[Dixielandjazz] Trumpet Mouthpieces Questions

[David Livingston]

--- Jan Nichols <hotjazzcornet at earthlink.net> wrote:
~snip~ 
> The 10 1/2C is a good mouthpiece for children or
> women players with very
> thin lips.  This is not designed to be sexist, just
> honest.  They have less
> "reed" to vibrate!
~snip~

Jan, while I found most of your mouthpiece advice is
excellent, I disagree with this part about the 10
1/2C. I used the 10 1/2C in high school and because of
that, I now have a pressure ring on my lip. The rim on
this mouthpiece is way to sharp. I would recommend a
mouthpiece with a more rounded rim. I'm use a Jerome
Callet 10S Varicup-Bakur. I have found that at least
for me the 10S helps center pitch and feels
comfortable on the chops.

Here is Callet's mouthpiece chart.
http://www.callet.com/1.0/mouthpieces/rjjvqh000000rs60.html


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