Monday, January 20, 2014

Some Knowledge About Denis Wick Mouthpieces

By Marissa Velazquez


Denis Wick mouthpieces boost of high international allegiance from several professionals of music because of several attractive attributes they appear with. These mouthpieces emanated because of the endless efforts of Denis Wick himself after several years of careful observation and study. Wick was himself an eminent virtuoso trombonist apart from being a professor and a teacher of brass. He worked at London Symphony Orchestra as the principal trombone for 30 years.

Each individual article is produced and perfected under his management. The commodities made under him include both contemporary and traditional ideas, a fact that puts them ahead of this brand of commodities in all aspects. During the production of his very first commodities, he solicited the advice of the best British players of brass. Since the initial production, subsequent releases have seen great enrichments in their features and production process. Each article is tested before release for perfection in the tone quality and intonation.

There are many different styles of mouthpieces produced by Denis wick. The major ones include classic, heritage, heavy, ultra, American classic, and paxman. A classic mouthpiece is an original design. It is designed to give clarity, precision, and centered sound that is easy to control. It is able to add more brilliance and a richer upper overtone than most other designs. It is highly responsive, flexible, and easy to play with a rich tone.

Classic mouthpiece models appear in two key plates, that is gold and silver. They cover the entire range of brass instruments from BBb tuba to the soprano cornet. The inclusion of boosters allows them to give a HeavyTop effect. The heritage models are exclusively meant for strong players. They produce fantastic projections with a rich sonority. Heritage mouthpiece might majorly come in golden and/or silvery plates and may also be used together with boosters.

The heavy model mouthpieces base on the 19th Century versions that had cups with thin walls placed nearest to the rims. Current CNC technology has further lessened the width of walls to about 1.2 millimeters. The current versions have heavier metal weight at the bottom of cups. The heavy models produce rich sounds which have scintillating upper overtone structure. They have simpler high register and great responsiveness. The bodies and the cups come in silver and/or gold plating.

The Ultra versions are unique in multiple ways beginning with heavier external profiles. The cups are more round and interior edges are sharper in comparison to classic versions. They present a perfect instrument for a nice playing experience. They generate big rounded sound with well focused and deep projections. They have triple width of gold and chiefly come with Ultra logo etched within their body.

American classic model is a vintage style mouthpiece that utilizes traditional bowl shaped external profiles. The comfortable rims are available in diverse sizes. Rims are constructed in a manner as to permit maximum endurance without reduction or loss in agility. They come in gold and/or silver plates.

Denis Wick mouthpieces can be accessed from various shops internationally. They are sold at reasonable costs separately. A piece could be fitted on any trumpet they can fit on in spite of the model.




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