> During the "Big Band" heyday of the 1940s, musicians would do anything they
> could to get an "edge" on the competition. One of the favorites of the sax
> men was the metal mouthpiece made by the Bob Dukoff Co. Used by many tenor
> sidemen, it was also made for the alto. Here is a well-worn alto mouthpiece
> I have owned since the 1940s.
Nice picture of it. Shows a lot of character.
I had a custom French Horn mouthpiece made for me. My daughter now
uses it. All said and done, it increases usable range by close to two
octaves. It also has the interesting characteristic of reducing
airflow, so you can hold out a bit longer too. My own single-breath.
single-note record is right around two and a half minutes. A dual-horn
(French horn that is set up as F and Bb or Eb) has an advantage in
that you can thumb in a slightly different range and it is easier to
play at higher or lower notes. This mouthpiece eliminates the need for
it, but in combination, it's great because you can play way at the top
of the scale without turning pink. It still takes years to keep from
sounding like a sick cow, though.
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Ken Norton
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http://www.zone-10.com
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