tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082285867351370807.post6365778584941931165..comments2022-04-03T08:41:00.813-07:00Comments on Today at GR Technologies...: Resistance questions on a trumpet forum.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2082285867351370807.post-41558277517890460482016-03-22T22:59:37.914-07:002016-03-22T22:59:37.914-07:00Really great information here because resistance f...Really great information here because resistance for the blow is what every player is dealing with and there are so many ways to deal with it. There are far too many variables, likes and dislikes in the resistance of a trumpet and a mouthpiece. Put the two together and then you are also looking for a match between the two. I would like to see trumpet lead pipes and receivers made so that there was no gap. Monette works on this approach with a one piece mouth piece and lead pipe. Now some players like the resistance in the front end of the horn whilst others like the resistance at the bell tail and trumpet makers design trumpets this way because it works for some players but it does not for others. I am a believer that most trumpets are good except for the really bad ones and finding a trumpet and a mouth piece to match is a compromise of trial error for most players. Most trumpet and mouth piece makers make a good product and when a player who picks up a horn using his or her regular mouthpiece they will be fighting or accepting the match of the two and this does not always relate to how good the trumpet is. In other words most players will blame the horn because the mouthpiece does not match the trumpet. If your mouthpiece does match the horn and the blow you are going to discard the horn. Not always because it is a bad horn but simply because it does not work for you and your mouthpiece. Now if you had the exact same mouthpiece with a different blow because of the size of the throat and or backbore only this could change the whole feel of the blow with the horn. <br />What many trumpet players do though is stick to one mouthpiece and expect it to work on every trumpet. Sorry but many players will discard many a good trumpet with this theory and chase their tail for years looking for a suitable trumpet rig. Once you find a mouthpiece with cup, rim and depth that you like and it fits you like a fine pair of shoes, then stick to it. But if you should want to try another trumpet that has a different feel and blow be prepared to adjust the backend or underpart of the mouthpiece to match the trumpet and make it work to you blow. This way of thinking is not new not new. Vincent Bach and many trumpet and mouthpiece makers used this approach way back in the thirties. If you bought a mouthpiece directly from Vincent Bach personally he would adjust the throat of the mouthpiece on the spot to match the blow of the trumpet. Hence the #27 drill was a pilot hole to be enlarged when necessary.Richard Autenziohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15632835367637659513noreply@blogger.com