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Finally got my hands on an unbranded Dr. Young style mouthpiece. I guess i'm playin' it with an Olds 3 valve front action. Though it being parade season, more often than not, i stick it in a sousaphone, of which these days i got a small bell Martin which is way too good for the likes of me.

Holton 109 (Holton 6/4 BF, short action valves), James R. New C-1 (Conn 1)

Nuthin’ fancy:
B&S PT-4 CC, Josef Klier 2A
Yamaha 822 F, Miraphone TU13
Yamaha 321, Schilke 51D

RT-44 with (new!!!) Mira 186
tried RT-48, seemed to have too much resistance
oh well......

Modified Meinl Weston CC Model 30 and Dillon/Mendoker M1 Mouthpiece.

York, Monster Eb, Frankentuba with .687" front action valve set, 5th valve and custom lead pipe - Conn 3 Mouthpiece

TheTuba wrote:

RT-44 with (new!!!) Mira 186

Did you get your parents to buy you a 186, finally? 'Fess up now, and if so, tell us how you did it...
royjohn

royjohn wrote:TheTuba wrote:

RT-44 with (new!!!) Mira 186

Did you get your parents to buy you a 186, finally? 'Fess up now, and if so, tell us how you did it...
royjohn

I wish they did!!
no, im pretty sure Texas schools got grant money for new tubas.
Trinity got 3-4 Mira 1291
and Bell got 2-3 Mira 186
since I became first chair, first rights lol
Personally i've played both, and I like the 186 better. At that point, its a competition between very slight, customized differences, not inherent problems with either tubas

Well, I am glad to hear that the sun still rises in the East, and that your parents haven't gone daft and abandoned their values! And I'm glad that all your hard work has landed you in first chair with a choice of new tubas. I'm sure that it won't be that long before you have a tuba of your own, but it seems like for now you are set!
Best Wishes,
royjohn

Miraphone 497 Hagen BBb - PT-88+

Miraphone 187, Dillon G5B or LM-5 depending on the day.

Wessex Berg F tuba - Monette PRANA 94 F & RT 64
Wessex Wyvern CC - Monette PRANA 94 & Stofer/Geib
Wessex York Presence 6/4 CC - Monette 94, Stofer/Geib & Wessex Nickles
Wessex Cimbasso - Doug Eliot (Custom) & Wessex CB [In some cases, the Sidey Classic Helleberg works well on the cimbasso when I want a monstrous Hollywood-type sound in a large orchestra.]

Bear in mind there are subtle difference between these pieces.
I will say that I use the Monettes most frequently. The RT 64 and the Stofer/Geib, for me at least offer just a bit lighter weight to the sound, as does the Nickles.
Also, for me, the Monettes have a rim that is quite comfortable for doing a long gig. I'm 71 and muscle mass in the chops is diminishing with age. The Monette is a very efficient mouthpiece. I've had the two of these for about 6 years and went on a mouthpiece safari so as to make an informed comparison, but I kept coming back to the Monette.

Paul Maybery wrote:...Monette PRANA 94 F...

Hi,
Just a quick question: do you know where to get info re: Monette tuba mouthpieces? I looked on the website but there isn't any info (aside from pictures) I could find on measurements for the tuba pieces.
Thanks,
Pete

Stryk wrote:Here is a pretty good comparison chart and it includes the Monette 94.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... =634347005" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

Thank you. This is great info for some mouthpieces I haven't ben able to find before.

Pete

Besson 981, AT6U. I’ll practice using a AT5U.

Adam

Eastman EBC-632S Tuba with a Pickett Slew.

Miraphone 188 - G&W Alan Baer Original
Besson 983 - TU23

Miraphone 186 with a yamaha bell, with a PT88

B&S 3301 4/4 BBb / Miraphone TU29

Loud 7 with almost all of my tubas, helicons, and Sousaphones except for my Wessex BBb Tornister - for that one, a Conn Helleberg seems to work a bit better.

Bloke 2pc Symphony - HBM2 rim - Rudy 3/4 C
PT82 - Alex 155 F
PT70 - Alex 163 C

I will echo the sentiments bort made: Things change, I think personally my tastes in what I am looking for. For example: The Rudy/Symphony pairing is out of need to play a demanding quintet piece on an orchestra concert. What had worked before with the Stofer Geib with its lavish tone and even intonation were no longer acceptable do to some squirly areas in the register. The Blokepiece afforded to me great articulation with no loss of intonation. The color changed slightly, and I'm willing to take that trade. I am glad I tried the combo, as I had purchased the Bloke Symphony for the Alex 163 years prior. I keep about 20+ MPs around, a few I let go I wish I had kept!