I have been using Schilke 51D on a Yamaha 321 for the last twenty years. It is a good fit for the horn (at least for me).
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mulrian,
The 51D is a good mpc for that horn. You will need the "small" shank or "tenor" shank size for your horn. The 51D is a little larger in rim size than that of the 6 1/2 AL that you're used to. The cup of the 51D is deeper providing a darker tone.
Hope this helps.
The 51D is a good mpc for that horn. You will need the "small" shank or "tenor" shank size for your horn. The 51D is a little larger in rim size than that of the 6 1/2 AL that you're used to. The cup of the 51D is deeper providing a darker tone.
Hope this helps.
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DE mpc (102 rim; I-cup; I-9 shank)
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Re: euph mouthpieces
Euphonium mouthpieces come in three shank sizes. The smallest is what you have, and it's the same as a tenor trombone. The largest is what most new euphoniums have, and it's the same as a bass trombone. In between is the old Besson, or European size, which I think only one model of Willson still uses. Besson changed from the medium-sized to the large in about 1974.mulrian wrote:so what size mouthpiece does my instrument need in "official" / "technical" terms? large/medium/standard shank? or what else might it be called?
The Schilke 51D is considered the standard by which other mouthpieces are measured, so it's hard to go wrong with that choice. But I would also consider the Denis Wick 4AY, which is made specially for the Yamaha. The Wick (and Mead, which is a variation) mouthpieces work very well for me on euphonium.
I've always found that the 6-1/2AL was too trombone-like for a bigger euphonium, which the Yamaha is except for the mouthpiece receiver. It's big for a tenor trombone, but it seems to me a euphonium is more like a bass trombone than a tenor.
Rick "who likes the Weril because it's like a 321 with a large receiver" Denney