The Giardinelli mouthpieces are inexpensive and, at least for me, they were worth the effort to try - I sounded more or less the same on all the standard mouthpieces _except_ the Giardinelli C series, and I sounded (and still sound) noticeably better on the Giardinelli. You can get them mailorder from Musician's Friend for $20 apiece or less. My teacher told me that, among standard mouthpieces, the cup is a little more funnel shaped on the Giardinelli than the others. Whatever the case, it's been a good thing for me. At the moment, I'm playing a C10 cup and using a Thompson gold rim - I would have used a Giardinelli gold rim but they were out of stock, and I'm happy with the Thompson.
-S- > -----Original Message----- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > du] On Behalf Of J. Kosta > Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 7:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: re: [Hornlist] mouthpiece metal > > Heather, > > The Holton MDC is a very decent all-around mouthpiece, and > I'd guess that some players consider it their "magic-mpc" > after trying many others. > > If you are intent on trying other mpc, I suggest starting > with what your local dealers have in stock - Holton MC & DC, > Schilke, Yamaha. > > Gold plating on the rim is supposed to make the rim a little > more slick, for people who play with 'wet lips'. > > I use a Holton DC and a Moosewood B-12 (with DC-copy rim) and > they both work fine, and very similarly for me. > > If the MDC fits comfortably and provides good endurance and > intonation, then it doesn't seem there is need for change. > > Your 'horn tone' is strongly determined by how you play. For > example by embouchure, muscle tension in neck / shoulders / > chest, right-hand postion, air support. > > Jay Kosta > Endwell NY > amateur player > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Gordon, Heather GOR04003 at byui.edu > wrote: > > I'm in the market for a new mouthpiece. I've been playing on > my little factory Fakas MDC for a few years now and it's > served me well enough, but I think I'm ready to pay some bank > for something really great. The rim size on my farkas is the > most comfortable I've used (I used to play on a King H-2, if > I remember right, but it was too big for me). My problem is > that I want a deeper cup and something that resonates well, > but my face is quite small. Anything deep enough for me is > too big for my face. I've been looking at Storks recently. > I haven't gotten to the audition stage yet, but I want to > narrow the selection down a bit first (since mouthpiece > trials are difficult to arrange where i'm the only horn > player in town). > My first quesiton is what have people heard about the Myers > and Orval series' of Stork mouthpieces. I know it really > depends per the player, but I don't even know what the > physical difference is right now. > > My main question is, how does the metal make a difference? > I've seen a lot of options for what they can be made out of. > Is it strictly aesthetic, or is there a real difference in > the sound? What's the difference between silver, silver w/ > gold rim, gold, satin gold, satin silver, etc. I don't want > to pay $30 for something that won't make a difference. Is > there an acoustical difference? Does it change the > resonance? I have a rosebrass horn because I like the sound > of rosebrass, but does it make a difference > in mouthpieces? > > Thanks, > Heather > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/steve%40fridays > computer.com > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
