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    Screamers

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

    Posted

    I haven't heard many screamers, but I believe the highest I've heard was Madison Scouts 1986. Guy plays what sounds like a triple concert C?

    That was a triple high F on a G bugle, which is actually a double high concert C. The highest note that I am aware of is a triple high C on a G bugle(a concert double high G)by Chris Metzger of the Madison Scouts in 1974. :tongue::thumbup:

    Coming Soon to A Coliseum Near You!

    in DCA - All-Age Corps Discussions

    Posted

    COMING SOON TO A COLISEUM NEAR YOU!

    The MMX READING BUCCANEERS Present

    ROME

    An EPIC journey awaits....

    Debuts Saturday, June 19, MMX

    Maxwell Field, Wildwood, NJ

    We are proud to present the official 2010 Reading Buccaneers movie poster, designed by creative services manager Jeff Zehner. Be sure to stop by the Buccaneers souvenir stand this summer to pick up your copy of this fantastic keepsake of what is sure to be a memorable production.

    Enjoy!

    Poster-Rome-01-560.jpg

    Very cool! :guinesssmilie::ph34r:

    Corps mouthpieces

    in Brass Forum

    Posted

    Why not something like a 5C that is a deeper cup but with the high point of the rim more to inside and makes it feel smaller, easier switch ( somewhat) for those coming of a typical lead piece like a 13a4a or a 14a4a?

    3C is as deep as a B cup Schilke except the Bach has a wider throat entrance.

    Not trying to badmouth a choice, I would ask a player to switch too. I'm just curious on the solution of the choice of a 3C.

    Also, does anybody care to answer why the 3C is the rage in corps today?

    I have switched my students mouthpieces to a Bach Megatone 3C or 3D for many years now. It's always gotten positive results, so I carried that on with the groups that I have taught in drum corps including the Renegades, again with positive results. I have found that a 5C just doesn't get as big and dark of a sound as a 3C.

    Corps mouthpieces

    in Brass Forum

    Posted · Edited by DoubleHighEZ

    So, if someone told you to change mouthpieces you would do it without at least wanting to know why?????

    Certainly not. But that was not the case with Wayne and Jack, nor John. Also, when I ask someone to switch to a Bach 3C in the Renegades, it's only because their mpc. is not a good fit for the player(i.e., a 2nd or 3rd sop playing on a lead trumpet mpc.)

    Corps mouthpieces

    in Brass Forum

    Posted · Edited by DoubleHighEZ

    To play lead trumpet successfully you need to play on equipment that FITS YOU!

    Requiring a musician to play on a particular size mouthpiece, different than what they use already, is stupid. Period.

    You should play on the mouthpiece that suits YOU and anyone that thinks they know what works best for someone else is full of it. The instructor can offer suggestions, but to require someone to change without any regard to a player's personal requirements is stupid. Any instructor that would make it mandatory for all players to play on the same size mouthpiece definitely doesn't know what they're doing. Uniform sound comes from the player, not the mouthpiece.

    It's like requiring everyone to wear the same size shoe, because you want a uniform size step. "Oh you wear a size 7? Well, in our corps, we all wear size 12. You'll have to adapt." It's idiotic.

    So what you're saying is that Wayne Downey, Jack Meehan and John Meehan are full of it and don't know what they're doing? :sad::tongue: :tongue:

    Mello Mouthpieces

    in Brass Forum

    Posted

    Conversely, Roger Grupp of MBI has always done his stratosphere artistry on a stock Bach 3C.

    The Bach 3C is an excellent all around mouthpiece. The Renegades 2nd & 3rd sops play on them.

    BTW - Jerry Noonan, soloist for North Star in the '70s, played on a Bach 1C or 1 1/2 C. :thumbup:

    mouthpieces of yester-year

    in Brass Forum

    Posted

    When is the second mortgage paid off?

    I know $315 sounds like a lot to pay for a mpc. but

    relatively speaking, trumpet players pay a lot less than other instrumentalists for their equipment. IMHO, Monette mpcs. are worth every penny.

    mouthpieces of yester-year

    in Brass Forum

    Posted · Edited by DoubleHighEZ

    My brother and I used a popular item from the late 50's called a Bel Air... similar to Jet Tone... hunk of metal with a pin #####... Many Brigs at the time used them and I remember being told that the entire Yankee Rebel lead line used them... circa 1959

    gave up tone for range and endurance

    Monette has fixed that problem, it's called the BL6. Narrower and shallower then any mpc. I've ever seen(except for Joey P's) but allows me to play in ALL registers with incredible ease! :laughing:

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