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On this page

• One piece options
• Cup depths
• Screw rims
• Link to horn mouthpiece comparison table 
• Links where you can purchase a mouthpiece

 

One Piece Horn Mouthpieces

Materials

• Silver plated brass, or plastic

 

 

Diameters

• Range from 17 to 18.25 mm in .25 mm intervals measured at .04 inches into the cup

 

Rim Width

• 4 mm (.158 inches)

 

Standard Bore Size

• #14 drill, .182 inches or 4.62 mm in S to D cups
• #12 drill, .189 inches or 4.8 mm in XD cups

 

Shanks

• American and European 

 

Cup Depths

S Cup

• Similar to Laskey J cup
• Brilliant tone with excellent upper register
• Unusually full lower register for a relatively shallow cup compared to a traditional design

 

M Cup

• Similar to Laskey G cup
• Most popular depth for general use
• Very even response in all registers
• Best choice for most playing situations

 

D Cup

• Similar to Laskey F cup
• Deeper cup for very fat low register
• Excellent range for a relatively deep cup

 

XD Cup

• Similar to Laskey E, Farkas MDC, Denis Wick Paxman cup
• Extra deep cup for a huge lower register

 

 Screw Rims

Materials

• Silver plated brass and plastic

 

Threads

• 750 x 35 "Giardinelli"
• 800 x 36 "PHC" or "Metric"

 

Diameters

• 17 mm to 18.25 mm measured at .04 inches into the cup

 

Rim Width

• Range from XXN (3.5mm) to W (5 mm)
  

 

Diameter of Giardinelli Rim Joint

• 16.5mm (.650 inches) for the 17mm to 17.75mm rims
• 17mm (.669 inches) for the 18mm rims
• 16.5mm joint diameter work best with most 750-36 threaded cups from Moosewood and other manufacturers, can also be used with larger cups with slight overhang
• 18 ID mm rims have a 17mm joint diameter
• Work best with Osmun wide cups and Moosewood BR and BW rims

 

Giardinelli Rim Height

• 0.11 inches or 2.79mm on the 750-36 rims

 

Diameter of Metric Rim Joint

• Varies slightly as the ID gets smaller
• 17.5mm (.689 inches) on the 18mm, 17.75mm, and 17.5mm rims to match PHC cups
• 0.666 inches for the smallest 17mm ID rims
• The smaller rims have a slight overhang, similar to PHC US1 and US2 rims
• This allows players to use a rim with a smaller ID on the larger PHC cups

 

Metric Rim Height

• 0.130 inches to correspond with the design of PHC rims

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Links 

• French Horn Comparison Table

• Purchase One Piece Brass French Horn
• Purchase One Piece Plastic French Horn
• Purchase French Horn Screw Rims
• Purchase Tone Modifier for French Horn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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