Mouthpiece question - ID?

jeopardymaster · Post by **jeopardymaster** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:19 pm

Yesterday an old buddy showed me one of his old tuba mouthpieces, which I now believe I misidentified - as a "Fred Geib." I have seen the mark that appears on it several times before, and that is what I was once told.

Said mark is an upper case H, plus a lower case r, surrounded by a larger upper case G. And I think I recall there being an upper case B in it as well.

I'm going to ask him to post a picture of it -- I didn't get one. I may have one of these at home as well, and if I do, I'll post it. But does this description sound familiar to anyone out there? Today I saw the name "Gebredern Hablowitz" on a couple of Fred Marzan's mouthpieces just up on Ebay. Is that it?

ZNC Dandy · Post by **ZNC Dandy** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:27 pm

I think thats what it is. I saw the same mark on those mouthpieces as well.

tubatom91 · Post by **tubatom91** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:03 pm

I have seen one before with the same marks I don't now what it is but I hope it isn't worth much(it took a tumble from the top section of the schools gym at pepband

).

davidgilbreath · Post by **davidgilbreath** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:50 pm

Attached is a photo of the mouthpiece that bro. J-Master mentioned. It certainly sounds magnificent in the 25J that I bought from him on Tuesday!! Sundays in Marietta will never be the same.

" . . . and loudly he played . . . "

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:25 pm

I have a GBH mouthpiece too. It does indeed stand for Gebredern (or Gebruder) Hablowitz.Mine has the exact same logo as described and pictured in the thread. Mine is a very wide (c. 36mm), very shallow mouthpiece with a huge shank for my Alexander. I believe mine is solid nickel silver (???) as it is silver in color but for sure isn't silver plated and it is very heavy.