Posted by Joe S. on February 19, 2001 at 19:52:53:
In Reply to: Re: Valve trombone mouthpiece posted by James W on February 19, 2001 at 12:08:03:
Those tiny old instruments need mouthpieces that "match".
You might have to have someone shave the shank exterior for you on ANY mouthpiece that you might chose, but my fav. mouthpiece that I pull out for pea-shooter Bb instruments is an old Bach 22SC (SC = "shallow cup"). Does anyone know if this one is still available? (Although my old 22SC is indeed a trombone mouthpiece, its interior reminds me of a "Kaiser" [ie: LARGE] alto horn mouthpiece.)
A tiny mouthpiece that I KNOW is readily available is the Schilke 47, but (as small as it is) its cup is STILL too deep (IMO) to bring out the potential "sparkle" in the sound of those old tiny instruments.