A good mouthpiece sounds the way you want it to. Feels smooth on the lips, and allows you to play with complete freedom. What I have accomplished with the gRawlin tops is a giant leap forward.
Mouthpieces from lead to jazz that produce a wide variety of tonality all with the same incredible rim. Not a one-size fits all but a unique design allowing players from all size mouthpieces to use one great rim!
There are now 4 new gRawlin mouthpiece tops. These are threaded for Warburton backbores, so you can set them up just the way you like.
The rim is an incredible copy of the original Roy Stevens - but even easier to play. The three mouthpieces are: #1 Lead #2 All Around Playing #3 Smooth and round for the classical soloist #4 darker and like velvet
The diameter is larger and players using a 1.5C up to a 10.5C will discover they can play on this cup because of the unique rim design.
The mouthpiece tops will cost $79.00 plus Shipping.
We are trying our best to make them available for sale by December 2009.
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Finding the right mouthpiece is as much science as art. Most players suffer their entire career not ever really finding the "perfect" one.
What do you look for? 1. Rim size and comfort - this means it holds your chops in their ultimate position and diameter and allows them to smoothly move in and out of the cup. 2. Cup depth and contour - there are basic designs - Shallow, Med Shallow, bowl, bowl V, V, Under cut, continuous curve, second cup, double cup ... 3. Throat size - generally a 27. But if you try a 26, 25, 28, 23, 21, 19 you will know how much they effect your sound and playability. 4. Backbore - Bach, Warburton, Reeves, Purviance, ... all different with thousands of choices 5. Shape and weight - heavy, skeleton, light, mega, weight at top or middle or bottom. Density of metal, different metals - brass, copper, bronze, plastic.... 6. Sound - the sound should ideally be unique to that mouthpiece and not contrived by you the player. - Bright, compact, dark, Symphonic, Sizzle, Romantic, Military, English, French, Jazz, Concert Band....
Ok you get the idea here. As time passes I am going to fill this page with information you can use about all the above. Give me time. Check often, and have fun.
Never change mouthpieces because someone tells you tp try one - change because you know what you want and how you want to sound, based on your own desire.
Generally 1 or 2 mouthpieces is all most professional players use. However they learn what different cups or back-bores can do to allow them to match sounds with styles or players - IN COMFORT!
This is a list of a few of my favorite Mouthpieces in addition to the great gRawlin tops. #s 1,2,3,4 and flugel
Old Vincent Bach NY pieces -I like the ones with the "VINCENT BACH CORP.,NEW YORK" 3, 3C, 7CW, 1.5C, 5B, 6B, 10, 10.5CW, 10.75CW, 11.5EW, 18
