How did a medical doctor and amateur trumpet player invent a brass mouthpiece that provides better range and endurance without compromising sound? And why should you care? Good question… I invented the Wedge mouthpiece in a desperate attempt to avoid public humiliation as an advanced amateur, playing principal trumpet in an orchestra performing West Side Story. I knew that no amount of practicing over the next few months was going to provide the range and endurance I would need at the end of a 2