RE: [Hornlist] Re: mouthpiece drilling

2007-11-16 Thread Steve Freides
r can convince him to try something else. Thanks again, everyone - this list is a great source of knowledge. -S- > -Original Message- > From: Steven Mumford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 4:17 PM > To: horn@music.memphis.edu > Subject: [Hornlist] Re

Re: [Hornlist] Re: mouthpiece drilling

2007-11-16 Thread YATESLAWRENCE
I was told that the Alexander mouthpieces are made with a deliberately "too narrow" throat and that they are designed to be reamed out to the player's specification. cheers, Lawrence lawrenceyates.co.uk ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu un

[Hornlist] Re: mouthpiece drilling

2007-11-16 Thread Steven Mumford
That's certainly more than a little bit possible, but it can also have a positive effect. I don't know any trumpet players who haven't had theirs drilled out a bit, and many horn players too. It can be worth the experiement if you don't like the mouthpiece anyway. Better, of course to hav