco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Horn List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 4:24 PM Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Holton Farkas MC mouthpiece - OK for adult beginner? > I would guess that most people prefer gold plated rims with a wet embouchure, > but I actually very much prefer silver. I have soft and luxurious lips that > when coupled with a gold rim gives me a playing surface so slick that I can > hardly set my embouchure. I originally ordered my mouthpiece with a gold rim > and had the hardest time with it, so I exchanged for silver. > > Chris > --- Steve Freides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is this the mouthpiece you're talking about? > > > > http://1800usaband.com/htmls/itementryview.asp?itementryid=6121 > > > > I'd be happy to give that one a try at some point in the future. I tend, as > > I mentioned, to a "flutie" sort of sound although that is gradually > > diminishing as time goes by. > > > > Question - do many of you who play with a wet embouchure prefer gold-plated > > mouthpieces? They're awfully expensive compared to the silver-plated > > versions of the same thing. Dillon offers many mouthpieces in either finish > > - I wonder if they do the plating in-house... > > > > -S- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > du] On Behalf Of Paul Mansur > > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 1:59 PM > > To: The Horn List > > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Holton Farkas MC mouthpiece - OK for adult beginner? > > > > > > On Sunday, December 19, 2004, at 10:27 PM, Steve Freides wrote: > > > > > > > > Am I OK to use the Holton? Is it some "special purpose" mouthpiece or > > > is it OK for me at this early stage of my development? > > > > > > > > Generally, a little larger mouthpiece will yield a little fatter tone > > on a horn. A small mouthpiece yield a bit too much "Flutiness", I'll > > call it. The Farkas MDC is nearer the original Farkas style > > mouthpiece. I do not care for the Conn mouthpiece that comes with an > > 8D. It seems to me to be intended for weak student embouchures and > > does not have the capacity to make the horn sound full and rich. > > That's my two cents worth on the subject. I use an old Geyer pattern > > he made for me in 1948. Now, after having that one stolen, I use > > copies of that one rather than the original. > > > > Paul Mansur > > > > _______________________________________________ > > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > unsubscribe or set options at > > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/steve%40fridayscomputer.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > unsubscribe or set options at > > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/tedesccj%40yahoo.com > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! > http://my.yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/lotp%40comcast.net > _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
