Steve: the only thing to do is, you must compensate the length gained on the Yamaha by pushing the main tuning slide in for another 2,5 mms (makes a total of 5 mms). - and for John Dutton: my mouthpieces are made after the US standard (shank). It is a pitty, that horn makers around the world never agree, to make the mouthpiece receiver of equal dimensions - like the car makers, but they are getting better.
============================================================ ============================================================ == -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Freides Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 3:21 AM To: 'The Horn List' Subject: [Hornlist] Mouthpiece Insertion Depth - Different on my 2 horns Horn #1 = Alexander Bb single, vintage ~1975. Horn #2 = Yamaha 666, vintage ~1982. Mouthpiece = Pizka. I measured how far the mpc goes into the lead pipe on each because I noticed it goes in less far on the Yamaha. Alex = 24 mm insertion depth Yamaha = 19 mm insertion depth What am I to do about this? Which is right, which is wrong, and what, if anything, should I do, assuming I wish to continue to use this same mouthpiece on both horns. As I've mentioned in the past, I'm an amateur horn player with a long background as a professional musician and with perfect pitch. I will lip anything out of tune back into tune and I rarely notice when I do this. So far as I can tell, the difference in insertion depth isn't a problem, but I thought I should ask because I'm hoping, as time goes on, I might actually learn to play without lipping things and then I might have a problem. I suspect that my poor endurance as a horn player is related to the fact that I am forever lipping out of tune notes. Thanks in advance for your advice. -S- _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
