What was the first bowl-shaped mouthpiece?

bort · Post by **bort** » Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:32 pm

What are some examples of early bowl-shaped tuba mouthpieces? That is, we all know that the Helleberg is basically the original funnel-shaped mouthpiece. Is there anything similar for bowls?

I know the Conn Geib was like a funnel/bowl hybrid... but what else would be early and in the bowl category?

GC · Post by GC » Sat Mar 24, 2018 9:22 pm

Have you considered 1800's mouthpieces? The Civil War-era Eb contrabass Saxhorn ones I've seen were all bowl-shaped. Some have irregular (not round) throats and shanks that angle a little to the sides.

bort · Post by **bort** » Sat Mar 24, 2018 10:13 pm

Ok, sorry... maybe not like the first...

But in the first half of the 1900s, what were the bowl shaped options?

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:59 am

The original Moritz-Wieprecht mouthpieces? And probably the Ophicleide mouthpieces from which they were derived? And the serpent mouthpieces before that?

ken k · Post by **ken k** » Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:09 pm

King had one I think it was a 28? very similar tot he Bach 24AW It came with their sousaphones and had the round cushion rim

Bnich93 · Post by **Bnich93** » Wed Mar 28, 2018 3:39 pm

The serpent had the first bowl mouthpiece.

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Thu Mar 29, 2018 4:39 pm

ken k wrote:King had one I think it was a 28? very similar tot he Bach 24AW It came with their sousaphones and had the round cushion rim

It was the 25. I played one all four years in high school.

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