EQUIPMENT

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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.

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Horns

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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

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C:

*Bach 229, 25H, Gold 

Bach New York, Blackburn Lead Pipe 

Yamaha YTR-9445NY (Phil Smith), Silver

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Eb:

*Schilke E3L

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Picc: 

*Schilke P5-4, Gold

Schilke P7-4

Selmer Paris

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Flugel:

*Yamaha Bobby Shew

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*-Denotes most used horn

Mouthpieces

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Bb Classical/Studio Work:

Bach C 1 1/2c cup, 1 1/4C Rim, 117 

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Broadway Shows:

"Harriman Los Angeles" by Pickett Brass

Schilke 14A4A (for lead passages)

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Big Band Lead/Rock Band:

Marcinkiewicz E12.4 R. Ingram

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C Trumpet/Orchestral Work:

Bach C 1 1/4c Cup, 1 1/4C Rim, 26

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Piccolo Trumpet:

Warburton-Oviedo 5MC, S11

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Flugelhorn:

Chas Colin NY

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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!

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