Denis Wick nonmetallic equivalents?
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 7:38 pm
Do they exist?
I’m a beginner player and have found the Wick 4 to be helpful to my playing development. But now that I have acquired an American-made helicon, I have a standard shank available to fit many more mouthpiece choices. That being said, I still want to stick with the mouthpiece I’ve been using and get one of those shank adapters.
Now that I have a tuba with a standard shank, this also opens up the world of plastic/nonmetallic mouthpieces, in case I end up playing outside this winter. So from your knowledge, what is the closest equivalent to a Wick 4L in that world?
Wendy
1921 Keefer Eb helicon
1934ish Imperial EEb
1920’s Concertone Eb (no, I don’t really need this one anymore)
I’m a beginner player and have found the Wick 4 to be helpful to my playing development. But now that I have acquired an American-made helicon, I have a standard shank available to fit many more mouthpiece choices. That being said, I still want to stick with the mouthpiece I’ve been using and get one of those shank adapters.
Now that I have a tuba with a standard shank, this also opens up the world of plastic/nonmetallic mouthpieces, in case I end up playing outside this winter. So from your knowledge, what is the closest equivalent to a Wick 4L in that world?
Wendy
1921 Keefer Eb helicon
1934ish Imperial EEb
1920’s Concertone Eb (no, I don’t really need this one anymore)