Mouthpiece for Keefer Eb tuba
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:05 am
During a trip to try out a new BBb tuba, I evidently lost the mouthpiece I used in my 1913 Keefer 3 valve Eb tuba.
It was a "Lyle" but there were no other identifying marks on it, so I don't know what kind of mouthpiece it was.
The regular tuba mouthpieces which fit my BBb tuba only insert about 1/2" into the receiver on the Eb tuba,
whereas they insert about an inch into the BBb. The Lyle seemed to work well in the Eb tuba, but was small,
maybe about 28mm ID (I'm guessing, but it was definitely smaller than any of my BBb mouthpieces.) and had a
smaller throat than the other tuba mouthpieces.
Any recommendations on what to try in the Eb? I'm guessing that it will take a contrabass trombone mpc, but that's
just a guess. Should I try using a BBb mouthpiece, perhaps a Kelly or Bach 18 or 25? Or does the shank need to fit the
receiver better?
It was a "Lyle" but there were no other identifying marks on it, so I don't know what kind of mouthpiece it was.
The regular tuba mouthpieces which fit my BBb tuba only insert about 1/2" into the receiver on the Eb tuba,
whereas they insert about an inch into the BBb. The Lyle seemed to work well in the Eb tuba, but was small,
maybe about 28mm ID (I'm guessing, but it was definitely smaller than any of my BBb mouthpieces.) and had a
smaller throat than the other tuba mouthpieces.
Any recommendations on what to try in the Eb? I'm guessing that it will take a contrabass trombone mpc, but that's
just a guess. Should I try using a BBb mouthpiece, perhaps a Kelly or Bach 18 or 25? Or does the shank need to fit the
receiver better?