Mouthpiece Engagement with Christan Griego (Episode 1)

Join Christan Griego for a 3-part series on trombone mouthpiece design and application! In this first episode, Christan goes over the concept of mouthpiece engagement and how it affects your playing.
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0:00 Opening
0:22 Intro
0:40 What is Mouthpiece Engagement?
2:51 Leadpipe & interactions
4:20 Effects of engagement
4:48 Ideal engagement
5:45 It's all the same (gap theory)
6:00 Blank styles
7:14 nothing to see here ;)

[@musicofnote1]

engagement: Playing a Yamaha Xeno 822g, I've finally found out why I struggle with the upper register. Something you know about, but I didn't. Yamaha lead pipes swallow non-Yamaha mouthpieces, even the Griego Markey mouthpieces (82, 85, 87 & 90) I have. I've had to resort to using tape at the end of the mouthpiece so that they only now insert 2.5 - 2.6cm into the lead pipe. Now I have much less problems with endurance and uniformity of sound up to high b-flat. The mouthpiece doesn't rock in the receiver. The only problem is, occasionally the tape comes off the mouthpiece and sticks in the lead pipe. If I don't notice this immediately, the next mouthpiece I insert, may shove the piece of tape down the pipe. I've had to take the instrument apart a couple of times and fished out bits of tape from even the valves. I'm tired of this, so am going to try out a Shires Custom and a Yamaha 835 (that doesn't have this problem anymore).

[@VirtuosityMusicalInstruments]

If you're able, bring the horn by our store and our technicians may be able to adjust the leadpipe!

[@musicofnote1]

@@VirtuosityMusicalInstruments - LOL. Thanks, but a got a good deal trading it in for a new Shires.