LOUDEST mouthpiece?

[Rick Denney]

Any mouthpiece that is pressed up against Warren Deck's face.

Rick "thinking the mouthpiece can only go so far" Denney

[MikeS]

Tuba Exchange had this mouthpiece back around 2000 called an H2 (not like the other ones)


It looked like a Helleberg on the outside and was really really thin walled, and HUGE. It was the biggest, loudest mouthpiece I have EVER SEEN OR PLAYED.


Someone stole it from me, or I'd sell it to you. If you can find one, it is a marching band/drum corps gem.

Mirafone used to have a mouthpiece called the H2, although it was not especially big. My mid-70's Mirafone Mouthpiece catalog describes it thusly:

Rim- Medium, well-rounded
Cup Diameter- 1 14/64" (just a hair under 31mm)
Depth of Cup- Medium-deep
An authentic copy of the famous medium-large Helleburg mouthpiece. An all-time favorite of many tubists. Produces a timbre of tone like a large organ.

My old Bach catalog describes the 24AW with the words, "Sonority like that of a grand organ." I'm not sure which is better, large or grand, and I apologize if it takes this tread into the gutter.

[ZNC Dandy]

The loudest mouthpiece I have ever used is a Dillon M1C-L. Really comfortable rim. Very fundamental oriented mouthpiece, but damn was it loud!

[TubaRay]

I'm not sure which is better, large or grand, and I apologize if it takes this tread into the gutter.

Oh, Mike! On behalf of the TNFJ, I am going to have to express my disappointment that you would think such a thing of any of us. It should be a well-known fact that all of us are above such a thing.