Product Overview
Top 10 Mouthpiece! - Similar to Bach 1-1/2C, Schilke 16, Monette B2, and similar mouthpieces with a .670 ID and medium deep cup
Highlights:
- Provides a rich sound and smooth transition between notes
- Excellent balance between the registers
- Ability to produce a dark orchestral tone or enough projection to lead a section as required
Specifications:
- Inner Diameter: .670 inches measured .04 inches into the cup
- Outer Diameter: 1.124 inches
- Cup Depth: MDV (Medium Deep V) cup (similar to a Bach 1 1/2 C or 5C, Warburton MD, regular Schilke, or Yamaha C cup) but with a slightly more V shaped transition into the throat
- Produces a large, dark orchestral sound, which is a little darker than the MD cup
- Backbore: Best used on an ML (Medium-Large) backbore which can be purchased here
Acrylic:
- Feels softer than brass but less soft and Delrin on the chops.
- Less slippery than metal but more slippery than Delrin.
- Grip intermediate between Delrin and silver.
- Feel slightly smaller than the metal counterparts.
- Smoother than Delrin, very similar to silver.
- Comfortable to play in cold weather.
- Responsive to soft articulation.
- Articulation is clearer than Delrin, very similar to metal.
- Sound is slightly darker than brass and brighter than Delrin.
- More core in the sound than Delrin, but not as much core as metal.
- Acrylic is a brittle plastic and is likely to break if dropped
