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TubaAlex wrote:The other day, I got to talk to Calvin Price (princial trumpet San Diego Symphony) and he gave me advice about mouthpieces. He basically told me "If you sound good on that, don't change it"

Some solid advice if ya ask me. Too much fiddling with equipment distracts from the real mission.

i've been using a 7b on my f for higher stuff. can't imagine getting a powerful sound in the low register on a contrabass with it though. of course,your mileage may vary...

The whole sad truth:

You're the only one with your face (unless you're a product of a multiple birth or a laboratory experiment). Try a few mouthpieces; record yourself playing on them and listen to the playback; invite others to listen and render an opinion.

Then you can make your choice.

I played with the 7B as my main mouthpiece on a 4/4 VMI BBb, and I think I got an ok sound, but MAN was that a lot of work.