Greg Black AL Mouthpieces

[norbie2018]

I'm curious about the 3AL large shank. Does anyone have experience with this series and how they play?

[CalgaryTbone]

I've used Greg's AL cup mouthpieces on my smaller horns, and on my large horn for getting a more "commercial" sound out of it. The large shank version can be great if you play in orchestras where there is occasionally a Pops-style encore on an otherwise Classical concert - you can get by without bringing a smaller horn. The small shank versions I found were a little better on .525 bore horns than .508, although you might find that you like them for both. They have an open feel that is good, but I found that I sometimes fell into playing my small bore horn with a bit too much large bore air. If you're careful, they play great.

Jim Scott