Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $40.00
| Rating: 9
Pros:
Great tone, comfortable rim
Cons:
limited availability
I play Flugelhorn with both a Bach 7CFL and a Stork 6FL. They are a similar width, but the Stork is a heavier piece, a little "softer" feel on the rim and a much deeper cup (resulting in a deeper tone quality). It is a beautifully finished piece as well. I initially chose the Bach due to it's great flexibility throughout lower-upper range and a good tone...I still play the Bach often as I have a slightly better range with it (smaller cup size and a bit more taper). The Yamaha piece I tried (11F4) had a very nice rim and tone (recommend you try it), but just didn't fit me personally. I'm very pleased with the Stork and am planning on switching to thier mouthpieces on my Trumpet (from Schilke) due to their high quality and tone. To understand the Stork sizing and taper choices, I recommend you go to www.mouthpieceexpress.com and compare their characteristics to some of the more common pieces like Bach or Schilke.
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Review Date: 1/25/2005
Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $75.00
| Rating: 10
Pros:
comfortable contemporary playing characteristics
Cons:
limited availability
I paid $75 for a satin gold plated LT10 Studio Master from mouthpiece express. This replaced my original LT10 that I have been playing on for over 6 years. The design on these mouthpieces are in theory the best designs for trumpet mouthpieces, shorter shank, common throat, with a tight backbore. The rim is extremely comfortable. This piece is great for lead work. Hard to find a dealer for these pieces.
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Review Date: 12/18/2005
Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $60.00
| Rating: 10
Pros:
Sound, workmanship, customizations
Cons:
I've played varrious Stork pieces over the years. Many of the standard stock pieces, and many that have been customized. What's great about Stork right now, is that you can custom order a piece right from their web site. You can specify any option from throat, backbore, cup, screw rim and plating. Not to mention the great resource of information on their page about mouthpiece and help in selecting one that works best for you. They're great people to work with, and I highly recomend them. I play on the +3C 25 C (3 rim, C "pumped" cup, 25 throat, and C backbore) I order this mouthpiece from their web page and recieved it a week later. Talk about service!
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Registered: November 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4
Review Date: 11/11/2006
Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $50.00
| Rating: 10
Pros:
gives a full tone
Cons:
I have a Stork Custom VM228t it gives a nice full tone that can be used for jazz or orchestra. It makes playing so much easier. It is also very comfortable the way they made the rim and cup.
