what is your favorite mouthpiece??

[Daryl Fletcher]

Other!

[MaryAnn]

Ok, I asked the question wrong. How does the AB F mpc "play differently" than the Bora? Like, what does it do better than the Bora, and what does the Bora do better than the AB F? I just ordered a Bora, which should be here today or tomorrow, to use on my MW 182 F. My quintet just asked me to switch from my Mfone 184 CC to my MW 182 F because they say it blends better. I was looking for a replacement for my PT 64, which I feel is somewhat unfocused compared to what it could be. I don't want to lose low range capability, however, and I wasn't looking for a solo piece.

BTW, in general, I like a "reverse contour" rim on a horn mouthpiece, because it puts less point-like pressure on the lips. I'm not sure I've ever tried a reverse contour rim tuba mpc, but it might not matter anyway as my lips are entirely inside the cup. But it might be more comfortable on my face bones, which is where it makes contact.

MA

[Leland]

I'm really surprised Perantucci hasn't made more of an appearance here. Generally that's the mouthpiece manufacturer I hear most about, outside of maybe G & W at this point.

I play maybe three mouthpieces anymore these days -- Conn Helleberg, PT-50, and a titanium G&W Bayamo. The G&W is my main mouthpiece, but I haven't yet tried it on some of the larger G contras, which were what I used the Conn on. I just got a Kelly "KT-50", which will become my cold weather mouthpiece (and probably for parades and such, too).

None of my choices are in the poll (unless, of course, I vote "other"), but in my earlier post, I said that I don't know what to vote -- because I don't believe that a brand name necessarily equates with a certain design.