Schilke Performing Artist & Clinician

Equipment

The instruments, mouthpieces, and trusted accessories behind Morris’s sound, on the concert stage and in the recording studio.

The instruments

Exclusively Schilke.

Morris performs exclusively on Schilke trumpets. His setup includes B♭ and C trumpets alongside two piccolo models, with an instrument family that supports his work across solo, ensemble, and recording settings.

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Model photographs courtesy of Schilke Music Products.

Morris’s setup

The MN series.

Four trumpet mouthpieces and a flugelhorn model, each with a distinct role in Morris’s performance setup.

Signature mouthpiece

MN1

Warm. Resonant. Clear. Versatile.
Morris’s MN1 mouthpieces in silver and gold, photographed side by side
MN1 · Silver & gold

The MN1 wasn’t designed to excel in just one setting—it was designed to feel at home wherever the music takes you.

Developed in collaboration with Schilke Music Products, the MN1 reflects Morris Northcutt’s ongoing pursuit of warmth, resonance, clarity, and versatility. Its comfortable, semi-flat rim contour is paired with a medium-shallow C cup, a #27 throat, and a refined, balanced, and efficient backbore design.

Rim contour
Comfortable, semi-flat
Rim feel
Comparable to Schilke 13/14 or Bach 3/5
Cup
Medium-shallow C
Throat
#27
Backbore
Refined, balanced, and efficient
MN2For C trumpet
MN2 silver mouthpiece, model-number illustration adapted from Morris’s original photograph

Designed for Morris’s C trumpet, the MN2 has slightly greater overall volume than the MN1.

MN3A step toward lead
MN3 silver mouthpiece, model-number illustration adapted from Morris’s original photograph

The shallowest mouthpiece in the MN series, the MN3 draws inspiration from the classic Schilke 13A4a. Morris describes it as his “lead” setup.

MN4Front-of-stage · Commercial
MN4 silver mouthpiece, model-number illustration adapted from Morris’s original photograph

The MN4 is Morris’s front-of-stage commercial setup. It draws some inspiration from the classic Schilke 14A4a. Its C cup is slightly deeper than the MN3, supporting the rich, brilliant sound he seeks from the bottom of the range to the top.

MN1FLFlugelhorn mouthpiece

Morris’s signature rim contour paired with a roomy, deep V cup.

Endorsed equipment

Beyond the instrument.

Morris also endorses Protec and The Mute Caddy—practical essentials for travel, practice, and performance.

Protec black triple trumpet ZIP caseProtec

Triple Trumpet ZIP™ Case

A compact, protective case for traveling with a multi-instrument setup.

View case at Protec ↗
The Mute Caddy Artist Model attached to a music standThe Mute Caddy

Mute holder

A stand-mounted holder that keeps mutes and mouthpieces within reach. Explore the Artist Model on the manufacturer’s site.

View The Mute Caddy ↗
Protec’s artist feature of Morris Northcutt performing with the MC100 carbon fiber straight mute
Artist partnerships

Tools behind the performance.

Featured by Protec with its carbon fiber straight mute, Morris is also listed among The Mute Caddy’s artists.

Morris’s Protec feature ↗The Mute Caddy artists ↗

Product and artist photographs: Protec and The Mute Caddy.

The music behind the equipment

Hear the voice.

Explore recordings →Back to The Artist →