Penn State Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 This is a generalization based solely on your preference. I know some players that use Blessing Mouthpieces and play very well.Stork has a very good reputation, but are a bit pricey for someone scraping money together to get a horn. Mouthpiece selection is a very personal thing, but most medium mouthpieces from any company would suffice for a beginner. I own and use a Blessing mello 5 mothpiece. IMO, It is made just as well as the Dennis Wick 2 (tenor horn) mouthpiece I also own. I tend to reeach for Bach mouthpieces but I would never hesitate to play on a Blessing mouthpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDCorno Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I'm getting my first trumpet with some Christmas money soon, and I was wondering which you would recommend.http://www.wwbw.com/Kohlert-410L-Series-Student-Bb-Trumpet-i759557.music It's a lot cheaper, but it doesn't look as nice and probably doesn't sound as good, either. I do get more money for accessories and whatnot, though. http://www.wwbw.com/Barrington-BRG101-Series-Student-Bb-Trumpet-i125958.music#custReviews This one looks a lot nicer, and I can pay a little extra to get it in silver, too. The problem is that I'd only have about $30-$50 left, so I'd have to skimp on accessories/books/etc. Which would be the better buy? Also, what should I get with this trumpet? Can you recommend some books or something? And what about mouthpieces? Both come with one (7C, I'm pretty sure). Should I start on a 7C, or should I spend some/all of my remaining money on another mouthpiece? I'd switch to French Horn and cut right to the chase. Happy Holidays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyle079 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 This is a generalization based solely on your preference. I know some players that use Blessing Mouthpieces and play very well.Stork has a very good reputation, but are a bit pricey for someone scraping money together to get a horn. Mouthpiece selection is a very personal thing, but most medium mouthpieces from any company would suffice for a beginner. youre probably right about the blessing thing, i do know theyre cheaper than most others i got my stork, maybe freshmen year in hs and now im a sophomore in college, randomly at a local not music store that really specialized in guitar, bass, drumset and the people really knew nothing about brass/woodwind or other orchestra band stuff. they ordered the mouthpiece out of their catalog and it was the same price as a bach 3C maybe cheaper, thats probably why i bought it instead of the bach. in the end good investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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