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Penny Lane Piccolo Trumpeter

David Mason piccolo trumpet player on The Beatles 'Penny Lane' tells how it all came to be.  
 
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young5ever (1 week ago) Show Hide
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Paul literally wrote the trumpet part? Could he read/write music?
syleriam (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Maybe he came from the George Martin.
monteleone1010 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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What about the mouthpiece? Is the mouthpiece of a pic trumpet smaller than the one used on a Bb trumpet?
JulianBVV (1 month ago) Show Hide
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of course its mouthpiece is smaller than a b flat trumpet!!!!
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depends on what kind of shank you are using. Most of the time u have to use a cornet mouthpiece but sometimes u will have horns that accept trumpet mouthpieces. However, you will want almost a LEAD mouthpiece for a piccolo if u are using a trumpet mp.
rollercoasterrob2 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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That was so nostalgic... It gave me the shivers
Elboy522 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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on a "pic" the 4th valve drops the pitch down one perfect fourth so you can hit as low as a concert b
SotR59 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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I'd like to try a pic. Have only played regular trumpets and cornets. Never even seen one in person.
jaime52 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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Amazing!
Vpmatt (2 months ago) Show Hide
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And he played it perfectly first time too, on the recording. Legend!

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