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!