Larry Schmidt In the Shop

Larry Schmidt
In the Shop 


 1st Cornet he played as a beginner ???  Great Story 
 Resetting Previous custom settings
 Mouthpiece Alterations
Old equipment reset to current demands

 Redesigning cup shape, adjusting external weight and shape to help create players sound cut by cut.  Time consuming-Yes...Results Priceless.  To hear Great players settling for close enough is a shame.  With diligent techniques and desire we can alter almost any situation to find your comfort zone. We never forget this is an art. Custom Receivers, leadpipes, tuning slides are so important in a players performance.

  We took an old 7C and redesigned inside and out to the specific Shape-Depth-Throat design-Rim design.  As you can see in background a random 7C now into a performance mouthpiece to the Players Specifications.

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  1. AnonymousJune 19, 2013 at 11:37 AM

    As I watched Michael take an old 7C mouthpiece of mine and alter it to my needs it occurred to me that I had never seen anyone with the skills and steady hands that Michael displayed. The results are amazing. Everything from rim diameter, shape and width to cup shape, depth, and cure, secondary cup and throat design to back bore and shank were prepared with the most amazing skill. I am very pleased with the results. Great job Michael.

    LS

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