u/MouthpieceAddict — reddlx

Pleasantly Surprised

I bought this on eBay. I wasn't expecting much. It's a current generation Giardinelli; it isn't from the New York era. It looks like a Blessing/Faxx 5C but in a Giardinelli "blank" (i.e. shape). The rim is flatter and wider than the Bach 5C rim. The sound is really warm, and the blow is open.

I did the "dime trick" with the first and third bottom caps on my horn. This tightened the slots, while adding some needed focus and resistance. The mouthpiece seemed to "come alive" afterwards.

The dime trick doesn't always work, but it worked with this piece.

u/MouthpieceAddict — 1 day ago

▲ 2 r/MiddleEarMyoclonus

Machine-gun clicking in left ear causes loss of balance

On May 30th, I started experiencing an irregular clicking/spasm/electric shock type of sound deep inside my left ear when I was at work. It got worse if I tilted my head down, and got better if I looked up at the ceiling. I got up and went to the water fountain, bent down to take a drink, and the clicking turned into a machine-gun rhythm and I fell to the floor from loss of balance. It is now July 11th, and I am still experiencing this. It hit me while driving today, and I almost crashed. I bought some magnesium today, but other than that, I don't know what to do.

Does this sound like MEM or something else? It is debilitating.

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u/MouthpieceAddict — 13 days ago

▲ 39 r/trumpet

New Horn

I'm very happy with this one. Gold brass bell. A lovely sound. With the round tuning slide, it plays like a Bach 37, but smoother.

Mouthpiece is a Schilke 14B.

Edit: My camera tends to stretch images - that's why the mouthpiece looks "long." And, of course, Schilkes are long to begin with. 🙂

u/MouthpieceAddict — 24 days ago

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I'm done with reversed leadpipes!

I played a Bach 37 from seventh grade onwards, and although it was kinda stuffy, I played it well.

Fast forward to 2022 and the start of my comeback ...

I thought to myself I want to try a reverse(d) leadpipe, because I hear they're more open and easier to play high on.

Nine trumpets later (yes, I have a problem), I'm back on a standard leadpipe, having failed miserably on all eight reverse(d) pipe horns. Sure, I mean, those horns were a bit easier to "get around on," were easier to slur with, and the upper register was more accessible, but my accuracy was poor. The note slots were simply too big and, well, kinda squirrelly.

My new horn is an "intermediate" Yamaha 4335GSII, but I play it better than the high-end Bachs and Shires and XO I owned, simply because the standard leadpipe gives more resistance and the slots are much easier for me to nail. I love this horn.

Has anyone else here returned to a standard leadpipe after experimenting with reversed pipes?

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u/MouthpieceAddict — 1 month ago