Most desirable vintage trombone mouthpiece?
- mfellows821
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Just looking for thoughts on the most sought after mouthpieces that are no longer available from the manufacturers.
This lets out all the great pieces that are currently for sale from today's manufacturers
This lets out all the great pieces that are currently for sale from today's manufacturers
- BGuttman
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Good luck with that. I think any great old mouthpiece has either been reissued or remade even better than the original.
Some of the interesting old mouthpieces I tried were:
Clarke. This was remade by Bach as the 6.5AL.
Rudy Muck. I had a 23, but it's way too small for me. They have been reissued.
Jet-Tone B. Similar problem to the Rudy Muck.
I've also tried a lot of old dogs. I won't name them to protect the guilty.
Some of the interesting old mouthpieces I tried were:
Clarke. This was remade by Bach as the 6.5AL.
Rudy Muck. I had a 23, but it's way too small for me. They have been reissued.
Jet-Tone B. Similar problem to the Rudy Muck.
I've also tried a lot of old dogs. I won't name them to protect the guilty.
- GabrielRice
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Well, the one that has seemed to fetch the most money on ebay has been the Mt. Vernon 1-1/2G.
- MTbassbone
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Minick L? Definitely MV 1.5G.
- MTbassbone
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Minick L? Definitely MV 1.5G.
- FOSSIL
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MV and NY Bachs, any Minick, any Herrick, any Purviance, Al Almont, Al Cass.... anything made by a guy called Al....sorry, lost it for a minute.
How much do you want to spend ?
Chris
How much do you want to spend ?
Chris
- MTbassbone
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Prime Slide Design?
- trombonedemon
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Good luck recreating these mouthpieces, I would imagine equipment is quite different from those days and continuity isn't as (at risk at be redundant) consistent as it is today. You know with computers and all.
Tried a Mt.Vernon mouthpiece, felt real flat like, a brick on my chops. Dark centered sound is what I got, but like most tenor mouthpieces I played (and the reason I switched to Bass trombone) didn't take a lot of air.
I think finding a good vintage mouthpiece maker is like hitting the lottery, I'm definitely hooked on modern mouthpiece makers.
Tried a Mt.Vernon mouthpiece, felt real flat like, a brick on my chops. Dark centered sound is what I got, but like most tenor mouthpieces I played (and the reason I switched to Bass trombone) didn't take a lot of air.
I think finding a good vintage mouthpiece maker is like hitting the lottery, I'm definitely hooked on modern mouthpiece makers.
- trombonedemon
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[quote="BGuttman"]Good luck with that. I think any great old mouthpiece has either been reissued or remade even better than the original.
Some of the interesting old mouthpieces I tried were:
Clarke. This was remade by Bach as the 6.5AL.
Rudy Muck. I had a 23, but it's way too small for me. They have been reissued.
Jet-Tone B. Similar problem to the Rudy Muck.
I've also tried a lot of old dogs. I won't name them to protect the guilty.[/quote]
My sentiments exactly.
Some of the interesting old mouthpieces I tried were:
Clarke. This was remade by Bach as the 6.5AL.
Rudy Muck. I had a 23, but it's way too small for me. They have been reissued.
Jet-Tone B. Similar problem to the Rudy Muck.
I've also tried a lot of old dogs. I won't name them to protect the guilty.[/quote]
My sentiments exactly.
- Kingfan
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[quote="FOSSIL"]MV and NY Bachs, any Minick, any Herrick, any Purviance, Al Almont, Al Cass.... anything made by a guy called Al....sorry, lost it for a minute.
Chris[/quote]
Al Dente? Al Acart? Al Uminum? :biggrin:
Chris[/quote]
Al Dente? Al Acart? Al Uminum? :biggrin:
- FOSSIL
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[quote="Kingfan"]<QUOTE author="FOSSIL" post_id="92487" time="1566769787" user_id="7109">
MV and NY Bachs, any Minick, any Herrick, any Purviance, Al Almont, Al Cass.... anything made by a guy called Al....sorry, lost it for a minute.
Chris[/quote]
Al Dente? Al Acart? Al Uminum? :biggrin:
</QUOTE>
Al Jazz-era ?
Chris
MV and NY Bachs, any Minick, any Herrick, any Purviance, Al Almont, Al Cass.... anything made by a guy called Al....sorry, lost it for a minute.
Chris[/quote]
Al Dente? Al Acart? Al Uminum? :biggrin:
</QUOTE>
Al Jazz-era ?
Chris
- DaveAshley
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Al Almont.
- RoscoTrombone
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Al vin & the chipmunks?
- dukesboneman
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King M21 or M31
Conn 3
Jet Tone 7C & 6 /12AL (only made very briefly during the mid 1980`s)
Conn 3
Jet Tone 7C & 6 /12AL (only made very briefly during the mid 1980`s)
- swissbone
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[quote="FOSSIL"]MV and NY Bachs, any Minick, any Herrick, any Purviance, Al Almont, Al Cass.... anything made by a guy called Al....sorry, lost it for a minute.
How much do you want to spend ?
Chris[/quote]
Yes, Burt Herrick stuff seems pretty rare. (Also often (or Always?) Not stamped)
How much do you want to spend ?
Chris[/quote]
Yes, Burt Herrick stuff seems pretty rare. (Also often (or Always?) Not stamped)
- gh1958
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Conn 3 , nice v cup, dark sound but good hi range, jj used one with his 6h
- Pre59
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[quote="sporto"]Al Fresco.[/quote]
Yeah, but they're more of an outdoor mouthpiece?
Yeah, but they're more of an outdoor mouthpiece?
- Doug_Elliott
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[quote="gh1958"]Conn 3 , nice v cup, dark sound but good hi range, jj used one with his 6h[/quote]
No he didn't, at least he didn't record with it.
J.J. told me himself that he used his M21 on every one of his recordings.
No he didn't, at least he didn't record with it.
J.J. told me himself that he used his M21 on every one of his recordings.
- harrisonreed
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The Al Qaeda mouthpiece. Also popular across the border in Pakistan.
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