Product Overview
Specifications:
Top 10 Mouthpiece! - Similar to Bach 3C, Monette B4S, Schilke 14B - Great for Pit and Pops
Highlights:
- Similar in diameter to a Bach 3C (just very slightly smaller).
- Medium cup with a modified V shape at bottom of cup leading into throat, similar to a Bach 3C
- Good orchestral mouthpiece for someone who wants a little more projection, or who has a naturally dark sound
- Great choice for pit and pops, concert band, and jazz soloing where a bright lead sound is not needed
More Information:
- Inner Diameter: .660 inches measured .04 inches into the cup
- Outer Diameter: 1.114 inches
- Cup Depth: MV (Medium V) cup (similar to a Bach 3C)
- Also similar to the Bach 7E, Schilke or Yamaha B, GR M, Curry M, and Warburton M cup, but has a slightly more V shaped transition into the throat, which darkens the sound slightly
- Excellent all round mouthpiece with very versatile sound suitable for concert band, marching band, and jazz or big band
- M cup can also be made to blend in a chamber group or orchestral setting, especially when used with a heavyweight backbore to darken the sound
- Also a mouthpiece for Piccolo trumpet if medium cup is desired
- Backbore: Comes on an M (Medium) backbore
Wedge Generation 2 Line:
- Designed to incorporate the advantages of the Wedge rim and oval cup in a mouthpiece that is very comfortable and easy to adapt to from a conventional rim
- Slightly wider rims than Standard Brand
- Features our new Double Oval Cup (DOC)
- Oval shape of the Wedge rim is continued down to the base of the cup where it joins the throat
- DOC design (exclusive to Wedge Mouthpieces) provides added efficiency of a smaller mouthpiece with the big sound, clear attacks, and flexibility of a larger mouthpiece
Acclimatization:
- Acclimatization time varies
- Most players find full adjustment to the new rim shape is only a few days
- Most players are able to alternate between a Wedge rim and conventional rim, if desired
- Vast majority of players will convert all of their mouthpieces to the Wedge design due to its obvious advantages once adapted
- Discounts offered to players who need to purchase a number of Wedge mouthpieces for various instruments