BAT mouthpieces
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any common wisdom on BAT mp's? i know trial and error is always ideal, but i'd rather not reinvent the wheel if i don't have to. Thanks for any input. By the way, mine is a holton BBb if that matters... Mike...
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Used to perform on my old BAT with a Schilke Helleburg II.
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I played a PT-88+ on my Willson, but thought it wasn't dark enough. Got a MF3, which is bigger and like it a lot centers really well without much effort. I thought the big horn=small mouthpiece idea might have held some water, but I haven't found that to be the case yet. At least not with my Willson.
Thomas Peacock
Huttl for life
Schilke 66
Huttl for life
Schilke 66
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Schilke 67
When I owned a Meinl Weston 2165 in college I went through a few mouthpieces until I finally found one that I felt comfortable on. I tried the Dillon G3B, Schilke Helleberg II, Conn Helleberg, R&S Heavy Helleberg I, and a Schilke 67. The Schilke 67 was the best overall. It was the only one that allowed me be a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-t-e on such a large horn. All of the others gave me too much of a pillowy sound. It took some getting used to, but even though the Schilke 67 is the smallest of the bunch it worked VERY well!!!
Todd Morgan
Conn 52J - Sidey SSH Classic - MF3H
Conn 52J - Sidey SSH Classic - MF3H
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For big orchestra stuff, I use my orchestra model (heavyweight Helleberg style. For smaller stuff, my ensemble model.
Tony Clements
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Re: Do you guys???
I remember one classification system that was posted eight or ten years ago on the TubaEuph email list. It's still my favorite, and probably most accurate, way to classify a tuba's size.Cesar V wrote:Just one question to better understand my knowledge, how exactly do you determine if your Tuba is a BAT??? can someone in-sight this young tuba player
--Cesar*please tell me*Vazquez
I hope I remember this correctly:
If the flutes say, "What a cute tuba!", it's a 3/4.
If the conductor says, "That's a good-sounding tuba," it's a 4/4.
If the trumpets say, "Man, that's a big tuba," it's a 5/4.
If the bass trombonist says, "That's freakin' awesome!", it's a 6/4, a.k.a. BAT.
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I just switched to a PT-50+ heavywall from a standard PT-50....I've been playing this model for almost 14 years, and cannot believe the difference in weight that the 50+ provides! I played some of the Snedecor Low Etudes in my lesson today for Jay Krush, with both the 50+ and the 50....to that point I didn't know how much the mouthpiece had affected my sound....I'm sold on this mouthpiece!
Long story short: PT-50+ on my Cerveny 601.....(damn I need another horn...)
porkchopsisgood
Long story short: PT-50+ on my Cerveny 601.....(damn I need another horn...)
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