Re: Differences between Wick SM2 and 2AL
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 1:12 am
There may be differences in the cup and in the backbore.
However,the difference that is immediately visible is between the rim concepts.
The SM2 has a rounded rim with a not so sharp edge, whereas the DW2AL has the standard Denis Wick rim, which is quite flat and which has a sharper inner edge.
The 2AL is one of the few DW trombone mouthpieces that I don’t have. I like his rim concept, but I found his bass trombone mouthpieces too narrow, so I went with the Yeo signature model by Yamaha, which has the same rim concept. In fairness this was before the introduction of the DW 0AL, which I haven’t had the chance to try.
I have the SM2M, because that was the widest mouthpiece I could find with the old medium stem. Not to be used on a euphonium, but on a helicon shaped valved bass trombone in Eb as found in some German fanfare bands built around the valved cavalry trumpet in low (alto) Eb.
Klaus
However,the difference that is immediately visible is between the rim concepts.
The SM2 has a rounded rim with a not so sharp edge, whereas the DW2AL has the standard Denis Wick rim, which is quite flat and which has a sharper inner edge.
The 2AL is one of the few DW trombone mouthpieces that I don’t have. I like his rim concept, but I found his bass trombone mouthpieces too narrow, so I went with the Yeo signature model by Yamaha, which has the same rim concept. In fairness this was before the introduction of the DW 0AL, which I haven’t had the chance to try.
I have the SM2M, because that was the widest mouthpiece I could find with the old medium stem. Not to be used on a euphonium, but on a helicon shaped valved bass trombone in Eb as found in some German fanfare bands built around the valved cavalry trumpet in low (alto) Eb.
Klaus