what mouthpiece is this?

hurricane_harry · Post by **hurricane_harry** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 9:31 pm

no identifying marks. no name.

any help would be greatly appricated

cjk · Post by **cjk** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 9:57 pm

tubashaman wrote:Well, its definitely an American Mouthpiece. Seems to be a baritone/euphonium mouthpiece. Possibly a Schilke, Conn, or a very very early helleberg

Exactly what do you base that on?

josh wagner · Post by **josh wagner** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 10:49 pm

Looks like a laskey...

ZNC Dandy · Post by **ZNC Dandy** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:57 am

tubashaman wrote:Well, its definitely an American Mouthpiece. Seems to be a baritone/euphonium mouthpiece. Possibly a Schilke, Conn, or a very very early helleberg

Looks exactly like my Melton #81. Internally and externally. Last time I checked, that wasn't made by an American company. Also, unless the OP has very tiny hands, that is more than likely a tuba mouthpiece.

Tom Beck II · Post by **Tom Beck II** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:32 am

A couple of years ago I bought a Dalyan Eb on EBay. It came with a mouthpiece that as I held it up to your first picture has the same configuration and lathe markings except the band around the middle of the cup which on the Dalyan are two parallel grooves 6mm apart. The Dalyan throat is also much wider. Neither the Dalyan mouthpiece and instrument have any identification logos which might give rise to your mouthpiece being of third world copy-someone-else's-product origin. It doesn't look like it came off a music store accessory shelf. Did you find it somewhere while on a Peace Corp trip?
Have fun.

Alex C · Post by **Alex C** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:41 am

Can't tell from the picture but if it has a shallow cup, it's probably of some European origin.

I have some early King, Conn and Buescher mouthpieces, they don't have the same "look" to them at all. I'd have to say that It doesn't look American to me but I'd have to see it in person to be sure.