Brass-Forum.co.uk - The Online Home for Brass Musicians. Home: trumpetherald.com. The trumpet player's home on the web. Lewington/McCann Cornet Mouthpiece by Phillip McCann. Phillip McCann is one of the best-known names in the Brass Band world.
He was born in Bo'ness, Scotland, where he began his playing career with the Kinneil Colliery band at the age of eight. He held the position of principal comet with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain for five years. At the age of fourteen he became principal comet with the Yorkshire Imperial Metals Band. Four years later he was persuaded to join the ranks of the Fairey Engineering Band as principal comet, advancing to the same position with the famous Men O' Brass.