Does anyone have any experience with these mouthpieces?

[j1007hc]

http://www.marcinkiewicz.com/mouthpieces/tuba/ch.htm" target="_blank

Was wondering if anyone had anything to say about these.

[tubacorbin]

I played one when I marched for the Santa Clara Vanguard back in 2006. I found that I wasn't too fond of it. I was playing on a BBb and I believe it was too small for what I needed it to do.

[Donn]

http://www.marcinkiewicz.com/mouthpieces/tuba/ch.htm" target="_blank

Was wondering if anyone had anything to say about these.

The standard Marcinkiewicz line is reasonably popular, been around for a while mostly marketed (I think) to advanced players. The H series are big mouthpieces, both cup diameter and bore diameter. I use the H3 or H4 on sousaphone, and like them a lot. The concert series, no idea - I'm sure they're no worse than the standard, but if they're the same on the inside, as the dimensions suggest, I think it's fair to say they will be quite similar.

[The Jackson]

I have a CH H2. I used it a couple of years ago with my school's Miraphone 186 and the two worked very well together. I felt very comfortable with the piece and didn't have try hard at all to get a nice, full sound. It's pretty wide and has a very deep funnel cup. The funky-looking exterior geometry does give the whole thing a little extra weight (which I felt to be helpful), but I am not familiar with any regular line Marcinkiewicz mouthpiece, so I cannot comment on the claims Marcinkiewicz makes about the design doing something with vibrations and whatnot.

I got mine for a screaming-good deal and can say that I probably would not spend the money to buy one brand-new. To me, that's way too much money for a mouthpiece.


I hope that helps!