Sasha Romero
Signature Series
"Mouthpiece make trombone sound good. Pretty too, make face look shiny. Play loud notes AND soft notes." - Meaty “no leadpipe” McGee*
“If I had a nickel for every note I chipped on this mouthpiece, I’d have zero nickels. It’s literally impossible to miss notes with the Romero model.” - Saque T. Butte*
“I find that the sound spectrum of this mouthpiece is the closest to the choruses of the heavens themselves.” - Johann S. Bach (via seance)*
“You should buy this mouthpiece. Buy 20 of them.” - Abraham Lincoln*
*The above statements are paraphrased and probably misattributed
The Long Island Brass Company Romero model is a trombone mouthpiece that delivers it all. As Principal Trombonist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and a successful soloist, composer, and chamber musician; Sasha Romero needs equipment that can withstand the loudest Strauss tone poem on stage and the most delicate Mozart chorus in the pit. The Romero Signature models do just that.
If you have never heard Sasha, check out her work recent TMEA videos below:
“The sound just leaps out of my thoughts, into the mouthpiece, and out the bell. It’s really incredible how easy it is to do whatever I want with it.”
“This is the first mouthpiece I’ve ever had that gives me a pedal C on tenor, and the high range is somehow even easier than before too. The whole horn just responds incredibly well.”
“I like the zippiness of the response, but it doesn’t feel sharp. It’s warm and easy to push against when I want mellowness, but I don’t have to worry about it fighting me.” - Sasha Romero
Specifications
NEW MODEL 525SR – 25.25mm/0.994” ID Rim, slightly smaller than a 6 1/2AL, this mouthpiece is designed to help you crush high repertoire without sacrifice to the power or vibrancy of sound.
6.73mm/ .265” Throat
From Sasha: “It’s a more agile mouthpiece with very easy flexibility and articulation, and the sound is surprisingly big for the specs, so you get more compactness but without losing a characteristic orchestral sound. Also, it makes the high notes easier lol, and I can project quite a bit more on this compared to my 4 that I play on normally. The low notes are still there though, and I can easily hit pedal Ds and Cs on it”
Sasha plays and recommends the T1 backbore on this model.
550SR – 25.5mm/ 1.003” ID Rim, similar to a 5G, great for light orchestral work
7.11mm/ .280” Throat
600SR – 26mm/ 1.023” ID Rim, the perfect do-it-all and Sasha’s preferred mouthpiece
7.11mm/ .280” Throat
650SR – 26.5mm/ 1.043” ID Rim, similar to a 3G for days where you need more room
7.11mm/ .280” Throat
Backbore Designs
T1 – Offers more control and clear slotting in the upper tessitura
T2 – Opens the mouthpiece for large volumes and offers a warmer
sound
T3 – The most open option. Great for a broad, diffused for ballads or lyrical pieces
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“I played [the Romero] model for both trombonists and non-trombonists in a blind test, and all of them said [the Romero] model sounded way better than my old mouthpiece.” - Sasha Romero
Specifications
475R- similar in diameter to a 7C, designed for a clear, pure alto sound that is
the cherry on top of a section
24.75mm/ .974” ID Rim
.230” Throat