Denis Wick 4282 Ultra 1-1/4C Trumpet

Heavy, specific, well crafted

I am giving this four points because I think it is a beautifully crafted mouthpiece. However, the rim does not fit me personally, being too rounded, but of course this is a very personal matter and everyone will have different needs and preferences in this compartment. Also, it really is a heavy mouthpiece and has a specific sound. I guess it is not usually used in jazz or "lighter music". The sound is certainly massive, but speaks better, at least for me, in the low and middle register, though when one does manage the high notes, they are unusual and full of colour. I would say that this mouthpiece is special exactly in this "colour". I have tried two other heavy Denis Wick pieces, and they more or less fit into the above, but this, the 1 1/4C is my favourite for its unusual colour, I would almost say a kind of purple.