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those who have had experience with both please comment. Thanks for your time, david mills, charlotte

DavidJMills wrote:those who have had experience with both please comment. Thanks for your time, david mills, charlotte

The PT-36 is more like a standard Helleberg with a PT-style rim (a bit wider and definitely more rounded). It was the first PT mouthpiece (originally numbered as the PT-1), and was intended as a vanilla, general-purpose mouthpiece for people to use on the instruments most commonly owned in those days, mostly 4/4 rotary tubas.

The PT-48 is bigger, with a more rounded bowl. It's is an excellent anti-woof mouthpiece for a big tuba, but it might be a bit strong on a instrument that already has laser-like clarity, such as a Miraphone 186.

The 36 is closed on my Holton, but the 48 works well. But the 48 is a bit aggressive on my Miraphone 186, and the 36 is more normal.

Rick "who now prefers something a bit more open with the Miraphone and with an even more rounded Geibish bowl for the Holton" Denney