[Trombone-l] Mouthpiece advice

[Michael Shoshani]

leveller1 at suddenlink.net wrote:

> Wayne is right on the money here. So was the judge; but as Wayne suggests,
> you might want to try the 6-1/2 first.
> 
> If they don't know a 6-1/2 is supposed to be big and more difficult, most
> students won't have *any* difficulty with that mouthpiece and they'll tend
> to get a more characteristic -- and more satisfying -- sound almost from the
> get-go.

I'll second this.  I learned to play on a 6 1/2 AL, and while today I 
favor a much smaller Schilke 42B on a King 2B (and a 47B on the 3B), I 
have never in 25 years been able to get ANY reasonable tone from a 12C. 
  Larger, yes; smaller, yes. 12C, never. I have absolutely no idea why, 
either.

Michael Shoshani
Chicago