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York mouthpiece?

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 7:34 pm
by Steve Marcus
A friend just purchased a York sousaphone and had it rehabbed by Dana Hofer. He asked if there was a "York mouthpiece" that the manufacturer shipped with the tuba or sousaphone, even if it was a stencil supplied by an actual mouthpiece maker.

If so, does anyone have one that they would sell? How much $$?

Thanks,

Steve

Re: York mouthpiece?

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 11:09 pm
by Sousaswag
https://m.ebay.com/itm/Very-old-York-So ... Swve1arZIo" target="_blank

Here's one. There's bids on it, though.

Re: York mouthpiece?

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 12:13 am
by windshieldbug
To determine what you’re looking for you need to know what sort of York it is...
J.W.York & Sons?
York Band Instrument Co.?
York?
York Master?

The mouthpiece mentioned above is too early for a Sousaphone...

Re: York mouthpiece?

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 8:22 am
by Steve Marcus
The horn is from 1929 and the bell engraving simply says: York / Grand Rapids, Michigan / USA.

Re: York mouthpiece?

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 11:44 am
by windshieldbug
Steve Marcus wrote:The horn is from 1929 and the bell engraving simply says: York / Grand Rapids, Michigan / USA.

Then they'd be looking for then is a York or YBIC "AL_TRU"

68 : Eb Bass (small) Mouthpiece 1926-1940

70 : Eb Bass-Monster Mouthpiece 1926-1940

72 : BBb Bass (small) Mouthpiece 1926-1940

74 : BBb Bass (medium) Mouthpiece 1926-1940

76 : BBb Bass (large) Mouthpiece 1926-1940