A trumpet-type mouthpiece won't work on a horn.
By the time a horn player reaches the upper notes on the treble staff, the notes can practically all be played just with the lips. That's just part of the acoustics of the horn.
The mellophone was the abortive attempt to make the "horn" sound be more controllable, since it uses a cup mouthpiece and is half the length of a horn so the player is playing essential in the same overtone range as the other valved brass.
If you've ever heard a mellophone play a horn part, you would understand why the horn has to be left as it is to get that beautiful horn tone.
If you've NEVER heard a mellophone, well, it's nothing to lose any sleep over -- your musical life is certainly not deficient for the lack. :-)
David H. Bailey
Mr. Liudas Motekaitis wrote:
The narrow, cookie-cutter rim on a horn mouthpiece doesn't help with reliability, either.
What would happen if you put a trumpet mouthpiece on a horn? Obviously it would be worse, but in what way, since you say the present horn mouthpiece doesn't help with reliability?
Liudas
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