Very large bass tuba mouthpieces?

[The Jackson]

The H2, while slightly less deep than the H1, is still a monster 'piece. I think that the H2 is strictly for the big horn.

[Kevin Hendrick]

The H2, while slightly less deep than the H1, is still a monster 'piece. I think that the H2 is strictly for the big horn.

The H4 would probably be better suited to a bass tuba. Given Bob's dislike of Helleberg-type mouthpieces, the N4 might work even better. Might also think about the ETU-1 (slightly smaller I.D.), and maybe the ST-3 and ST-4 (smaller yet).

[ztuba]

I assume you are talking about inner rim diameter since you mentioned only 33mm + mouthpieces in your post. I would try the LM-10 and the Baer mouthpiece. You can also PM Bloke his piece has a 33mm inner diameter as well.

[bill]

Donn Wrote:

Tubenet colleague "bill" had a Dillon F2 for sale recently, a bass tuba mouthpiece. I have the F1, and it's pretty large - wider than a C4 - and somewhat shallow and ambiguously funnel shaped. I might be able to come up with dimensions, but doesn't matter, what counts is the dimensions of the F2, and I don't know - at the time Dillon mouthpiece information was available, it was sketchy on the difference between them. (Lots of stuff about what a whopping sound you could expect to get, but little usable information.)

The F2 Dillon is a very large Bass Tuba mouthpiece and it is still for sale. For someone, like me, who likes Josef Klier T8 and Conn 3 and Dennis Wick 4 sized mouthpieces, it is quite a bit too large but if, you like larger mouthpieces, this is a good one to try. The one I have is still for sale and is an F2 B, where the "B" indicates it is bronze, not brass.

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Get in touch with me if you are interested in trying it. I hope the picture shows what I mean. The F2 B is on the left in these pictures. To get a size comparison, the mouthpiece on the right is a rather large one, a Dillon Chief.

[Donn]

The Dillon F1 (not F2) is within a fraction of a millimeter of the H4's cup diameter, and has a similar shape. The difference is the throat - the F1 has an average size throat, H4 is large. (And if you care about rims, the F1 rim is rounder.)

These mouthpieces aren't bowl shaped, but aren't quite as funnel shaped as the Conn Hellebergs tend to be, either.