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I keep my mouthpiece clean , sometimes, maybe.

Armin

When it needs it...

bearphonium wrote:When it needs it...

+1

Why would I want to wear off the silver or gold plating by constantly cleaning my mouthpiece? I simply clean it when I can't see through the bore any more!

bloke wrote:When that happens, I just prop my tuba behind the two trunks of a fork-ed tree, and chain the mouthpiece to the rear bumper of my 4WD truck.

Bwahaha!

Now... I drive a van, any suggestions on how to make this plan work for me? Perhaps I would chain the mouthpiece to my axle?

TubadudeCA wrote:.... Now... I drive a van, any suggestions on how to make this plan work for me? Perhaps I would chain the mouthpiece to my axle?

Red Green would utilize a tree as in Bloke's suggestion. But... Red would jack up one of the rear wheels... take off the wheel... and put on a rim without a tire. The he would wrap a length of rope around the rim... tie the other end to the mouthpiece... get in the van... put it in third gear... and then floor it. Thereby winding the rope the rope onto the wheel at a very high rate... eventually jerking the mouthpiece free of the horn. If the leadpipe comes off with it so what....?? mission accomplished.

TubaTinker wrote:

bearphonium wrote:When it needs it...

+1

Why would I want to wear off the silver or gold plating by constantly cleaning my mouthpiece? I simply clean it when I can't see through the bore any more!

I am so dissappointed. What does Terri do? You are off my list of respectable, professional , reliable, intelligent, honest, straight shootin' Marzan slant rotor
players !

Wait, there is no list. You are the only person i know like that. Darn.

arminhachmer wrote:.... I am so dissappointed. What does Terri do? You are off my list of respectable, professional , reliable, intelligent, honest, straight shootin' Marzan slant rotor players ! Wait, there is no list. You are the only person i know like that. Darn.

Can't see through her sax mouthpieces, either!

The issue of cleaning your mouthpiece is a real pet peeve of mine. I will rinse mine out every time I am done playing. When running watter isn't readily available ( like at after a outdoor perfomance ) I will put my mouthpiece in my pocket and wash it when I get home and put it back in my case .

TubadudeCA wrote:Now... I drive a van, any suggestions on how to make this plan work for me? Perhaps I would chain the mouthpiece to my axle?

Well seeing as torque is everything, locate the neighbor with the diesel or the new Mustang (or if you are lucky the Bugatti Veyron SS) and it should work. If you have a car with a Wankel engine, do not try this as you may cause the engine to over rev and die. As others have said you might mess up or destroy the horn but as long as you get the mouthpiece out that doesn't matter one bit

Dutchtown Sousa wrote:As others have said you might mess up or destroy the horn but as long as you get the mouthpiece out that doesn't matter one bit.

Or two bits if it is a sousaphone.

TubaTinker wrote:

TubadudeCA wrote:.... Now... I drive a van, any suggestions on how to make this plan work for me? Perhaps I would chain the mouthpiece to my axle?

Red Green would utilize a tree as in Bloke's suggestion. But... Red would jack up one of the rear wheels... take off the wheel... and put on a rim without a tire. The he would wrap a length of rope around the rim... tie the other end to the mouthpiece... get in the van... put it in third gear... and then floor it. Thereby winding the rope the rope onto the wheel at a very high rate... eventually jerking the mouthpiece free of the horn. If the leadpipe comes off with it so what....?? mission accomplished.

As Red says down at the Possum Lodge:

"If she don't find you handsome, least she finds you handy."