mouthpiece
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 8:57 am
I’m thinking that this is the same “Pirates of the Caribbean“ medley that is also orchestrated for concert band, and that many here have probably played in their community bands. We played it on our “Spooktacular“ concert Saturday night, as well as Saturday morning for the little kids (as pirate costumes are such a common choice for trick-or-treaters… even at the night concert with all of the adults sitting around their round tables with their food and adult beverages, the music director - an Irishman - spent a considerable amount of time getting everyone to make the “AAAAAARRRRHH !!!” pirate sound. 
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This is the prototype (mostly: “Helleberg”-shaped) mouthpiece that I’ve been working on do use with my compact/wide-bell/medium-large bore Holton B-flat.
… it’s very similar to the made-over York 33 tubas (with King valve sections), as well as the Canadian brass, Conn 5XJ, and Eastman 4/4 C, as far as size is concerned… A new-style King is only slightly larger.
This mouthpiece offers me a lot of flexibility regarding the type of sonority that I can produce - from “very round” all the way to “gritty” - as both [yes?] are heard below)…
… and I can still produce a large volume of sound without any “grittiness” - if I choose to do so.
It does all the other things that I need as well, including very delicate starts of sounds, complete fades to nothing, and an immediate-response low range response. I wouldn’t use this mouthpiece on every tuba, but I really like it on this one.
(Thanks, Wade.
The clear nail polish felt very smooth, and is in the same condition on the rim as it was prior to the first rehearsal.)
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... e=timeline
(The bass trombone player likes to record stuff with his iPad, and listen back to various passages.)
bloke “I’m still really sick, and those generic red daquil gel tablets allowed me to get through the weekend.”
).This is the prototype (mostly: “Helleberg”-shaped) mouthpiece that I’ve been working on do use with my compact/wide-bell/medium-large bore Holton B-flat.
… it’s very similar to the made-over York 33 tubas (with King valve sections), as well as the Canadian brass, Conn 5XJ, and Eastman 4/4 C, as far as size is concerned… A new-style King is only slightly larger.
This mouthpiece offers me a lot of flexibility regarding the type of sonority that I can produce - from “very round” all the way to “gritty” - as both [yes?] are heard below)…
… and I can still produce a large volume of sound without any “grittiness” - if I choose to do so.
It does all the other things that I need as well, including very delicate starts of sounds, complete fades to nothing, and an immediate-response low range response. I wouldn’t use this mouthpiece on every tuba, but I really like it on this one.
(Thanks, Wade.
The clear nail polish felt very smooth, and is in the same condition on the rim as it was prior to the first rehearsal.)https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... e=timeline
(The bass trombone player likes to record stuff with his iPad, and listen back to various passages.)
bloke “I’m still really sick, and those generic red daquil gel tablets allowed me to get through the weekend.”
