AR Resonance Trumpet 40 MS Lead Buffalo Horn Cup
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AR Resonance Trumpet Mouthpiece Cup - Buffalo Horn
Experience a unique and natural playing sensation with the AR Resonance Trumpet Mouthpiece Cup made from buffalo horn. This mouthpiece cup offers trumpet players an alternative to traditional brass, providing distinct tonal characteristics and a comfortable feel. Whether you're looking for a warmer, more organic sound or seeking to reduce the metallic edge in your playing, the buffalo horn cup is an excellent choice.
- Natural Material: Crafted from buffalo horn, offering a unique aesthetic and tactile experience.
- Warm, Organic Tone: Produces a softer, more mellow sound compared to traditional brass mouthpiece cups.
- Comfortable Feel: The natural material adapts to your body temperature, providing a more comfortable playing experience.
- Reduced Metallic Edge: Ideal for players looking to minimize the bright, sometimes harsh quality of brass mouthpieces.
- Distinct Aesthetic: The buffalo horn's natural variations make each mouthpiece cup unique in appearance.
Buffalo Horn vs. Brass Mouthpiece Cups
- Sound Quality: Buffalo horn cups offer a warmer, less metallic tone, while brass cups provide a brighter, more powerful sound.
- Playing Comfort: Buffalo horn feels more natural and less cold on the lips, adapting quickly to your body temperature, whereas brass can feel colder and less comfortable over long playing sessions.
- Weight: Buffalo horn is lighter than brass, reducing the overall weight of the mouthpiece and potentially improving playability.
- Durability: Brass is generally more durable and less susceptible to damage, but buffalo horn offers a unique aesthetic and sound that some players prefer despite being slightly more delicate.
AR RESONANCE TRUMPET MOUTHPIECES
CUP DEPTHS
A = Very deep, for rotary trumpets
B = Deep, for experienced classical players
C = Medium, good for all styles
D = Medium-Shallow, for more support on the high notes with still a big sound
E = Shallow, not a lead cup but almost
LEAD = Shallower but not crazy shallow, for lead work
LEAD PLUS = for hard core lead players
Each of our tops share the same comfy rim contour to help you switch depth without changing the feel on lips.
Specific for each key of instrument
RIM DIAMETERS
Here's a rough comparison with Bach rim diameters:
VL = Bach 1
L = Bach 1-1/4
ML = Bach 1-1/2
M = Bach 3
MS = Bach 5-7
S = Bach 10-1/2
VS = Bach 15
XS = Bach 17-18
Click here for the Comparison Chart
When AR Resonance started in 2014, we wanted to build a mouthpiece that sounded like the best we ever heard while still being extremely easy to play. The founding concept of all Resonance mouthpieces is to offer the player a back pressure level and the harmonic spread that their body and his skills demand.
We DON'T want the player to acclimate to our mouthpiece, we want to serve the player with the best solution they feel to be the right one.
We've been through all that crazy stuff and we concluded we must not be told what to think, do or feel, we want to be in control.
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