![]() For those players that need to switch back and forth a lot, the best option is to use a horn mouthpiece and mouthpiece adapter. The downside of using a trumpet/mellophone mouthpiece is that switching between the mellophone and French horn is more difficult. For the Bach mouthpieces, get the same model number of the horn mouthpiece you use ( mouthpiece comparison chart). The Blessing 5 has an average inner diameter (17.5mm) for most horn players. The Yamaha MP-14F4 and Blessing 6 are both on the small side for a horn player (about 16.75mm inner diameter), but on the larger side for trumpet players. These three makers (Bach, Blessing, and Yamaha) are all reasonably priced options that make good-quality mouthpieces for the mellophone. You can find the most common 3 makers of mellophone mouthpieces at or at Amazon. It’s easy to find a spare trumpet mouthpiece lying around, and you can see if it fits securely in the leadpipe. The best way to determine which mouthpiece works is trial and error. ![]() Some mellophones are designed for shorter and smaller shanks than trumpet mouthpieces, with others are designed to work standard trumpet-style mouthpieces. The problem with some trumpet mouthpieces, however, will be the shank. ![]() These (usually) have larger inner diameters, thicker rims, and deeper cups. Some trumpet mouthpieces will work better than others, but in general, you’re going to want either a large trumpet mouthpiece or something designed for flugelhorn. While a mellophone mouthpiece is the best option, a deep and wide trumpet mouthpiece will get you most of the way there. Using a trumpet/mellophone mouthpiece will let you get the best performance out of the mellophone. Neither is perfect, but here are the pros and cons of each as far as I see it. However, not only are there not many mellophone mouthpieces out there, there are fewer with a screw rim. The best option (but one that I haven’t seen done anywhere) is probably #2.
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