Bob Reeves Trumpet Mouthpieces

1. Rim Sizes and Comparison Information
Rim Number	Diameter	Rim Width	Measured	"Feel"
40	40/64"	Medium	12C Elkhart 10-1/2C Mt. Vernon	10-1/2C Mt. Vernon
41	41/64"	Medium	8C Elkhart 7C Mt. Vernon	7C Mt. Vernon
42	42/64"	Medium	7EW Elkhart Heim #2	3C & 6C Elkhart
43	43/64"	Medium Narrow	New York 7	2-3/4C Elkhart
43N	43/64"	Narrow	7D Elkhart 6C Mt. Vernon New York 7 & 7C	6C Mt. Vernon
43W	43/64"	Cushion	Similar to #43 with Cushion Rim	Like 2-3/4C with cushion
43.5	43.5/64"	Medium Narrow	3C and 5C Elkhart	5C Elkhart

2. Cup Sizes
Cup	Description
ES	Extra Shallow: Very shallow bowl shape, Great for commercial lead playing.
SV	Shallow: "V": Very shallow conical shape. Desired by high note jazz artists.
S	Shallow: Shallow bowl shape. Excellent all around commercial/Piccolo Mouthpiece.
M	Medium: Medium bowl shape. Good all around mouthpiece.
D	Medium deep, conical bowl shape: Best for light classical, chamber work.
V	Deep conical shape: Preferred by be-bop jazz players (funky sound).
C	Medium deep bowl shape: General classical utility cup.
B	Deep conical with bowl shape: Used by players desiring extremely dark sound.

3. Backbore Options
Backbore	Description
692SL	An extremely efficient backbore. It is the 692s backbore but at the length of a conventional mouthpiece. This increases the straight bore leading to a full, but focused sound.
692s	Good for upper register & very open horns
2	Our standard back bore. More centered than Bach. Excellent tone color and intonation.
69	Good for big band playing. Records well, bright, focused sound.
692	Good for big band playing. Freer than "69." Slightly darker, broader sound.
3	Flexible, big sound. Very free flowing. Good for strong jazz player.

4. Solid Shank or Cut for Sleeves
Bob Reeves Mouthpiece Sleeves are available in 13 sizes to help the player "fine tune" his/her setup. When ordering Cut for Sleeves mouthpieces, allow at least 4 weeks. Your mouthpiece must be cut for sleeves to use the Bob Reeves Sleeves system. Please note that Sleeves are sold separately from Cut for Sleeves mouthpieces.