Trombone and Euphonium Mouthpieces
Now available!
Trombone and euphonium Wedges are here. We now have a limited stock of models in Bach 6 1/2 AL (large and small shank), 12C, 11C, 7C, 5G, 5GS, and Schilke 58 sizes. These are based on an actual name brand mouthpieces re-machined to have a Wedge rim. A small notch is placed on the outer rim to aid in orientation since the curves of the trombone Wedge are more subtle than those of the trumpet models.
Any existing large brass mouthpiece can be machined in this way. The result is a mouthpiece with a more comfortable rim, a bigger sound, better flexibility, and more secure upper register than a conventional rim. You can order a Wedge modification of most popular sizes. If I do not have a blank in stock I can usually bring one in within a week or two. The cost of a Wedge based on a blank I have to order in is the cost of the custom work added to my actual cost cost of the base mouthpiece. I can often find a reasonably priced used piece, which will look and play as new once machined and plated.
You can send any large brass mouthpiece for a Wedge modification. The mouthpiece will be scanned and a new Wedge rim will be constructed by computer modeling in RhinoCAD. The rim will then be machined on a CNC mill to produce a Wedge profile on the side rims without touching the top and bottom portion of the rim. The lateral dip is relatively small on trombone models, so that the cup volume loss resulting from the modification does not make the mouthpiece play appreciably brighter. The entire mouthpiece is then re-plated.
"The Wedge has opened a whole new world to me, namely the upper range of the horn. I have always had range and endurance problems, and have had to work hard for a big sound. The Wedge has mitigated these in an astonishingly short time -- 2 months. As advertised, it makes me play correctly and comfortably, opens my sound and gives me access to the high range without undue fatigue. I'm still happily popping C - F even after a couple of sets of Latin music, and am making it to the end of the fourth big band set of the day without having to back off.
I've tried various conventional and unconventional set-ups over the past decade or so: big horn/small mouthpiece, vice versa, Parduba double-cup, Monette, Doug Elliot, and many others. They all have very positive aspects, but none so dramatic as the Wedge. The Wedge is the only piece of equipment that has ever brought immediate, major improvement in every aspect of my playing. Audiences and colleagues have all noticed.
Dr. Dave has really done it."
Jeff Presslaff
Price: $225 for mouthpieces in stock . $175 to modify the size of your choice, including silver re-plating. This price does not include the cost of the base mouthpiece.
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