Selecting A Cup Size

It's not enough to have a bright sound for lead playing if you can't control the sound and pitch. Having a large orchestral sound is useless if there is no center. Years of building custom mouthpieces have shown me how to design cups that help the performer achieve optimum qualities of sound and control. The cornet and piccolo cups are designed to complement the trumpet mouthpieces by allowing players to keep the same rim throughout their set if they choose to do so.

TRUMPETS

SHALLOW CUPS

Are designed to not only help you sound great at the beginning of the night, but also and more importantly, help you still play and sound good at the end of the night.

MEDIUM DEPTH CUPS

Help provide a full sound and good support for the upper register. Good selection for most players.

DEEPER CUPS

Allow full-bodied sound while still maintaining a solid center.

ES	Very shallow cup with soft entrance to throat. (Formerly known as S Star.)
S	Medium shallow. Brilliance, tone, upper register support. (Formerly known as Star.)
MC	First bowl moderately shallow, second deeper for tone.
C	Standard C cup. Good volume, brilliance and tone.
MD	New design. Depth between #1 and 1C.
B	Best described as a concave funnel
D	Deep bowl like old #1. Very full sound with great control

CORNETS

S	Very shallow cup with soft entrance to throat.
P	Cup similar to 7E/11A.
SB	Shallow funnel-style cup. Ideal as standard or for solo.
DB	Deeper funnel-style cup. Suitable for brass band.

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