Deeper mouthpeice cup= Darker sound?

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passion4tuba
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Deeper mouthpeice cup= Darker sound?

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What kind of mouthpeice equals best overall "tubaistic" sound?
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Maybe it's time you familiarize yourself with the search button up top.

Something tells me you have a lot more questions that have already been hashed through many times on here.
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passion4tuba wrote:What kind of mouthpeice equals best overall "tubaistic" sound?
Your Conn Helleberg.

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Your private tuba teacher will tell you :D
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