Comments about The Summit Brass

[Ross]

I was fortunate enough to attend a concert by the Summit Brass, a large
brass ensemble of excellent players, as the final concert of the Rafael
Mendez Brass Institute.

Players included Bryan Bowman, David Vining, Sam Pilafian, Daniel
Perantoni, Carl Lenthe and other famous folks that I'd not heard
before. What a great ensemble.

Trumpet player Tim Morrison did a fantastic job. Just huge tone all
over the place, and no "earsplitting". Also interesting is how he was
able to switch from C trumpet to D trumpet and piccolo trumpet, muted or
otherwise, without missing a beat.

An award for lifetime service was presented to Harvey Phillips.

On the topic of materials, which is subject to a lot of discussion on
this newsgroup:

Anthony Plog, who is retiring from the Summit Brass, played trumpet with
a wooden mouthpiece, as has been his custom for many years. No
"megatone", no "tone booster", and he sounded just great on it.

[Mike Tramm]

forgive my ignorance (I'm also new to the group). What is the advantage of
those things anywayz?? Why does a player prefer a wooden mouthpiece?

Mike Tramm

"Ross" <rml...@fuse.net> wrote in message news:3B2CD192...@fuse.net...

[Ross]

I don't know. It would be warmer, especially in cold weather, and perhaps
"grippier", depending on the finish. Presumably, they have a metal shank for
durability.

The traditional alpenhorn mouthpiece is wood, and, just like brass mouthpieces,
you can get different designs from different makers.

Mainly, I raised the point because the idea of "Megatone" mouthpieces, or
sterling silver ones, or other expensive mouthpiece specialties seems to be
contraindicated by Mr. Plog's success on a wooden mouthpiece.

[Dafydd y garreg wen]

In article <3B2E08D0...@fuse.net>, Ross <rml...@fuse.net> writes

>I don't know. It would be warmer, especially in cold weather, and perhaps
>"grippier", depending on the finish. Presumably, they have a metal shank for
>durability.

Perhaps an allergy problem?

Dave

--
Dafydd y garreg wen

[Andy Derrick]

On Mon, 18 Jun 2001 12:32:42 GMT, "Mike Tramm" <tr...@usc.edu> wrote:

>forgive my ignorance (I'm also new to the group). What is the advantage of
>those things anywayz?? Why does a player prefer a wooden mouthpiece?
>
>Mike Tramm

Good for marching apparently and any outdoor work. They won't freeze
onto yuor face. Like acryllic rim mouthpieces, some players with
allergies use them. They have a continuous soft and warm feel and are
very comfortable. I don't use one personally and it has been a while
since I tried one. They aren;t so good that I would pay a lot of money
for them.
--
Andy Derrick Group www.andyderrick.com (Jazz)
Orquesta Huracan www.oh-latinmusic.com (Salsa)

[Les]

If the mp is no good and the weather is cold, its also a bonus because you
can burn the mp to keep you warm!!!

Les

[gary GRIZ kurbis]

Hmmmm -
I have a few expensive pipes made of flame-cured Irish Briar-Knot.
which must be some pretty dense stuff - the pipes are over 100 years
old, & show no burn-marks! This may be the right stuff!

Gary "GRIZ" Kurbis Sr.
PASSING THE TORCH - KEEPING THE FIRE OF BRASS ALIVE ! !