Standard Series Trumpet Mouthpiece in Silver Specifications:

Model No. - Depth of Cup - Approx. Cup Dia. - Rim Shape - Description 1: Deep - 17.50 mm - Medium thin - Extra-large cup for players with a robust embouchure. Produces a great volume of tone. 1X: Deep - 17.00 mm - Medium wide - The pre-1970 (old style) No. 1, with slightly smaller cup and wider rim than the present model. 1B: Medium deep - 17.00 mm - Medium wide - Large cup for players with a robust embouchure. Produces a warm tone with great volume. 1C: Medium - 17.00 mm - Medium wide - Large diameter, medium cup ” good for all-around use. 1CW: Medium - 17.00 mm - Slightly wider, gradually lowered to outside. - Same as No.1C with wider cushion rim. 1D: Medium shallow - 17.00 mm - Medium wide - Medium shallow cup facilitates high register. Brilliant sound. 1E: Shallow - 17.00 mm - Medium wide - Facilitates high register. Excellent mouthpiece for soprano or piccolo trumpet. 1-1/4C: Medium - 17.00 mm - Medium wide - Large cup for powerful trumpeters. Compact tone of great carrying power. 1-1/2B: Medium deep - 17.00 mm - Medium wide, not too sharp. - Produces a scintillating, warm tone of large volume. For players with a well-trained embouchure. Comfortable rim contour. 1-1/2C: Medium - 17.00 mm - Medium wide, not too sharp. - Large diameter, medium cup ” good for all-around use. 2: Deep - 16.50 mm - Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. - Large cup; powerful Teutonic quality of tone. For players with a good embouchure. 2C: Medium - 16.50 mm - Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. - Large cup; powerful, brilliant tone. For players with a good embouchure. 2-1/2C: Medium - 16.40 mm - Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. - Large cup; brilliant, heroic, crisp C trumpet tone. For players with strong, muscular lips. 2-3/4C: Medium - 16.40 mm - Slightly more narrow than No.2-1/2C. - Large cup; bright, lively C trumpet tone. For players with a normal embouchure. 3: Deep - 16.30 mm - Medium wide - Fairly large cup with full, rich tone. 3B: Medium deep - 16.30 mm - Medium wide - A fairly large cup. The tone is warm and full. 3C: Medium - 16.30 mm - Medium wide - Fairly large cup, good for all-around use. 3CW: Medium - 16.30 mm - Slightly wider, lowered to outside. - Same as No.3C with wider cushion style rim. 3D: Medium shallow - 16.30 mm - Medium wide - Fairly large, medium shallow cup produces a more brilliant tone. Facilitates high register. 3E: Shallow - 16.30 mm - Medium wide - Preferred by players who want a large mouthpiece but with a shallow cup. Facilitates high register. 3F: Extra shallow - 16.30 mm - Medium wide - Same as above but with extra shallow cup. Produces sparkling tone in the extreme high register. 5A: Very deep - 16.25 mm - Medium wide, rounded inside edge. - A fairly large cup with a dark, full, mellow tone. 5B: Medium deep - 16.25 mm - Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Medium sharp edge. - A precise rim and a fairly large cup. The tone is vivid and full. 5V: Very deep - 16.25 mm - Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Medium sharp edge. - V style cup with larger #20 throat and #25 backbore. Free blowing, very flexible. 5MV: Medium deep - 16.25 mm - Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Medium sharp edge. - Medium deep V style cup with #25 throat and #25 backbore. Good commercial sound. 5SV: Shallow - 16.25 mm - Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Medium sharp edge. - Shallow V style cup with #25 throat and #25 backbore. 5C: Medium - 16.25 mm - Medium wide, well rounded toward the inside and outside, fairly flat. - For players with a strong embouchure who do not like a sharp edge. The tone is lively and rich. 6: Deep - 16.20 mm - Medium wide, not too sharp. - Produces a rich, clear tone of substantial body. Its rim shape was preferred by Vincent Bach. (Cornet model comes with #24 backbore as standard.) 6B: Medium deep - 16.20 mm - Medium wide, not too sharp. - Produces a beautiful, ringing tone and responds easily. Medium-large size gives the lips sufficient room to execute freely. 