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What is that???

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 1:19 pm
by Kunzer
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Someone help me out here

Re: What is that???

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:13 pm
by Tubajug
It appears to be someone playing tuba. A Neptune to be precise. :D (yes, I'll be that guy on this thread)

Re: What is that???

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:20 pm
by Tom
It is a Romera Brass Mel Culbertson mouthpiece.

They've been discussed here a few times. I'm not sure they are still made or you could still get one, though Romera is still in business with a couple of other tuba mouthpiece choices.

Re: What is that???

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:22 pm
by bort
Actually, I think it's a Culbertson Vulcano. The mouthpiece is made by Romera Brass, was made for Mel Culbertson.

I don't know what the "disk" does... by this photo spoils the illusion.

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Re: What is that???

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:50 pm
by Three Valves
Another victim of the mouthpiece craze??

Re: What is that???

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 4:51 pm
by eutubabone
It could be, you know, like this one time at bandcamp we took this guys mouthpiece and....

Re: What is that???

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:32 pm
by bort
The photo I found was from a Japanese web site. Not sure that will help much, but if you google Romera Mel Culbertson, you'll find some stuff.

Re: What is that???

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:05 pm
by tubarepair
I think I'll order one with this mod:

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