not another mouthpiece.

[tubatom91]

Anbody have the problem of collecting mouthpices. Well I have about 6 mouthpices now 2 of which I use daily. I just bought a PT-36 to go along with my PT-88. 50 bucks I couldn't turn it down even if i really don't need it . anyone?

[TubaRay]

I know I have this tendency. I'd say the percentage of TubeNetters with this addiction is pretty high.

[windshieldbug]

Gee, I only have about a hundred-some...

[tubatom91]

I bought a kellyberg I have used it maybe 3 times in 3 years.

[Casey Tucker]

i own five (six if you count the pt88 that i lent to a friend for the summer) and i use one. i bought the dallenbach for 30 bucks. good buy in my eyes. i still have the bach 2 and helleberg 7b from when i started to play the tuba. i use a mira rose TU27 and i've found that on my 4/4 CC it works quite well in many situations. i do like to have the 88 for larger/lower tuba parts for the orchestra but the tu27 seems to do the job as of right now.

[Dan Schultz]

....i still have the bach 2 ....

Did Bach make a #2 mouthpiece?... or is that a typo?

[Casey Tucker]

they did. very funnel like. it's more like a paperweight as of right now.

[Dan Schultz]

they did. very funnel like. it's more like a paperweight as of right now.

Is it larger than the Bach 7?

[Casey Tucker]

no. actually it's quite small. it's extremely old. i'll try to get some pics and post 'em.

[Dan Schultz]

no. actually it's quite small. it's extremely old. i'll try to get some pics and post 'em.

Sorry about the '20 questions'. I've just never seen a Bach 2. I have a Bach 7, a Bach 12, and a Bach 18. I have a couple of old Conn 2 tuba MP's. Send or post a picture if you can.

[Donn]

Sorry about the '20 questions'. I've just never seen a Bach 2. I have a Bach 7, a Bach 12, and a Bach 18. I have a couple of old Conn 2 tuba MP's. Send or post a picture if you can.

Keep asking them questions, I'm dying to know about this mouthpiece too.

[cjk]

I probably have in excess of 50 tuba mouthpieces.

I'm really good at buying them but not so good at selling them.

I probably should just ebay the ones I don't want to use or collect.


Buy my Eb's!

[Chadtuba]

Tuba wise, I have settled on a Monette 95 for my 983 and an R&S heavy helleberg for a back-up to leave at the school when I play the school's BBb with my students. I also have a kellyberg as it get's stinkin cold here at football games early in the fall. Other than that the rest are beginning to go away.

Euph and trombone wise. . . well that's another story since they are cheaper to come by . I'll be clearing those out soon as well and settling on an SM3 for my euph and a DW 0AL for my bass bone,

So that's were I'm at or at least until another deal comes along that I simply cannont pass up

[Steve Inman]

I count 18, with about 5 of them used on a regular or somewhat regular basis.

From small to large (approximately):

Yamaha John Griffiths Signature (small diameter)
Some sort of old Eb bass tuba small shank, cup mpc (paperweight)
Faxx 24AW
Miraphone Eb/F mpc (no other identifier)
**Schilke Helleberg
*Wick 2L
**Conn Helleberg 7B
*Bach 18
*PT-72
*Wick 1L
Yamaha 67?
Bach 12
**Bach Helleberg (standard)
Schilke 69-C4
PT-44 (just purchased)
**Bach 7 Megatone
(Just sold Parke Offenloch)
Marcinkiewicz Rose something or another (Tuba Exchange)
**PT-88 (just purchased -- good results w/ 56J)

* = have used extensively in the past
** = using now

I probably missed one or two. I should probably offer a few of the seldom used ones FS, but you never know when you might "need" one of them!! Good thread!

Thanks,

[MaryAnn]

I dont' know how many I have. Not nearly as many as I have horn mouthpieces. I use the PT64 on the 184 and a DE on the 182, but the PT64 works just fine on both.

When I was on my first several years on horn, I kept changing mpcs trying to fix my sound. Once I fixed my sound via correct embouchure and air I chose a mpc that locked in the notes the best, and have used it ever since (a Lawson.)

MA

[pwhitaker]

As Phil Graham said when asked about the number of guns he owned: "More than I need but less than I want."

I have all of the Bachs, both Conn Hellebergs, 2 older Markies (N1S, N3S), Miraphone TU33, H2, C2 and C3; Gardianelli 24AW and 25. These are my older stock MP's - used mainly with Eb's. I also recently sold a Schilke Helleberg 2.

In the 80's I had Zottola custom make 8 or 9 larger MP's ranging from 35 to 37 MM in inner rim diameter. I also acquired a custom made H.M. White mouthpiece which is huge - 37+ MM with a very deep bowl cup. The White seems to be tailor made for my old Mira 186 with a recording bell. I had Stark copy this MP with a slightly tighter bowl in gold - great MP.

Recently I've been delving into titanium and SS - G&W titanium Bayamo and a custom titanium based on the H.M. White.
Loud 3 with 2 rims, Loud 12 and a custom SS 35.5 MM with an h-coted screw rim (Hauser MP). I bought and then almost immediately sold the SSH (bite was too sharp, cup too small.)

I also acquired both versions of the Dr. Young MP which is a great street MP for my 1291 BBb. I'm really fond of my gold PT88+ although it takes about a 1/2 hour of warming up with a larger MP before it feels comfortable. It's wonderful in the treble clef for me.

If this seems excessive and obsessive it probably is, but switching MP's is a lot safer and more productive (musically) than catting around. In my defense I've been serious about MP's since the middle 60's.