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Hybrid Crossover Mouthpieces (trombone to trumpet)
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 9:04 pm
by Daryl Fletcher
I haven't tried these, but I like the idea. They're mouthpieces with trombone-sized rims, but with shallow cups and small backbores for use with trumpets. It may seem like a weird idea, but Wycliffe Gordon sure gets a nice sound on trumpet with them.
http://hybridmouthpiece.com
See the video:
http://youtu.be/KZ2r29ClDmE
Re: Hybrid Crossover Mouthpieces (trombone to trumpet)
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 2:33 am
by J.c. Sherman
Wycliffe Gordon is Wycliffe Gordon... a unique player in the cosmos. For most (and Rudy Muck and others have tried to try this idea) this is folly, and not worthy of much consideration. For the Wycliffe Gordons of the world, the modern trumpet (mostly a modern soprano valve trombone rather than a trumpet) is an avenue to unique expression from a trombonist,l rather than a "gigging alternative."