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Tuba mouthpiece with holes in it?
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:51 pm
by jmviehmann
Found an interesting mouthpiece on ebay here
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2729807049" target="_blank
Wondering if anyone can give me any info on the holes found on the mouthpiece. Just interested in what's going on
Re: Tuba mouthpiece with holes in it?
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:56 pm
by Three Valves
Holes??
I couldn’t see past the spinach!!
Re: Tuba mouthpiece with holes in it?
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:14 pm
by bone-a-phone
Wow, that's really hard to look at. I'd be willing to bet that's some sort of pressure sensor for doing an experiment.
Re: Tuba mouthpiece with holes in it?
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 10:40 pm
by imperialbari
Looks like somebody has tried mounting a pickup for electronic amplification. And then has tried to close the holes after the experiment failed or was stopped.
Klaus
Re: Tuba mouthpiece with holes in it?
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 12:25 am
by Tim Jackson
yes, this looks like the old conn pick-up. there was a mic/pick-up mounted on the outside of the mouthpiece and a wire running to a belt pack/pre amp with tone controls. I still have mine somewhere. conn sold them back in the 70's. along the same time I remember seeing a guy at a disney audition just throw a mic down the bell. I don't remember the sound being anything desirable so I never used the one I had.
Tim J
Re: Tuba mouthpiece with holes in it?
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 11:29 pm
by Dan Schultz
I used to have a Barcus-Berry setup that had a transducer that mounted into a 1/4" hole in a mouthpiece.
Re: Tuba mouthpiece with holes in it?
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 8:11 am
by hup_d_dup
If you buy it, be sure to add the one year protection plan, only $15.99.
Hup