Hy, are there any commments out there regarding using a Lewington Mcann and a Xeno cornet. I tried one in a shop in my Xeno but it went in the lead pipe too far and i was concerned it would make me too sharp. Any comments would be most welcome. Also anyone want to off load a LM mouthpiece so i could try at home?
I use this combination. I found I played a touch sharper than on my old Sov/LM combination, and therefore my slide's generally further out than it ever used to be, but not a lot. Any particular reason that you want to change mouthpiece? Or just experimenting?
This is because the Xeno has a modern Sovereign sized receiver whereas the Maestro had the slightly smaller "proper" receiver found on the old sovereign and imperial cornets. Try putting a Denis Wick mouthpiece in a Maestro. Only the very old ones go in far enough because the size was changed by Boosey and Hawkes at some point in the late 80's. A weird and confusing decision which you are seeing the fruits of in the shop today!
I know a few people that use this combination. My mate on the next seat down does. Seems to work just fine for her. I did at a previous band (i hated that xeno) but i had my McCann bored out ever so slightly because i felt like it was blowing back at me.
The Yamaha 14E is virtually identical to the McCann (this has a short shank like the McCann). It may be worthwhile finding out whether Yamaha make a long shank version of this (14C?) if you like the McCann but find the shank too short.
