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The playing that goes on today is different than trumpet
players did 25+ years ago. Today's brass players need to be extremely
versatile; you might play an orchestra concert in the morning and then
lead in a big band in the evening. And with modern recording
techniques, people nowadays don't listen to many mistakes.
So, how do we live up to these lofty expectations? Practice, listen and play Patrick Mouthpieces!
Many
great commercial players play smaller mouthpieces for the demanding
work that they do. Then, in order to sound appropriate for other work,
they switch to a bigger mouthpiece for a darker sound. The drill sizes
on Patrick's larger mouthpieces are not so big that they wear you out.
Patrick compensates those hole sizes with a back-bore to give you a very
dark sound. Even when pushed, the mouthpieces retain their deep,
resonant sound quality.
When it's time to switch back, the commercial (smaller) mouthpieces have the resistance built in right where it counts.
The
commercial side of Patrick's trumpet line is very different than
anything currently on the market. The design cues date back to the
golden age of trumpet where everybody had a big fat huge bright sound.
It takes design cues from the early Jet-Tones, but with some fairly
substantial differences.
Please come in with your horn and play test them. We'd love to hear what you think!
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