[TPIN] bach mouthpiece

[Michael Anderson]

Perhaps this exception proves the rule?

I agree with both sides here.. I think you can switch pieces depending on
the kind of work you are doing. I have done this for a long time and know
lots of people who do. I'm not known as a lead player but I do often play in
commercial situations where I need to match one or sometimes play it myself.
I put in a radically different piece from my every day mouthpiece which is
now a 1C. I'm intrigued by those who can play lead and orchestral on the
same mouthpiece and horn. I would bet they are very natural players who
generally haven't struggled with range or endurance through most of their
days.

Now, I've heard commercial guys fake playing orchestral stuff with their
lead gear and vice-versa, but those I know who consistently do both at a
high level are rare. No one on Mike Vax's list is that kind of player and
there is a short list of really good orchestral guys who can also play
commercial on the level of those on guys.

I don't know of many players who SOUND the way I want to sound for the
majority of my work (legit playing) who do it on anything very small. I
don't know many players who sound the way I want to sound and hear
commercial music played who do it on big gear - Byron being the exception?

So, perhaps blanket statements just don't work on the subject of bigger or
smaller mouthpieces eh? Doesn't it greatly depend on the requirements of the
music?

MA

> Byron Stripling is not the example of what most lead players can use.   He is
> amazing and a pretty big guy, but I still don't know how he does it on  that
> equipment. (And he sure DOES it!)  But then that just goes to  show that we
> all must do what we have to do on what suits us best.  I am  just not a
> believer 
> in "bigger is better" all the time.