Science or silly mouthpiece?

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circusboy
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Re: Science or silly mouthpiece?

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It doesn't appear from Doug's site that the sort of shape Art uses is regularly available. . . .
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circusboy wrote:It doesn't appear from Doug's site that the sort of shape Art uses is regularly available. . . .
If you click on the link in the post above yours, you'll find the answers you're looking for. :wink:
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Re: Science or silly mouthpiece?

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Doc wrote:This design is to help the player play better.
That is exactly how I see my mouthpieces, and my teaching which is another subject entirely. There is a lot more to playing a brass instrument on a very high level... matching the mouthpiece AND playing mechanics to the individual... instead of playing and choosing equipment randomly.
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