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Casey Tucker
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Re: How can I decide by myself what kind of mouthpiece do I need
Ones perception of a "good sound" is very subjective. However, I play on the Lee Stofer Geib and I love it. It's the right tool for the job FOR ME. Check with any of the major music instrument stores (dillon's, wwbw, etc.). If I'm not mistaken they do offer a trial period so you could actually have a little bit of time with it on the horn. either way, good luck!!
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imperialbari
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Re: How can I decide by myself what kind of mouthpiece do I need
Itay, your question cannot be replied to with any form of honesty, as none of us have heard you play your tuba.
With experience over many years it is possible to know in what direction to look for one self and maybe for ones students, but that always will be based on actual hearing of a given set-up of player and instrument.
I am not out to depress you, so I have a suggestion:
Israel is known for great musicians and fine orchestras. Your military bands have improved over the last 30 years (if you see and hear footage of the welcome ceremony for Anwar Sadat, you will know what I mean). Your country is small in square units. The areas with a dense population are even smaller.
See if you can join all Israeli tubists in an association coming together for musical, educational, instrumental, and social purposes. Your top professional players have travelled, and they are likely to have a lot of mouthpieces on their shelves, which they could bring for testing.
For your actual situation to be bridged, my suggestion will be to test the middle of the road, despite my own leaning towards large mouthpieces. This middle of the road has been made available for a reasonable amount of money in form of the Kelly plastic mouthpieces. My suggestion would be to buy the Kellyberg (replica of the widely used Conn Helleberg) and the Kelly 18 (shaped after the Vincent Bach 18). Thereby you get samples of two common cup shape variants, funnel and cup.
http://www.kellymouthpieces.com/tuba.asp
Klaus
With experience over many years it is possible to know in what direction to look for one self and maybe for ones students, but that always will be based on actual hearing of a given set-up of player and instrument.
I am not out to depress you, so I have a suggestion:
Israel is known for great musicians and fine orchestras. Your military bands have improved over the last 30 years (if you see and hear footage of the welcome ceremony for Anwar Sadat, you will know what I mean). Your country is small in square units. The areas with a dense population are even smaller.
See if you can join all Israeli tubists in an association coming together for musical, educational, instrumental, and social purposes. Your top professional players have travelled, and they are likely to have a lot of mouthpieces on their shelves, which they could bring for testing.
For your actual situation to be bridged, my suggestion will be to test the middle of the road, despite my own leaning towards large mouthpieces. This middle of the road has been made available for a reasonable amount of money in form of the Kelly plastic mouthpieces. My suggestion would be to buy the Kellyberg (replica of the widely used Conn Helleberg) and the Kelly 18 (shaped after the Vincent Bach 18). Thereby you get samples of two common cup shape variants, funnel and cup.
http://www.kellymouthpieces.com/tuba.asp
Klaus