EQUIPMENT
Trumpet players love to ask "what do you play on?" almost to a fault. So, here is a rundown of the horns I have and the mouthpieces I use (at the moment) for each different style of music.
Horns
Bb:
*Yamaha YTR-8335LA (Wayne Bergeron), Gold
Yamaha YTR-8310z (Bobby Shew), Silver
Olds Super Recorder, Balanced (Harry James)
Benge, Los Angeles
Bach Stradivarius Model 37
C:
*Bach 229, 25H, Gold
Bach New York, Blackburn Lead Pipe
Yamaha YTR-9445NY (Phil Smith), Silver
Eb:
*Schilke E3L
Picc:
*Schilke P5-4, Gold
Schilke P7-4
Selmer Paris
Flugel:
*Yamaha Bobby Shew
*-Denotes most used horn
Mouthpieces
Bb Classical/Studio Work:
Bach C 1 1/2c cup, 1 1/4C Rim, 117
Broadway Shows:
"Harriman Los Angeles" by Pickett Brass
Schilke 14A4A (for lead passages)
Big Band Lead/Rock Band:
Marcinkiewicz E12.4 R. Ingram
C Trumpet/Orchestral Work:
Bach C 1 1/4c Cup, 1 1/4C Rim, 26
Piccolo Trumpet:
Warburton-Oviedo 5MC, S11
Flugelhorn:
Chas Colin NY
Boyde Hood would always say "Never changing equipment is just as bad as always changing equipment. The above listing is what I currently play on, but like any stereotypical trumpeter, am always on the lookout for a new mouthpiece to try!