Description
This was made with VennCAD software from Vennture Mouthpieces, using scans of a 2000s-2010s Vincent Bach 11DWFL mouthpiece. The idea was to create a marching mellophone mouthpiece with that design and related 11-W rims, giving the performer different cup depths with relatively the same rim, like the 10¾-W set. The 11-W series also has wider, flatter rims than the 10¾-W set.
Many of the marching mouthpieces have a large inner diameter, but these use a smaller inner diameter and cushion rim for more support.
The 11DWFL has a deep V-funnel cup and sounds mellower than the 11EWFL when printed in Grey Resin. The mellophone has uneven intonation to begin with and sounded decent, but the flugelhorn intonation was surprisingly balanced with this mouthpiece.
This originally had the Small Morse taper shank common to Bach flugelhorn mouthpieces, but these 3D models were designed with a 0.3850" / 9.779mm shank opening outer diameter, which is VennCAD's default standard for trumpet & mellophone mouthpieces. By using the original backbore with thicker shank, the shank opening is a bit less fragile.
Warning! However, these are not going to be as sturdy as Kelly molded Lexan or DEG Astro-Cup nylon-top mouthpieces.
The Materialise prints ordered are shown fitted with Bach Mercedes (Olds tooling) mellophone, and Amati-Kraslice B-226/AFH-201 flugelhorn (oversize Large Morse taper receiver). This can also be used with trumpets (especially pocket trumpets) for a darker "flumpet" sound as well.
No dimensions have been adjusted or modified for printing. This model is intended for experimentation, with the price intended to defray scanning costs. The 11DWFL has overall length 72.95 mm / 2.872", and [greatest] outer diameter of 29.73 mm / 1.171". Note that the shank opening is somewhat thin and fragile with resin prints.
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