6BM: Medium deep - 16.20 mm - Medium wide, not too sharp. - Same as No.6B but larger #26 throat, #24 backbore. Large symphony sound. 6C: Medium - 16.20 mm - Medium wide, not too sharp, rather flat. - A distinctive C trumpet cup. Its clear tone cuts through the largest bands and orchestras. 7: Deep - 16.20 mm - Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Med. sharp inside edge. - This popular model produces a colorful, liquid tone which is uniform over the entire scale. Desirable for all-around work. 7A: Very deep - 16.20 mm - Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Med. sharp inside edge. - Warm, melodious, rich tone approaches the quality of a lyric soprano voice. Free blowing. 7B: Medium deep - 16.20 mm - Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Med. sharp inside edge. - Slightly livelier timbre than No. 7, full in the low and middle registers, responds easily on high tones. Warm, rich sound.Well suited for all-around use. 7BW: Medium deep - 16.20 mm - Slightly wider, lowered toward the outside. Med. Sharp inside edge. - The same features as No. 7B with a cushion rim for players with slightly heavier lips. 7C: Medium - 16.20 mm - Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Med. sharp inside edge. Well-rounded edge with a perfect grip. - Probably the most widely used model in the world. Its brilliant tone is preferred by school musicians and by artists. 7CW: Medium - 16.20 mm - Slightly wider, lowered toward the outside. - The same as No. 7C with a comfortable cushion rim contour. Very practical for strenuous work and players with large lips. 7D: Medium shallow - 16.20 mm - Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Similar to No. 7C. - A shallower cup than No. 7C, designed principally for D trumpet, but used successfully where great brilliance and easy high register are required. 7DW: Medium shallow - 16.20 mm - Slightly wider than No. 7D. - This shallow E soprano trumpet (or cornet) cup is excellent for D trumpet and for playing continually in the high register. Cushion rim is helpful to players who use a little too much pressure. 7E: Shallow - 16.20 mm - Slightly wider than No. 7C. - This extra shallow E soprano trumpet (or cornet) cup produces crisp, sparkling tone in the extreme high register. Widely used for piccolo trumpet. 7EW: Shallow - 16.20 mm - Slightly wider than No. 7E. - The same as No. 7E with a cushion rim. For players accustomed to playing with much pressure, especially in the high register. 8: Deep - 16.20 mm - Fairly wide with slightly flatter surface than No.7. Rounded inner edge. - The same cup as No. 7 but with a rim that players with protruding teeth find more comfortable. 8B: Medium deep - 16.20 mm - Fairly wide with slightly flatter surface than No.7B. Rounded inner edge. - The same cup as No. 7B with a rim that players with protruding teeth find more comfortable. Darker sound than No. 8. 8C: Medium - 16.20 mm - Fairly wide with slightly flatter surface than No.7C. Rounded inner edge. - The same cup as No. 7C but with a rim that players with protruding teeth find more comfortable. 8-1/2: Deep - 16.10 mm - Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Med. sharp inside edge. - Slightly smaller in diameter than No. 7; produces a full, round tone. Preferred by players with a sensitive embouchure and by those whose work is very strenuous. 8-1/2A: Very deep - 16.10 mm - Medium wide with rounded inner edge. - Produces a full, velvety tone. Suitable for cantilena playing. 8-1/2B: Medium deep - 16.10 mm - Medium wide, lowered toward the outside. Medium sharp edge. - Like No. 7B but with a cup diameter just enough smaller to facilitate production of the high tones. 8-1/2C: Medium - 16.10 mm - Medium wide, well rounded. - Medium C cup provides flexibility and easy response. Clear, brilliant tone throughout the register. 8-3/4: Deep - 16.10 mm - Medium wide, not too sharp. - Produces a tone of great volume and Teutonic character. Very effective in symphonic work and opera. 8-3/4C: Medium - 16.10 mm - Medium wide, slightly flat.