[Trombone-l] Get a real alto trombone mouthpiece

[Philip Brink]

I have had experience using the Christian Lindberg #10, which I am
told is the smallest trombone mouthpiece currently made. Worked for me
[a bass trombone player!]

Look for one and see what results you get!

Phil Brink

On 1/10/08, David Johansen <dajohansen at cox.net> wrote:
> I'm with Dan on this.  I've got an old Yamaha alto horn mouthpiece that,
> with some plumber's tape, fits the receiver on my Courtois alto.  The E
> flat alto horn is the same length as the alto bone and I love the
> sound.  I haven't measured the rim diameter but it's quite a bit smaller
> than the smallest trombone mouthpiece I own and the sound and intonation
> is great.
>
> DJ
>
> Dan Thornton wrote:
> > Where can this 22mm rim width "true alto" mouthpiece be purchased?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu
> > [mailto:trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu] On Behalf Of John Cather
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:14 AM
> > To: trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
> > Subject: Get a real alto trombone mouthpiece
> >
> > There have been a lot of good responses on this topic. Heres my take that
> no
> > one has hit on yet. I've been playing alto for much longer than this new
> > revival period of the alto. I hope it's not a fad but a lasting dimension
> of
> > the modern trombone.
> >
> > In my opinion, The Conn and Yamaha are very well constructed, but only to
> > please a tenor player. They are large bore with large bells.
> > They play and sound like short tenors to me. The smaller bore instruments
> > with smaller bells sound more like altos to me and I prefer them.
> Otherwise
> > I'd rather play a small tenor.
> >
> > Also, I've preached this before. Sorry guys, you can hit delete now if you
> > want.
> > A bach 12 or bach 15 is not an alto mouthpiece it's a tenor. I know most
> > players are tenor players and want the alto to feel and play like their
> > tenor and that's why the bach 12 and the such. That's fine for those that
> do
> > not want to put in the time to play alto as an alto. But you don't get the
> > added high range or the focused sound that comes naturally with an alto
> > mouthpiece unless you are (in my
> > opinion) working too hard and maybe pinching your sound. An alto mpc
> should
> > be in the range of about 22mm rim width and not the 24mm width on a bach
> 12
> > or 15. I know not many makers offer anything like this and that's because
> > there is little to no demand for it. But most makers can custom make
> > anything you'd like. I've made a few myself out of the frustration of not
> > having a bach or schilke available to buy. But when the mpc is at least
> > ballpark close, it becomes easy to play and get the focused sound and
> range
> > you'd expect from the smaller trombone. It doesn't kill you to play the
> > repertoire like it does on a tenor (or tenor mpc) and it sounds better
> > naturally.
> >
> > OK off my soap box. Sorry guys.
> >
> > John Cather
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