jalbac Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 To all the mellophone players, What in your opinion would be considered a decent make of mellophone mouthpiece? Any recommendations? On the (www.wwbw.com) web site, they rate the Bach M337-6 & UMI 1736 as top sellers b**bs Would you agree? Thanks for your input. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screeaamer Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 I am not a Mello player (Well maybe I will be for the mini-corps) but I hear the Mello 6V is the mouth peice of top Mello lines. At least I remember Gino Cipriani telling our Mellis to get on Mello 6V... Check it out! Cullen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassguymike Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Benge Mello 6 has been the benchmark of mello mouthpieces. I don't believe they are made anymore, however Benge is now a UMI company so I bet the UMI Mello 6 (model 1736) is close to the same. The 6V's are a mello 6 with a V shaped cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Schmitt Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 (edited) The Benge/ UMI/ Selmer/ King/ Conn/ Baldwin/ Chevrolet M6 is still available. A bunch of companies keep buying each other and it's really getting wierd. I'm not 100% sure, but I think they're calling it "Conn Selmer" for now. Either that or "Not Yamaha" The mouthpieces can be found at the following website Music 123 Search for mellophone, click on mellophone mouthpieces. The UMI 1736 brassguymike mentioned is towards the bottom of the page. The one I've played is the first mouthpiece listed, the UMI 1216. I'm not sure which one is more like the old Benge 6, but the 1216 is a killer match for the bluecoats' redesigned Kanstul F mellophones. Edited March 17, 2003 by John Schmitt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerriDitt57 Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 (edited) To all the mellophone players,What in your opinion would be considered a decent make of mellophone mouthpiece? Any recommendations? On the (www.wwbw.com) web site, they rate the Bach M337-6 & UMI 1736 as top sellers b**bs Would you agree? Thanks for your input. :) I bumped the other mello mouthpiece thread so you can see the suggestions there. I like the ML6V made by Dynasty. I tried two others, the getzen and the benge. Like the ML6V the best but I play second mello. Deep cup, thinner rim. I play horn so it works VERY well for me. Me no likey playing high tho! Edited March 17, 2003 by TerriDitt57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalbac Posted April 1, 2003 Author Share Posted April 1, 2003 B) Thanks to all for your input. After reading and searching on internet I opted for the UMI 1736. I ordered it through internet based on the information available. It took only a few days with UPS standard delivery. Tried it out immediately and it's great! So, during the summer, if you see a dancing mellophone player....that will be me! Best Regards, :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemey Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 I play on the UMI1736, and I like it, much more than my Benge Mello 6 which I also have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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