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BrassClass
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| I presently play on a 3C. Always wondered what would be the difference in the 3C and the famous 1 1/2? I've learned way back that bigger doesn't alway hurt the range or get darker. Any comments? |
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unclebuddy
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Location: Farmington,MO
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2002 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I played on a 3c for years and was encouraged to change to the 11/2C in college. The change was better range, and bigger sound, but it seemed like my endurance suffered somewhat. I recently changed to a custom Schilke that is much the same as a Bach 3C. |
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richj50
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| Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2002 7:38 am Post subject: |
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Just try one and see for yourself. Everyone's a little difference. I never was able to make a 3C work myself. I started on a 7C, switched to a 5C a couple years into my playing, then to a 3 (not a 3C), then to a 1-1/2C. My sound and flexibility improved a lot with that jump to the 1-1/2C. To me, the 1-1/2C is the smallest of the "big" mouthpiece sizes. I later moved to into a Monette 3, then 2 and now 1-1, but can still pick up a 1-1/2C and play comfortably. I believe that's what Wynton played before he used Monettes, although I believe his was bored out to a #22 or so. I'm remembering this from a student of Wynton's that I spent a summer with in 1987.
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