G&W Stainless Steel Tuba Mouthpieces

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Whaddaya think about G&W stainless steel tuba mouthpieces?

I have never owned one.
49
70%
I have one, and think that it is the greatest mouthpiece I have!
16
23%
I have played one, but it doesn't seem to work for me.
0
No votes
I have one, and it worked really well when I first got it, but now my opinion has changed.
2
3%
I have played one. It's O.K., but nothing special.
3
4%
 
Total votes: 70

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drandomtubas
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Post by drandomtubas »

I own a Williwaw, and, my goodness do I love it!

My one beef with it is entirely my fault...
I'm ... a little bit klutzy, and the very thin edge of the shank on my beloved mouthpiece has been damaged about three times since I purchased it a few months ago.

In fact... it completely fell out of my tuba and landed on a tiled floor about ...ten minutes before my All State audition :shock:

However, it's still... fabulous, and I don't think I'll need to get another mouthpiece in a good long while.
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Post by MaryAnn »

I think what people are saying about the very thin end of the shank deserves a little more attention....sounds like they have a backbore that can't be done in brass because the brass is too soft. So that may have a great deal to do with how these pieces are different.

I'd love to try one but my $$ are so extended right now that it will have to wait; I'm planning to hit Vegas in June and want to try everything there even if my face falls off.

MA, who is a little frustrated lately with tuba.....it seems that when I'm playing horn well, tuba is going badly, and vice versa. Rats. I had to go back to my PT 64 last night on the 184, because I was burbling all the notes on my much-loved 7B, and I have a solo coming up that I can't burble.
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Post by Dylan King »

It isn't your imagination. They Bayamo is a monster, especially when pumping out the low stuff.
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