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European Shank Mouthpieces

PUBLISHED: May 6, 2010, John Ericson

Several mouthpiece makers catering to the North American market now produce mouthpieces with a European shank. It is a topic a lot of horn players and teachers still seem somewhat unaware of and is actually quite important to consider depending on the model of your horn. Some horns will certainly play better with a mouthpiece [...]

Featured Advertiser: January 2010

PUBLISHED: January 6, 2010, Bruce Hembd

* ( the cautionary asterisk… ) When Bob Osmun approached us for a sponsored ad, I was happy to re-connect with Bob and his great business. I had the chance to visit his shop years ago. All the word-of-mouth I had heard about his store was true.  I was very impressed with the high quality [...]

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The Mouthpiece Wheel of Doom

PUBLISHED: September 17, 2009, John Ericson
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The topic of Episode 94 of The Mellocast is the Mouthpiece Wheel of Doom. It is a term jazz hornist Mark Taylor uses relating to the testing of horn mouthpieces, and for sure since the recording of the show I have entered yet again a phase of mouthpiece testing. Even before the show I was [...]

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