Schilke 51 vs. Hammond 12ML
- Bach5G
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Has anyone directly compared these two mouthpieces? Thoughts?
- Burgerbob
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51 is deeper by a bit. The Hammond has a more open throat. Personally, I find the Hammond to be a little shallow and bright in that depth, and the 51 is a very good mouthpiece by itself.
The closest Hammond to the 51 (IMO) would be a custom 12MXL.
The closest Hammond to the 51 (IMO) would be a custom 12MXL.
- Crazytrombonist505
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I’ve tried both the Schilke and the Hammond. I agree with burgerbob about the Schilke being deeper than the Hammond. I didn’t like the Hammond (probably because it was too shallow), but the Schilke is my main tenor mouthpiece. For comparison, The Schilke is closer to a 5G mouthpiece IMO.
- imsevimse
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For some reason the 12M (which is more shallow) and the 12MXL (which is deeper) gives a fuller sound than the 12ML on my .525 horns. I have no clue why, but I use a large shank 12ML and 12MXL on my .547 horns and there I think both works. I haven't tried a Schilke 51.
/Tom
/Tom