glove box mouthpiece

[joshwirt]

Yes....a Lexan Canadian Brass Jacobs mouthpiece resides in my glovebox. Luckily, I've never had to pull my reserve 'shute.....

-Josh Wirt

[Tubaryan12]

Bach 22

[ken k]

glove box mouthpiece....

sounds like a name for a band.....

k

[Matt G]

At one point in time I had 3 DIllion Geib 3 mouthpieces. One in brass and two in bronze*. I picked up two of them (can't remember which) for very little money so I had one I could always leave in the car, briefcase, etc. If I hadn't found those cheap, I probably would have had bought another Bach 7. This was when I was pretty much teaching lessons and playing only CC. If I had to have a backup for bass tuba, it probably would have been a Mirafone C4 or Bach 18.

*Yes I preferred the sound of the bronze. It seemed to carry more fundamental in the sound.

[MartyNeilan]

Always a Kellyberg. Great for the occasional buzzing, and prevents the "did I forget my mouthpiece?" paranoia that everyone experiences at least once.
Usually a trombone slide sprayer (amazingly, works as well on tenor as it does on bass.)
Sometimes a Kelly 1 1/2 G and/or Kelly 12C trombone piece.
Always a 12V charger for my PSP aka mobile Internet aka Skype phone.
Always a pile of fast-food coupons that usually expire before they are used.

[T. J. Ricer]

I keep a Miraphone C4 in the glove box, in a pinch, it doubles as a CC or F MP (or BBb or Eb). I also have a kellyberg floating around the car most of the time.

I did have to play a gig once on the tbone player's spare mouthpiece and it was traumatic enough that I keep extras everywhere. . .

--T. J.

[ZNC Dandy]

A Dillon M1CB, with a bored out throat. I have since started doing this because I did forget my briefcase, which happened to have all my music and mouthpieces in it, a few weeks ago. Thankfully we were playing Dvorak 9, so I just sat there anyway...

[davidgilbreath]

Currently, in my 1998 Silverado I carry (in the center console) the following:

Kellyberg - old gold
Americanized Geib- very, very old mpc that followed me after graduating from UK
Conn Helleberg- it too followed me home . . .
Screwrim- made at UK by physics department based on Schilke and Herrick
Stofer Chief - obtained in a trade with Jeopardymaster for Helleberg Sear
Stofer Gieb - if Lee does it, then I love it.

All are in Grime Gutter pouches with the odd leather Gard pouch interspersed for shock absorption. These are easier to replace than a stolen tuba, plus I always know where they are.

[eupher61]

glove box mouthpiece....

sounds like a name for a band.....

k

where's that "name our quartet" thread??

[eupher61]

Astro Nylon generic, had it for years. extra bit for the helicon.
I think I have a Bach 1G too,
Music stand, mic stand, fold up stool, golf discs in the back (Taurus wagon). Lately my bass fiddle stand hasn't made it out of there.

[Wyvern]

A Melton 18 that was given to me, but has never been used in performance.

[windshieldbug]

glove box mouthpiece....
sounds like a name for a band.....
k

where's that "name our quartet" thread??

Though it's cold and lonley in the deep dark night
I can see paradise by the dashboard light

[Z-Tuba Dude]

I have a Miraphone C4 that had the throat bored out, a little TOO much, years ago!
I use it to buzz on, while on the way to rehearsals/gigs.

[Cameron Gates]

Miraphone Rose Orchestra. About 10,000 years old featuring a raw brass ring on the front of the rim. Still property of the high school I attended. I'll return it someday.

[MichaelDenney]

A Sear Helleberg in my Miata. But I keep it to buzz during my drive to work, not as a backup. Gets a lot of attention when the top is down, so I learned to do duck calls on it for inquiring minds at stop lights.

[MileMarkerZero]

I keep a PT-44 in the car. I haven't ever forgotten my normal piece, because if the horn is in the sack, so is the mouthpiece pouch. I usually use it for buzzing along to NPR while I'm driving, sometimes to get my chops functioning when I know I won't have much time to warm up. I WON'T use it for playing purposes unless there is no other choice, simply because my horn and the PT-48 don't like each other. They argue about where pitches are, and I wind up sounding like poo-poo.

[rocksanddirt]

none.

since a) the mp's all live in the same bag as the horn, and b) i mostly am going places on my bike with it, or in the GEM, in which you leave nothing.