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Greg Black weights?

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 6:10 pm
by MIAbone
pros and cons to greg black weights of mouthpieces

Re: Greg Black weights?

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 6:31 pm
by Burgerbob
Standard weight is heavier than the average Bach. Lightweight is like a stock Bach, with a lighter sound a little more flexible. Medium and heavy are heavier.

I prefer standard weight. Great sound, easy to play, no real tradeoffs for what I do as far as I can tell. I play all styles on it.

Re: Greg Black weights?

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 2:27 pm
by Redthunder
Even the lightweight mouthpieces feel heavy, at least to me they do, compared to Bachs. I like Greg's pieces a lot, especially the New York models for large bore.

Re: Greg Black weights?

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 6:20 pm
by Rusty
Anyone compared regularweight to lightweight in his small shank pieces?

I’ve only played his regular or medium weight pieces, and love the body and weight of sound, so just wondering how much % of this would you say is lost with the lightweight versions?

Re: Greg Black weights?

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 7:19 pm
by Redthunder
Rusty wrote: Mon Jun 04, 2018 6:20 pm Anyone compared regularweight to lightweight in his small shank pieces?

I’ve only played his regular or medium weight pieces, and love the body and weight of sound, so just wondering how much % of this would you say is lost with the lightweight versions?
I can definitely tell a difference. Hard to put a percentage to it, but it's definitely noticeable. I like the lightweight stuff because it still feels just a tiny bit heavier to me than most other manufacturers standard weights, which is nice. The medium feels as heavy as a Bach Megatone.

Re: Greg Black weights?

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:49 pm
by MIAbone
I was leaning towards the New York 1.5 lightweight or regular. anyone has experience with the 1’s?

Re: Greg Black weights?

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:15 pm
by Burgerbob
What horn? I found the 1.25 to be a little shallow. I'm using a 3.5 right now but I miss the 1 rim.

I enjoy them in standard weight on my 42. Any lighter (for me) and the horn would be pretty bright.

Re: Greg Black weights?

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 3:53 am
by MIAbone
bach 42 with an edwards rotor section

Re: Greg Black weights?

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:29 am
by Burgerbob
I think either would work. My 42 is a little lighter than some big tenors out there so the regular weight is a good match.

Re: Greg Black weights?

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 5:31 pm
by MIAbone
cool thanks