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The Philip Myers Series *

"The basic problem of finding a mouthpiece that both provides a ring to the sound in soft playing, yet does not break-up in extremely loud playing finds it's solution here. This mouth piece is virtually impossible to over blow and the sound is quite even throughout the ranges."

"This mouthpiece has no traditional bowl, but rather curves in instead of down from the rim. This cup design, plus the slightly longer length of this mouthpiece causes an Ml to feel like a conventional 4 or 5 bore, an M8 more like the conventional 12 bore. These mouthpieces simply do not take as much air to play as the same sized mouthpiece you are now using."

Philip Myers
Principal Horn, New York Philharmonic

The Myers model French horn mouthpiece is available in bore sizes #1 - #8 (5.8mm through 5.1mm). The cup diameter measures 16.7mm and the rim is medium thin. The cup is deep and conical shaped. Available in one or two piece.
*Used exclusively by the New York Philharmonic horn section.

The Francis Orval Series

"The mouthpiece that I have chosen and that I utilize is a compromise, like all mouthpieces must be. The cup is slightly rounded which gives a warm sonority and the balanced proportions between the cup depth and the bore size gives an ease of response in all registers."

Francis Orval
Soloist, Recording Artist

"For a player with larger lips and teeth the 5 or 5 1/2 would be suggested. The 6 is rarely used and the most frequently used is the 4 or 4 1/2."
Alternate rims available on special order only.

All Orval models available in European or American shanks.

The "C" Series

We've reintroduced this popular piece based on the original specifications. The rim on our version improves the comfort and flexibility of this piece while the sound and response remain characteristically the same.

The inner diameter of the rim measures 17mm. The standard cup depth is available in bore sizes #1,4,6,8 & 10.

Now available: 'A' series cups at 17.5 mm inner diameter and 'B' series cups at 18mm diameter.  Also, a medium shallow cup version and a shallow cup version which are standard on the #12 and #15 respectively are available for all bore sizes.

All "C" Series models are available in a wide rim design.

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