Hey all,

You guys know them newfangled plastic mouthpieces made by Kelly? They any good? Also, I`m confused by the sizes. Here`s the mail I got from them.

Our current small-shank trombone/baritone sizes are: 12C, 6-1/2AL, and 51D
in limited quantities. (51D patterned after the Schilke/Yamaha series)

Our current large-shank trombone/euphonium sizes are: 5G, 1-1/2G, and 51D in
limited quantities.

The only reason these mouthpieces exist are so marching band players in cold areas can use a mouthpiece that their mouth won`t stick to when their horn freezes. For that, they really are a neccessity, other that, I would stay away.

So you saying they suck? Tone quality bad?
I guess the transparent ones might be good for begginers practicing their embouchure.

I have had a student that has had a tone problem. We got a set of the clear ones and i noticed that when he played he shifted the mouthpiece on to his lower lip. not just a little but quite substantialy. so they are good for somthings. If you want a mouth to play outside with i recomend one that has a metal shank/backboor and a just a plastic cup/rim. they do sound a little better than the all plastic ones.

you know i first i was making fun of these lil pieces but then i played a few. I foudn that i like em. These are fun lil mouthpieces and feel quite nice. But my problem was they were different daily.. everyday they felt different maybe because that plastic is my susceptible to warping due to temp. but i still liked em.

Yeah, they do feel kinda nice. They are really soft, compared to real pieces. But the tone they provide is basically crap. Checking embochure sounds like the greatest use for them, aside from being in a marching band in Wisconsin in November. (I hear it`s a bit cold, not like here in sunny Cali). Other than that, go for a real one.

Hmm, I didn`t know that these things warped. I visited the website of Kelly Mouthpieces and they said nothing about this (I know, why would they?).

Anyhow, for crap-ass tone, they sure are charging alot of money ($22 for a small-bore trombone piece). Pay a few $$$ more and you can get yourself a low-end metal mouthpiece.

If they drop the price down to $5, I might think about buying one.

Actually, when you compare, $22 isn`t much money at all, looking at the prices of decent and high-end pieces. I payed $90 for my Warburton, and I consider it just under "high-end".

hahah 130 for a my Greg Black... 100 for my Ferguson LS


I LIKE these mouthpieces! I sounded alright on it too. I dunno dude. TRY IT YOURSELF. only way to find out i suppose. most music stores carry em now.

Yeah I agree. I friend of mine had one a few years back, and I admit, it was a lot of fun to screw around on. Not the tone I look for professionally, but still, kinda fun. Not sure if I would actually pay for one, but hey, fun for a laugh or three.

They are a gimmick. No muss no fuss.