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Has anyone compared the Laskey 30H to the Shires 2E on the Eastman 6/4? What are your thoughts?

The Shires 2E is very close to the 30H and is a great mouthpiece that ships with the horn. I suggest that all new 836 owners spend some time with it first before experimenting with others. I would say the biggest difference is the rim profile. I prefer the 30H, or in my case currently, the Dillon Roylance medium weight. There are so many great choices on the market now that work well with the 836. Spend some time with both, or more, and make a list of pros and cons for yourself. Focus on tone on your long notes, repeated note attacks, and flexibility to begin. I believe you'll find the right model for you pretty soon.

30H (I offer nothing like it in my mouthpiece line, so no "ME-TOO" b.s. here) is also I good mouthpiece for some tubas that seem slightly "flat-natured" and with which "regular deep" (and - of course) "very deep" mouthpieces tend to - besides playing those instruments almost-or-actually flat - sound just a bit dull.

I find that a 30H (or a 30H-alike) plays at a slightly higher pitch level that do some other (rated as "contrabass tuba") mouthpieces.

>> This has nothing to do with the PARTICULAR tuba asked about in the original post, but is an added-on opinion in response to the second post.

Chris,
A couple of weeks ago, my brother and my niece did a four-hour walking (possibly "and riding") tour of Cincinnati, and found it to be fascinating.
I've walked around downtown once or twice - and actually bought a new-condition silver PCK there years ago (for - shhhh!!! - $6600), but know only a little bit about the city.

I absolutely love the Stofer Geib in the Eastman 836. Super clear and colourful for my taste.

I also used a Mike Royalnce CB1 for a couple of years which also works nicely.