April 6, 2020
Hi Derek; I got my L-B4L the other day, right on time, and have been enjoying it; I have been playing (with a few deviations) a Warburton 4M/7 for probably over 30 years; My work as a professional Tpt player in NYC over the last 47 years(gasp) has been well,pretty much everything from Big Bands,to Chamber groups,Broadway shows, Salsa Bands..and everything in between..Just wanted to give you a background. My impressions of the mouthpiece: As I ease into the mouthpiece, Im enjoying the feel of the rim..although I`m still getting used to the slightly larger diameter then the Warburton; I think that will be OK; The rim contour and softness is very nice; I`m used to a flatter rim, but this is close enough and I`m used to it already. The fundamental sound of the mouthpiece is beautiful! Large,balanced,for sure more on the “legit” side.Nice scale.. I`v never been one to enjoy laser beam playing..Not a put down as I`v played with folks over the years that play like that and are fantastic..but not my thingI will wait a few days to test how it plays as a lead piece, but it does seem that it has some resistance when I step on the gas a bit.; Can`t wait to try it on a gig, when this madness is over…All in all it feels so far just as you advertised it, like a good option as kind of a crossover piece; I used to switch over to a 1C to play the Orchestra gigs, and I didn’t` really like to; This mouthpiece sounds like it would be excellent playing chamber music, or Brass Quintets Thanks for the great work! Larry