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Post by Horn man on May 17, 2009 14:33:30 GMT -5
Anybody play on plastic mouthpieces anytime? i use one for the winter part of marching season.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2009 14:37:35 GMT -5
I have two. One of them my third chair had for a while and it really helped his tone.
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Post by fruple on May 17, 2009 18:05:04 GMT -5
Yeah, I've got one for football games so it doesn't freeze to my face. It also glows in the dark. =3
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Post by the_sousabone on May 17, 2009 21:55:54 GMT -5
I played one in highschool all the time. I liked the dark tone to it. But my dog ate it 2 1/2 weeks before the regional festival. I had to order myself a Helleberg and have it shipped in record time.  But tl;dr I like lexans. |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2009 22:56:16 GMT -5
Fruple, where can I get such a thing?
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Post by trumellotonium on May 17, 2009 22:56:38 GMT -5
I don't like the tone at all, but I like that I can play in the cold without freezing my mouthpiece to my lips. I only use it when I have to bugle during the winter (we march summer, so it's not applicable for marching).
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Post by fruple on May 17, 2009 23:46:58 GMT -5
Fruple, where can I get such a thing? I'm pretty sure most Schmitt music stores have them. I got mine when my friend graduated and she didn't need it, but when we've been shopping around it's seemed to consistently show up at Schmitt. |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2009 12:14:11 GMT -5
The nearest Schmitt place is six hours away...screw living in the boondocks.
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Post by fruple on May 18, 2009 15:14:36 GMT -5
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Post by the_sousabone on May 19, 2009 0:31:11 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2009 0:51:30 GMT -5
^that's where I got mine, but I didn't see them. Hmm
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Post by jazztastic on May 19, 2009 18:00:47 GMT -5
I would never in my life be caught dead playing with a plastic mouthpiece. What a disgrace. I would probably also get slapped across the face and forever be shunned. So yes, I am the stubborn one that breaks out the metal mouthpiece in 30-40 degree weather, ESPECIALLY parades. |
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Post by fruple on May 19, 2009 18:27:11 GMT -5
30-40 degree weather isn't bad. It's the under 0 weather I break it out for, because by then just putting a hand warmer on it doesn't cut it. I like using the normal metal mouthpieces for as long as I can because I personally have better tone on them. But, the plastic one really amuses our low brass, so it's totally worth having bad tone if it keeps them entertained during games and not complaining about things.
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Post by jazztastic on May 19, 2009 23:15:13 GMT -5
Well, they may work for some people, but I would never let anyone in my section use them. At all. Neither would our BD. And 30-40 degree is bad when you normally do shows in 100-115 degree weather where your mouthpiece is basically on fire and you have black uniforms. ;D
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Post by trumellotonium on May 20, 2009 18:57:07 GMT -5
^ I know that game. Also, personally, I think plastic mouthpieces look really unprofessional, even if they're all the same. I just don't like them.
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