[TPIN] A4a - the "real" story

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In a message dated 9/22/2007 10:05:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
laurasheaclark at yahoo.com writes:

The A4a  mouthpieces are meant for picc. trumpet, although bigger cup 
mouthpieces sound  a lot better than these pea shooters. I especially wouldn't 
recommend that for  someone playing with braces. She should be playing with more of 
a pucker,  which means she needs a larger mouthpiece, not smaller. I played on 
a Bach 1  1/2 B when I had braces. I would stay away from a shallow, bright 
mouthpiece  that really isn't useful long term, unless she ends up playing lead 
in a jazz  band. 

Laura



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Boy, Laura, I don't know where you got your information, but the "A4a"  
mouthpieces had NOTHING to do with piccolo trumpet in the begining.  They  were 
designed people who happened to be lead trumpet players in big bands.   Three 
that come to mind are: 6A4a - Bill Chase, 13A4a - Mike Vax, 14A4a -  Forrest 
Buchtel.
And here we go again............  HOWEVER, many of us who play  shallower 
mouthpieces, do OTHER kinds of playing on them besides just  playing lead in a 
big band.  Please don't say that they are not useful long  term.  Maybe not for 
you, but they can be for other people.  And -  please don't call them "pea 
shooters."
Maybe we should call a 1 1/2 Bach a "sledge hammer......"
Mike Vax



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