Summer 2022 Bonus Episode: Equipment Talk with John Ericson

With https://ihs54.com/ coming up, I thought it would be a great time to talk about equipment! Join Arizona State University's Professor of Horn, John Ericson, and me for a deep dive into mouthpieces and more!

• Check out the Horn Notes Podcast: https://hornnotes.libsyn.com/ 


• Inner Diameter can make a big difference!


• Buying mouthpieces, then versus now.


• Laskey mouthpieces and inner diameter. https://www.laskey.com/ 


• What do the numbers on mouthpieces mean?


• What does it feel like to play on a larger inner diameter?


• “Thousandths of an inch really matter.”


• Old school mouthpieces and consistency/quality control


• John Stork article on mouthpieces


• Why you should own at least five mouthpieces.


• How to test a horn/mouthpiece at a conference.


• Precision and how it affects horn building. So many variables! Example: bell rim


• “It’s difficult to really hear yourself.”


• Always test the high B-flat!