Laskey F Tuba mouthpieces

[SFA Tubajack]

I'm currently looking for a new F tuba mouthpiece. I've been told good things about Laskey mouthpieces. Any opinions on them? Specifically the 28C?

[joh_tuba]

I have owned the 28C, 30C, 28F, and 30F.

You will find that your initial impression when playing these mouthpieces might be dramatically different from your feelings after a few months playing them. At least for me, coming from over a decade of playing Perantucci mouthpieces, I found the transition quite a jolt to the system. It took me having these mouthpieces sit on a shelf and revisiting at regular intervals before I felt safe taking them out in public. Now that I am fully adjusted everything else feels inferior.

For ME on my PT15 the 28F is a truly truly stellar combo. I naturally put a lot of energy into a horn and found the C cups to be a bit TOO much of a good thing. I found the 30 rims to be wider than necessary and the 28F just really feels like home now. FWIW, Alessandro Fossi reportedly also uses a 28F on his PT15. I found it very validating to learn that nugget after I had already made the same decision.

SIDENOTE: I've ordered a Parke Offenloch F tuba mouthpiece to compare. Hopefully it arrives in the next month or so. I use the original Offenloch on my PT6 and feel a need to see what Parke has cooked up for the F tuba. Good chance I'll float back to the 28F.

ANOTHER SIDENOTE: I played a PT65 for over a decade. Beautiful warm sound with lots of depth(that seems to be the strength of the PT line.. they are comfy and cover up a multiple of sins in your sound production) but I prefer the 'snap' in the response of the Laskeys and with time my sound on the 28F has developed a character that I greatly prefer. The way over the top rounded rim of the PT65 is a total deal breaker for me at this point.

FINAL SIDENOTE: Depending upon your concepts, many seem to find a great deal to appreciate in the Blokepiece. They certainly get discussed a lot. The Blokepiece is a completely different concept from any of the Laskeys and in my opinion intended to address very different playing needs and goals.

[Monstertuba]

I've been able to extensively test and vet the new Parke Ofenloch F tuba mouthpiece and can tell you that it is absolutely fantastic.

[skeath]

I had a Laskey 30C briefly, but felt the cup was too shallow. I went to a 30F, and love it. I also have a 28F, but don't use it as much. Unless you are in a very high tessitura constantly, I don't think the 28 offers enough advantage over the 30. I also use a 30H on CC.

I have modified the rims on all my Laskeys, but that is just a personal thing.


SK

[TheHatTuba]

I believe Mr. Fossi is using his signature mouthpiece through Romera.

[joh_tuba]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-CV3aNW5IM

I stand corrected.. he WAS playing a 28F but is now playing a signature mouthpiece.