Mike Finn Mouthpieces Compared to Old King Equa-Tru?

Gongadin · Post by **Gongadin** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:19 am

I forget who told me (might've been Mike Finn) that certain Mike Finn mouthpieces (MF2?) are very much like old H.N. White Equa-Tru 26 pieces, only improved.
Has anyone had experience with both mouthpieces that could review a comparison between them?
I'm enjoying my old Equa-Tru 26, and would be up for trying out a 'modern' version of it.
Anyone have one they want to get rid of? (Hmmm....should I have posted this is the classifieds section?)

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:20 pm

Ask him.
info@mikefinnmouthpieces.com

Jeffrey Hicks · Post by **Jeffrey Hicks** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:54 pm

Having both spoken with Mike and used the MF2 I can say with some knowledge that they are. If you can believe it the MF2 is actually a heavyweight tEqu-tru 26. I use a 26 on a Conn 20j and the MF2 made it sound it even better for me. I would suggest getting one.

Mike Finn · Post by **Mike Finn** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:01 pm

The MF1 (my first design) was greatly influenced by the King 26, both inside and out. I made my rim slightly wider and rounder, and the throat a bit larger with a shorter venturi. The old Kings were pretty thick-walled already, but I beefed up the exterior a bit anyways, around the throat in particular. The MF2 is the same as the MF1, but with a narrower rim. (Narrower than the MF1, still rounder than the King.)
I'll try to get some photos up in the next day or two showing the three mouthpieces side by side, if anyone is interested. For more info please visit my site, and feel free to e-mail me anytime.
Thanks!
MF
http://www.MikeFinnMouthpieces.com