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Comparison Chart
Van Cleave |
Van Cleave Studio |
Bach |
Schilke |
Warburton |
| 1 (.679) | 1 (.681) | 1 (.689) | 17 (.680) | 2 (.679) |
| 3 (.662) | 3 (.664) | 3 (.642) | 13 (.660) | 4 (.659) |
| 5 (.644) | 5 (.646) | 5 (.640) | 9 (.642) | 6 (.640) |
| 7 (.627) | 7 (.629) | 7 (.638) | 6 (.630) | 7 (.630) |
| 9 (.609) | 9 (.611) | 10.5 (.626) | 5 (.621) | 8 (.620) |
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Throat #1 All throats are #27 drill size. This throat length is 1/8". It has a more open blow with less resistance and a bit larger slot. This throat produces a big fat sound. |
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Throat #2 All throats are #27 drill size. This throat length is 3/16". It has an efficient blow with a bit more resistance and a bit smaller slot. This also brightens up the sound. |
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Throat #3 All throats are #27 drill size. This throat length is 1/4". It has a tighter blow with more resistance and an even smaller slot. This also adds more sizzle to the sound. |
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Back bore #3 This is our middle of the road back bore. It is amazingly versatile. All adjustments for blow, slot, and sound are done much more efficiently with cup and throat combinations. |
TRUMPET CUPS
S Cup for Trumpet
The "S" cups are our most shallow cups. While the "S" cups are VERY shallow, they are also very functional due to the balance of cup shape and undercut which allow the lips to function without bottoming out. These cups produce an extremely brilliant tone that will cut through ANY musical group! Designed for "scream" work or extended upper register playing. |
M Cup for Trumpet
The "M" cups are medium shallow cups. These cups produce a BIG bright sound that works well as a versatile commercial or lead cup. The acoustic dimensional balance of this mouthpiece produces a mouthpiece that can roar or whisper. Quick response and clarity of attack make this cup work well in any commercial setting. |
C Cup for Trumpet
The "C" cups are our middle of the road cup design. This cup produces a fat sound due to the conical entrance to the throat. This cup works well in all situations; not too bright or too dark. While the "C" cup produces a fatter darker sound than the "M" cup, the acoustic dimensional balance is maintained to produce the same clarity of attacks and quick response with a darker sound. |
D Cup for Trumpet
The "D" cups are our deepest cup design. This is not a stuffy sounding deep cup! The "D" cup produces a resonant rich tone that works well in solo or lyrical situations. This cup produces a bigger/warmer sound due to the conical entrance to the throat without losing the acoustic dimensional balance. This maintains the same clarity of attack and quick response while producing a darker, more lyrical sound. |
Improvements over traditional trumpet mouthpieces
(one piece and modular)
Throat length, back bore taper length, and cup depth are COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT with the DYNA-FLOW® modular trumpet mouthpiece system. This critical acoustic integrity of these independent aspects of the trumpet mouthpiece design is maintained throughout all DYNA-FLOW® combinations.
With most other mouthpieces, the outer length is the same no matter what the other dimensions are. Thus, a shallow mouthpiece will require either a longer throat length or a longer back bore taper length in order to maintain a constant outer length. Likewise, a deeper cup will require a shorter throat length or a shorter back bore taper length in order to maintain the outer length. Both of these scenarios compromise the acoustic internal design and balance in order maintain the outer length. Basically, the manufacturers of these types of mouthpieces are more concerned with the outside of the mouthpiece (because it is much easier and cheaper to manufacture or they are just ignorant of this very important critical balance) than they are the critical dimensional balance within the mouthpiece that actually make it PLAY.
This mouthpiece's acoustic balance is IMMEDIATELY noticeable with an amazingly quick response and clarity of attack. Slotting is also much improved. There is no insecurity about losing a note. Once you hit a note, there is much more of a sense or feeling that the note is not going anywhere.
With many modular trumpet mouthpieces that choose to have a constant outer length no matter what acoustic aspects are compromised, it is necessary to have many different back bore designs in order to match one with a cup to find an acoustically balanced combination. In order to maintain the outer mouthpiece length, you may have to try several back bores in order to find one that actually responds and plays well while maintaining the outer length.
Our cup depths are built from the bottom - up. Our deeper cups are actually thicker/taller than our shallower ones. This keeps the throat length and back bore taper length exactly the same and independent with every combination. This maintains the critical acoustic balance in ALL of the DYNA-FLOW® combinations.
DYNA-FLOW® back bores tighten to the INTERNAL dimension, where many other models tighten to an OUTER dimension which can leave a gap between the back bore and throat. This is unacceptable and produces turbulence which degrades the sonic integrity of the mouthpiece. When our mouthpieces are assembled, the INTERNAL dimensions come into DIRECT contact and provide a truly gap-less assembly.
The DYNA-FLOW® adjustable throat design allows the player to make subtle adjustments to the throat length that can adjust both the resistance and tonal color of the mouthpiece. This can match the mouthpiece to the player or to the horn for an optimized balance.
The DYNA-FLOW® trumpet mouthpieces are entirely manufactured in the USA utilizing the highest quality CNC machines and experienced operators anywhere in the world. Our plating is also the very best in the industry. Standard plating is in SILVER, with GOLD plating available upon request.
DYNA-FLOW® modular mouthpieces are compatible with high quality Warburton tops and back bores.
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