[Trombone-l] that blary, edgy sound.........

[Daniel Pliskin]

> Could be wrong here, but I really don't think it's a ream-ed out mouthpiece that'll make an 'edgy' sound.

I'm going to have to agree with John, here.

I've reamed out dozens of mouthpieces. I think that I do it in a very scientific way, being a full-fledged nerd.  And I specifically ream out mouthpieces, so that they don't go into a blaring sound quite so easily.

But I want to make a distinction between reaming and drilling out a mouthpiece.  When you drill out a mouthpiece, you create a cylindrical aperture, which tends to add a whispery tone to your sound.  If you use a tapered form-tool (like a ground down cutting edge from a broken scissors), you can enlarge the aperture, while creating a new back-bore for the mouthpiece.  Then you'll get a mouthpiece that goes into blare-mode, in a more controllable way, lets you put more air into the trombone and doesn't add that whispery tone.    

On the other hand, if you are specifically out for a blaring tone, go for a mouthpiece that has a small aperture.  They're way easier to over-blow.

DanP



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