Mouthpiece recommendations for a friend of mine

[GhostlyBoy08]

I hope that some of you here are able to help me out a little bit. One of my friends has been talking about getting a new mouthpiece. I let him try my LM-12 but I didn't think that a mouthpiece like that would work for him since its so shallow. He used to play on a conn 18 but he can't really use it anymore since a Neck bit got stuck and bended up on it and we don't have a mouthpiece puller. Would a Blessing 18 or KellyBerg or a schilke 69c4 be good for him? He will be using all season and through concert band.

[NCSUSousa]

Just get a puller - http://www.amazon.com/Generic-5366-Bobc ... B0002DUQC2
It costs less than a new mouthpiece (shipping included).

[GhostlyBoy08]

Unfortunately, I don't have the money for one. I think the band director may have. Im not too sure.

[bort]

Is it just the mouthpiece in the tuning bit? Try sticking it in the freezer for a little while. The metal will contract, and might be enough that it will yield to *gently* pressure.

[GhostlyBoy08]

Yea it's just the mouthpiece in the tuning bit. I surely will tell him this once we get back from spring break

[Art Hovey]

If he is accustomed to a Conn 18 then a Blessing 18 will be just fine. It's a very good mouthpiece.
If heating and cooling don't loosen the bit from the mouthpiece you can free it by placing the shank and bit on a hard, heavy surface and tapping on it gently with a small hammer. Don't hit it hard enough to deform the shank of the mouthpiece. If the sousa bit gets a little dinged up, so what? Avoid hitting the thin-walled part of the bit; just hit the thick end part with many small taps, working your way around.