Is enough material there so that you can turn it down to fit the Olds There is a shank adapter thatĮnables one to use a cornet mouthpiece in a trumpet. You will usually need to do some buffing & replating to get it in useable condition.Ī helpful reader has offered another idea. It's hard to find anything other than the Olds 3, which is about like a Bach 7B.
Series cornet mouthpieces can be ordered with the correct shank.
Update 8/2010: Randy Howard reports: Mark Curry has improved his "support"įor Olds large shank mouthpieces, in that any of his Deep Series or Vintage Mark also can make a "replica" mouthpiece with the rim/cup/bore/backbore you specify, if you send him an original Olds. IMO this is theīest option in the $50 range (my cost direct from Mark, including shipping). He actually uses a flugelhorn blank and cuts whatever rim/cup/bore/backbore you specify. Mark Curry ( email) (1-80) can make a custom mouthpiece that fits well. Long wait to receive your mouthpiece (took about three months for mine).
The Bach flugelhorn mpc is also readily available ($43 plus shipping at Mouthpieces Express) Perhaps TOO much of a flugelhorn sound-you be the judge.More limited selection of rims & cups than for the standard cornet mouthpieces.Three of my olds cornets but there's not much room to spare on a couple of horns) Shank just a bit too large so it does not insert quite deeply enough, and plays a bit flat.deep V cup (but with a slight curvature-not a pure V).Reasonably close-to-correct shank, with a reasonably close-to-correct length.Mouthpiece for your large-shank Olds cornet. The Yamaha standard-line flugelhorn mouthpieces are probably the cheapest alternative for a new Mark Curry custom mouthpiece (IMO the best of the four options I've tried)
Here are a few I have tried, with my opinion about the strengths and weaknesses Unexpected quest for an appropriate mouthpiece. Many people, hearing of the great reputation of these horns, pick one up and suddenly find themselves on an
Neither solution results in an ideal situation accoustically inside The mouthpiece too far and compensating with the tuning slide. With a common standard Bach mouthpiece (or other brand) by putting tape around the shank of the mouthpiece, or by simply inserting Many students have played these large-shank horns Relatively rare-probably custom orders or aftermarket modifications. In general, theĪll models made by Olds earlier than September 1956. This factory instruction card provided with a 1959 Olds Special cornet Prior to serial number 189,611, Olds cornets had a larger receiver than other standard cornets.