[Trombone-l] Alto Trombone Mouthpiece Advice

[Jeff Albert]

I play a Laskey 48C on my alto (not that I am a very frequent alto player)
and it seems to do what I need it to do, which is to be brilliant enough to
warrant playing alto, and not feel so foreign on my face to warrant not
playing alto.

Try your Yamaha 48, or if the Wick seems to be doing what you want that's a
good place to start too.  It is in the range of "appropriate" size alto
pieces.  That's my approach to it anyway.

Jeff

On 12/27/06, Mark Mohwinkel <mooseherd004 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> This is a follow up to my question on the alto bone
> part for Beethoven's Fifth.  I got to thinking about
> Daniel Pliskin's reply and comment to my querry (shown
> below) and figured I'd ask that question here as well.
>
>
> I'm having trouble finding the "right" MP to use.  My
> main bone is an old (1967) 48H and my normal MP is a
> Yamaha 48 MP. In my gig bag I also have the following:
>
> Bach 18D
> Denis Wick 12CS
> Jet-Tone UG-S
> Bach 12C
> Bach 15C
> Olds 1
> Conn 3
> A really old "FRANK HOLTON & CO - COREY" (whatever
> that is - I don't even know where I got it)
>
> Anyway, right now, I seem to get the best sound (to my
> untrained ear) with the Wick.  I'm wondering if that's
> a good place to start or should I focus on one of the
> others or even move on to one of the Bach MPs designed
> for alto (12E or 15E)?  I don't want to go to
> something really expensive as this is an avocation for
> me.  I know that ultimately, it's a personal decision
> as to what works for each person/horn/etc, but I'm
> just looking for some direction to get going.  Oh, by
> the way, the alto's one of those cheap Selman's that
> I'm using to learn - if I like it and progress, I may
> look for something else.  Sorry this got so long
> winded.  Thanks for listening and commenting!
>
> Regards,
> Mark Mohwinkel
> Hudson, WI
>
> >>DP's reply: "The biggest problem with playing high
> notes on alto is that we tenor trombonists have a
> sound in our heads, for what a trombone "should" sound
> like and we want THAT sound, only higher.  But if you
> look at the mouthpiece used on an alto horn, it's way
> more the size of a trumpet mouthpiece and turns out a
> sound more like something one would use for hunting
> and parades. If you could get used to a mouthpiece
> like that, and the associated tone, you should be able
> to get an extra half-octave out of your alto."<<
>
>
>
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