RE: [Hornlist] Mouthpieces - what does a narrower bore do?

2004-12-13 Thread Pandolfi, Orlando
ass produced factory pro horns). -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Tedesco Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 2:55 PM To: The Horn List Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Mouthpieces - what does a narrower bore do? My teacher plays on a Lawson fouri

RE: [Hornlist] Mouthpieces - what does a narrower bore do?

2004-12-13 Thread Chris Tedesco
My teacher plays on a Lawson fourier without a Lawson mouthpiece, but I admit I was surprised to find this out. During our first lesson we talked about how I came to my equipment set up and he was very knowledgeble about Lawson mouthpieces, not to mention complimentary. Most of the people I kno

RE: [Hornlist] Mouthpieces - what does a narrower bore do?

2004-12-13 Thread Alan Cole
Dear Friends, At a concert I attended a couple of years ago, I noticed that the principal player (a friend from our Maryland Horn Club days) was playing a Lawson horn instead of the Conn 8D he always played at Maryland Horn Club (before horn club went defunct). At intermission when I asked him

RE: [Hornlist] Mouthpieces - what does a narrower bore do?

2004-12-13 Thread Pandolfi, Orlando
There's some interesting stuff on the Lawson Brass website. Walter and sons have done extensive study on the subject, leading to the development of their own mouthpiece. Some people say "smaller bore, smaller sound". My experience has led me to believe that not all mouthpieces work in the sam