September 23, 2008 by John Ericson
Archived under: Equipment, General, Mouthpieces | Bob Osmun
Five Good Questions about Horn Mouthpieces
Very recently there was a post on the Osmun Music Blog about horn mouthpieces where Bob Osmun answered five common questions. Want to know the questions and the answers? Check out his post, it is a very nice one.
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