Mouthpiece suggestions?
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Mouthpiece suggestions?
I have been playing on a Schilke HII for many years now. I have now been playing on a Mack Thunderbird for a couple months, and really dig the horn. I just have a feeling I need to experiment with mouthpieces a bit to see if I can dial the horn in a bit further. I know MP’s are different for everyone, but what models out there have you guys had success with on the larger York knock offs? I’m just old enough to have not payed attention to the tuba mouthpiece explosion over the past ten-fifteen years.
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Re: Mouthpiece suggestions?
Man, I sold a Mike Finn H many years ago and always wished I had kept it.
For that matter, is Mike Finn still making and selling mouthpieces?
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Re: Mouthpiece suggestions?
Packer/Sterling JP377 compensating Eb; Mercer & Barker MBUZ5 (Tim Buzbee "Lone ☆ Star" F-tuba mouthpiece), Mercer & Barker MB3; for sale: Conn Monster Eb 1914, Fillmore Bros 1/4 Eb ca. 1905 antique (still plays), Bach 42B trombone
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Re: Mouthpiece suggestions?
Actually, I have come full circle. After trying many mouthpieces of different geometries and prices, I have come back to a Conn Helleberg 120S for my Jupiter JTU1110, which with its .732 bore and large throat 17.4-inch bell is on the larger side of what most consider 4/4 tubas, or maybe even the small side of 5/4 tubas. Since there are so many variations over the years with rim contour and bite, cup diameter and even throat diameter, you would have to try several to find one that fits you.
Jupiter JTU1110 - K&G 3F
"Real" Conn 36K - JK 4B Classic
"Real" Conn 36K - JK 4B Classic