My Teacher, Ian Harper (sadly long since moved on to the great Ale house in the sky with so many of his contemporaries) answered the question what mouthpiece did he play on by looking very confused and saying he used the one the one that came with the instrument.
Now I know that was just meant to be funny, but his point was that it's not so much the mouthpiece as the player that influences the "Tone". Any major mouthpiece maker will have a complete series to suit a wide range of jaws! The Paxman 4b you have is a fairly standard mouthpiece in the UK. If my memory serves me correctly its similar to an Alex 8, Tilz/Schmid 115 (I think) and there will be a similar Conn or Giardinelli etc.. As a student I fell into the inevitable mouthpiece changing trap and have a box full of mouldy old mouthpieces to prove it. Now a 4b MAY not be the mouthpiece for you, but if you have already been using it for a long time, I would look elsewhere to solve your articulation problem. If you really think changing mouthpiece will help, consult your teacher if you are still taking lessons, otherwise find a local expert who can advise you. Its something best dealt with in person rather than on the list. In principle you have a good quality standard mouthpiece which incidentally I use myself and have done for over 30 years!. Stick with it for now and see if you can sort out your articulation problem in your practice schedule. On 30 Aug 2010, at 04:02, Robert Fant wrote: > I have been playing a Paxman 4b for a long time. I am looking for a > mouthpiece with the same tone just better articulations. Any ideas for anyone? > > Thank you for your thoughts. > > Robert > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/solohorn%40mac.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
