RE: [Hornlist] Re: mouthpiece w/ Schmid horn

2007-12-04 Thread Robert Osmun
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 11:19 AM To: horn@music.memphis.edu; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Hornlist] Re: mouthpiece w/ Schmid horn [Q] Instead of adapting something that I know fits me well, does anyone know of a vendor from whom I could simply BUY a mouthpiece outright, that would be si

[Hornlist] Re: mouthpiece w/ Schmid horn

2007-12-04 Thread John Dutton
[Q] Instead of adapting something that I know fits me well, does anyone know of a vendor from whom I could simply BUY a mouthpiece outright, that would be similar? I believe the rim diameter is 18.5 mm, and it seems to have a medium-deep cup, compared with others that I own. [/Q] I found on my o

Re: [Hornlist] Re: mouthpiece w/ Schmid horn

2007-12-03 Thread Jerry Houston
Steven Mumford wrote: > One thing to check is whether it takes the European mouthpiece shank > taper. It will play a lot better if the shank fits in the right distance. > Along those lines, I've been trying to find a way to adapt my favorite mouthpiece (Laskey 85G) to the European receive

[Hornlist] Re: mouthpiece w/ Schmid horn

2007-12-03 Thread Steven Mumford
One thing to check is whether it takes the European mouthpiece shank taper. It will play a lot better if the shank fits in the right distance. Bob's post reminds me of a fun little test to check if the mouthpiece resistance is balanced for you. Play a middle C softly then crescendo t