Originally Posted by
daruby
[snip] I usually have to shift my embouchure when going into the pedal range to get best response. I was given a bass trombone (Bach 1 1/2G) mouthpiece on Thursday night and used it to play "tuba" on my Besson 967 on Friday night.
Wow! What a difference. I found myself able to "whack" out the oom-pahs on the marches and play from low Bb to pedal F with no embouchure shift. [snip]
I have been asked to cover the bass trombone parts in my community orchestra. I use the SM4X mouthpiece, and I have to pivot my horn and shift embouchure to make sure the compensating range doesn't go sharp. I'm wondering if buying a Kelly 1.5G plastic mouthpiece would work in this situation? I'll check with my teacher - he might prefer that I not try that, but instead work on getting a clear low range with my usual mouthpiece. I'd appreciate comments from the community.
Dean L. Surkin
Mack Brass MACK-EU1150S, BB1 mouthpiece
Bach 36B trombone; Bach 6.5AL and Faxx 7C mouthpieces (pBone on loan to granddaughter)
Steinway 1902 Model A, restored by AC Pianocraft in 1988; Kawai MP8, Yamaha KX-76
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