Christan walks us through what compression means and what affects it. Keep your questions coming and until then enjoy this video. Follow Griego Mouthpieces: www.griegomouthpieces.com/ / griegomouthpiececo / griegomouthpieces
Greetings Christan, what scale do you use for bass trombonists? I’d be very interested in a second video on compression as it relates to the trigger range and lower, especially on finding the throat size for the extremes. 3:21
Hi Christan! I was curious....if I'm getting the feeling of "too swollen" inside the mouthpiece (feeling like I have to force my lips in but NOT that they are getting blown out by resistance), would a slightly wider rim diameter be the way to go? If a slightly wider rim diameter is the way to go, do you think going slightly shallower in cup depth is needed for "feel?" For instance, switching from a 5C to a 4B in the Griego Artist series. Obviously this is nuanced and thanks in advance!
I would go to the next size series in the same cup (depending upon the type of work you’re doing). If playing principal or solo work then yes go to B cup in 4 series. If section work stay on C in 4 series.
That's a tough one, for me cup depth has more to do with compression than diameter. That being said, I have to have the right diameter to be able to play consistently in all registers. I gravitate towards the smaller side of cup diameter to ensure I can play all the rep, rather than going to big diameter and struggling and sounding like I'm "working" at the end of the concert. Music needs to sound easy/musical rather than work imho.
