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I'm currently looking for a new F tuba mouthpiece. I've been told good things about Laskey mouthpieces. Any opinions on them? Specifically the 28C?

I have owned the 28C, 30C, 28F, and 30F.

You will find that your initial impression when playing these mouthpieces might be dramatically different from your feelings after a few months playing them. At least for me, coming from over a decade of playing Perantucci mouthpieces, I found the transition quite a jolt to the system. It took me having these mouthpieces sit on a shelf and revisiting at regular intervals before I felt safe taking them out in public. Now that I am fully adjusted everything else feels inferior.

For ME on my PT15 the 28F is a truly truly stellar combo. I naturally put a lot of energy into a horn and found the C cups to be a bit TOO much of a good thing. I found the 30 rims to be wider than necessary and the 28F just really feels like home now. FWIW, Alessandro Fossi reportedly also uses a 28F on his PT15. I found it very validating to learn that nugget after I had already made the same decision.

SIDENOTE: I've ordered a Parke Offenloch F tuba mouthpiece to compare. Hopefully it arrives in the next month or so. I use the original Offenloch on my PT6 and feel a need to see what Parke has cooked up for the F tuba. Good chance I'll float back to the 28F.

ANOTHER SIDENOTE: I played a PT65 for over a decade. Beautiful warm sound with lots of depth(that seems to be the strength of the PT line.. they are comfy and cover up a multiple of sins in your sound production) but I prefer the 'snap' in the response of the Laskeys and with time my sound on the 28F has developed a character that I greatly prefer. The way over the top rounded rim of the PT65 is a total deal breaker for me at this point.

FINAL SIDENOTE: Depending upon your concepts, many seem to find a great deal to appreciate in the Blokepiece. They certainly get discussed a lot. The Blokepiece is a completely different concept from any of the Laskeys and in my opinion intended to address very different playing needs and goals.

I've been able to extensively test and vet the new Parke Ofenloch F tuba mouthpiece and can tell you that it is absolutely fantastic.

I had a Laskey 30C briefly, but felt the cup was too shallow. I went to a 30F, and love it. I also have a 28F, but don't use it as much. Unless you are in a very high tessitura constantly, I don't think the 28 offers enough advantage over the 30. I also use a 30H on CC.

I have modified the rims on all my Laskeys, but that is just a personal thing.


SK

I believe Mr. Fossi is using his signature mouthpiece through Romera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-CV3aNW5IM

I stand corrected.. he WAS playing a 28F but is now playing a signature mouthpiece.