What mellophone mouthpiece is best?

Question

I am a f horn player that is going to be using a mellophone for marching. in high school i was able to use my horn mouthpiece because i marched with a Bb marching horn. but in college they use F mellophones that have more of a trumpet style mouthpiece. What model would you suggest?

Answer 1

Bach 1 1/2 C

Answer 2

Noboby but you can tell wich mouthpiece is better for you. I often see people who came in my shop, and say something like...i really like the sound of miles davis, i want to buy the same trumpet and mthpc he use....So, my answer is always:" You're not Miles !!...What's right for him is probably not right for you".

Everybody as different theet, lips, lungs, etc... So the best thing for you, is probably to have a look at some mthpc specs on the web, go to your local music shop, and try anything that you thing that could be good for you. If the salesman is a brass player, he will probably be able to give you a hand on that Keep in mind that a new mthpc sometime seems more confy that the one you're supposed to play with, but you will very see the difference after a while. Make sure that the shop will accept any exchange for 1 week. (Most of them will, if not, go somewhere else).