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Hey all,

So I have no clue about Sellmansberger Mouthpieces. Does anyone have a site with facts? or any knowhow off-hand?

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There's a fellow named Bloke on this board, you should e-mail him, he knows a thing or two about these mouthpieces....


This website is where you can buy some, and there are some pictures and specs....

http://www.housermouthpiece.net/tumo.html" target="_blank
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I don't know what the sellmansberger mouthpieces are but I have heard the blokepieces are great. You should look into those.
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tubacorbin wrote:I don't know what the sellmansberger mouthpieces are but I have heard the blokepieces are great. You should look into those.
sellmansberger mouthpieces = blokepieces
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For what it does*, I have not found a better mouthpiece than the Sellmansberger Solo #1.

Joe pretty much has a mouthpiece out for every use now, with the Solo #1, Solo #2, Imperial, and Symphony in order of openness, and a wide range of interchangeable rims to match.

* Tightens up the horn, clear powerful in-tune sound, great low register.
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If you use one you will become a Grumpy Old Man. :shock:
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tubatom91 wrote:
tubacorbin wrote:I don't know what the sellmansberger mouthpieces are but I have heard the blokepieces are great. You should look into those.
sellmansberger mouthpieces = blokepieces
And that's what trying to be sarcastic on a forum will get ya.
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tubacorbin wrote:
tubatom91 wrote:
tubacorbin wrote:I don't know what the sellmansberger mouthpieces are but I have heard the blokepieces are great. You should look into those.
sellmansberger mouthpieces = blokepieces
And that's what trying to be sarcastic on a forum will get ya.
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tofu wrote:If you use one you will become a Grumpy Old Man. :shock:
That explains all these gray hairs and my terrible disposition...

In all honesty though, I started using the Atlas #1 solo underpart with the helleberg modified on my Eb at the beginning of this year and have received nothing but compliments on the sound. The feel of the titanium H-kote is great too!
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Hey guys,

I have both the Symphony and the Imperial. I'm using the Symphony for my BBb Hurschbrunner Shiller Clone and the Imperial with a Besson 982 Eb.

They are both great pieces and have a monster collection of rims to match them to. I'm using the Fair Dinkin med. Round #2 rim in a 32.6 size and the delrin cup extender for the BBb and the same rim in the 32.3 size for the Eb.

I can vouch for how the Symphony opens up and enhances the response in the lower range of the BBb. I also find the the stainless steel seems to respond quicker on both horns. (speaks the note faster or forms the buzz quicker after you tongue a note)
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I purchased a Symphony with a Euro shank and a #2 rim two years ago. I didn't give it a very good tryout, but I've come back to it every now and then. For the past 3 mos. I've been using it exclusively with my Rudy Meinl Bayreuth in order to try it during our Lincoln Community Concert Band's concert next week. We're playing an all-British Isles repertoire that includes Haydn Wood's 'A Manx Overture' which spends lots of time below the staff on F, G, and E. We're also doing the Dennis Wright arrangement of Holst's 'A Moorside Suite' where a couple of two octave runs are fun. Then there's Earl Slocum's band score of Elgar's 'Enigma Variations that is the most challenging of the works. Slocum's Variations II, IV, and VI provide faster challenges, but the ppp-pp-p-mp dynamics of I, III, and V also require full attention.

I've been very pleased with my attacks and sound with this mouthpiece, so much so that I've also begun using it with my 191 in smaller groups rather than my G&W Caver. I've also noticed fewer intonation issues with this mouthpiece. It has taken some time for me to appreciate the Blokepiece's virtues, but I think there's definitely a place for it in my armamentarium.
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