Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 11 to 14 of 14

Thread: Griego Brian Bowman Mouthpiece sizes?

  1. #11
    Quote Originally Posted by D.M View Post
    [I use the BB1, and have tried Kadja and SM4U. The BB1 rim size is about 1.01 inches, similar to a Schilke 51D. The mouthpiece itself has a fair amount of mass, a deep cup and an open backbore. I find that the slightly smaller rim size makes the high range easier for me, and the shape of cup and backbore give me a solid core. The low range has a deep sound and the high range has a singing quality.] How would you describe the rim? I'm currently playing on a Schilke 51D and Denis Wick SM5 (Schilke for marching baritone, and Denis Wick for concert euphonium). I like the rim of the Schilke (to me it seems for comfortable), but I like the way I sound on the Wick. My lesson teacher says that I he likes the way I sound on the Wick too, but I'm not a big fan of the rim, to me it seems more "flat".

    In short, I'm looking for a mouthpiece that has the characteristics of the Steven Mead, but with a more comfortable "rounder" rim, which is why I am asking questions about the Brian Bowman.
    Hi D.M. -- I don't think the BB1 will be at all what you want if you are looking for something like the Mead mouthpieces. I would look at the Alliance DC (David Childs) series first before I tried the Bowman, which is in a different mouthpiece universe than the SMs.

    John

  2. #12
    Thank you for your information Mr. John. I'm not a very knowledgeable in the mouthpiece world, so thank you for the clarification. So what would you say are the characteristics of the mouthpiece compared to the SMs? Also, what makes the BB1 and SM series different.

    Also, I hope I am not annoying anyone with these types of questions, I really like information like this and learning from it.

  3. #13
    Quote Originally Posted by D.M View Post
    [I use the BB1, and have tried Kadja and SM4U. The BB1 rim size is about 1.01 inches, similar to a Schilke 51D. The mouthpiece itself has a fair amount of mass, a deep cup and an open backbore. I find that the slightly smaller rim size makes the high range easier for me, and the shape of cup and backbore give me a solid core. The low range has a deep sound and the high range has a singing quality.] How would you describe the rim? I'm currently playing on a Schilke 51D and Denis Wick SM5 (Schilke for marching baritone, and Denis Wick for concert euphonium). I like the rim of the Schilke (to me it seems for comfortable), but I like the way I sound on the Wick. My lesson teacher says that I he likes the way I sound on the Wick too, but I'm not a big fan of the rim, to me it seems more "flat".

    In short, I'm looking for a mouthpiece that has the characteristics of the Steven Mead, but with a more comfortable "rounder" rim, which is why I am asking questions about the Brian Bowman.
    Hi D.M.

    You say that the BB1 gives you a good high and low range with a singing quality. So what do you like better about the SM4U?

    I have used a 51D, BB1 and various Wicks in the past. Out of the three, I prefer the 51D sound, but they are all close in sound. The Wicks are more open, but for me that is not necessarily a good thing. The 51D gives me a more core but with a smoother sound. I find that the BB1 has a very sharp rim which made it uncomfortable and also feel smaller that its 1.02 size. The 51D is smaller than the 51D at about 1.00 size, but the rim is not so sharp.

    Mike

  4. #14
    Hi Mr. Mike, I was actually trying to quote dsurkin, but I don't know how to, so I put what he said in the brackets.

Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •