Trumpets - a primer
I've played on the same mouthpiece since I was in high school - my teacher handed me an old Conn Helleberg style mouthpiece when I was 16, and with the exception of a few brief periods of experimentation, I have not strayed far away from that. I'm always amused at my trumpet playing friends who seem to endlessly quibble over leadpipes, heavy valve caps, bell weight, and modified mouthpieces. Apparently, this has always been the case. Here is the quick and breezy primer to the