Are kelly screamer mouthpieces good for trumpet?

Question

i play jazz band, concert band, and marching band

Answer 1

I play a Kelly 7c and also own a screamer. Unless you are looking to pigeonhole yourself as a lead player I wouldn't recommend it. I played it for about a week and found that it made my tone very thin and although it helped with pushing out the ridiculously high notes, it made navigating the other registers a lot harder. It was also very hard to make the transition back to a regular mouthpiece which indicated to me that the screamer was developing a whole different group of muscles in my chops, so unless you are dead set on being a lead player, I would say go with something else.

Answer 2

Kelly Mouthpiece

Answer 3

Never heard of them I play trumpet and flugelhorn and trombone and use Bach mouthpieces for all. I use the Bach 5A for all except the trombone which I use a 12 B.

Answer 4

Could be, but how would you ever know until you order one? My advice, find the nearest reputable mouthpiece maker and go to the factory with your horn. Test and test and test and test until you find what you like the best. I did this at Warburton about five years ago and haven't changed a thing since.

Answer 5

It depends. What is your goal with these? Is it to play louder? Higher (easier)? Is it a certain sound you are going for? Try them out and see if any of them give you the sound you are trying to accomplish. Then buy the one that does that better than all the others.

Answer 6

Hi the guy who said he owns a kelly screamer mouthpiece, seems like you dont like playing with it, you want to put it up for sale to me please desperately looking for. Its out of stock everywhere on this planet

Answer 7

I know a kelly who is a screamer.

Man she had a good mouth piece.