Bobby Shew (Trumpet) |
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In order to get exactly the kind of tone colors he wants, Bobby
uses two different trumpet mouthpieces. The 'Jazz' model is his usual
all-around choice. It has a fairly deep roomy cup for a warm, big
sound, and a throat and backbore designed to give enough “jump
and snap” for maneuvering through quick jazz passages with a
rich full sound. The 'Lead' model, on the other hand, gives that extra
sizzle and high note clarity for playing lead parts. It features enough
air compression for high range playing, but still allows a big open
sound. Bobby's flugelhorn mouthpiece was designed at the same time
we produced the YFH-6310Z flugel, and perfectly complements the instrument.
The rim is the same as that of the Lead mouthpiece but with a deep
cup and a specially designed backbore for a smooth dark sound and
great playability. |
| Bobby Shew is one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time. Equally
at home in a variety of genres, he has played a powerful lead in many
of the world's top bands, but is equally revered for his expressive
solos. As Clark Terry says: “There aren't too many around who
can play great lead, have tremendous chops, play great solos on trumpet
for all kinds of songs, and still play beautiful flugelhorn, too.
Bobby runs the whole spectrum.” For many years Bobby was one
of Hollywood's busiest studio artists; you have heard him on the soundtracks
of literally hundreds of movies and television shows. He's also made
more than a thousand recordings. But despite his busy schedule he
still finds time for regular performance tours of North America, Europe,
and Asia. In addition to being a performer, Bobby is very interested
in music education and gives highly inspirational clinics around the
world. |
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| MODEL
No. |
INNER
DIAMETER (mm) |
CONTOUR |
THICKNESS |
CUP DEPTH |
THROAT
(mm) |
BACKBORE |
| SHEW-LEAD |
16.54 |
semi round |
semi thick |
very shallow |
3.56 |
narrow |
| SHEW-JAZZ |
16.85 |
semi round |
semi thick |
medium |
3.65 |
medium |
| SHEW-FH |
16.54 |
semi round |
thin |
standard |
4.40 |
long taper |
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