24AW - in praise of

[Three Valves]

The Kelly 24AW in Lexan feels a little wider. (Internal diameter)

And the rim a little less wide.

Feels great, sounds great.

Now I want to try one in stainless!!

[Wyvern]

Wessex Tubas will soon have in stock the MOUNT VERNON 24AW. This is an exact reproduction of this iconic mouthpiece.

I have compared against Bach 24AW and think the Mount Vernon is the better with richer tone.

[royjohn]

Whaat does anyone know about my Benge 24AW? About the same as the others?
royjohn

[Donn]

I see at the top of the page, for whatever reason we were talking about the Conn 7B. Which I've seen dismissed as a bass tuba mouthpiece. Seriously, a lot of players seem to think the dimensions of this mouthpiece (and by extension I guess all the older similar Helleberg types) are too small for contrabass tuba. Its internal cup width is a hair bigger than the 24AW, though, according to the usual charts.

People who think the 24AW is an exceptionally suitable mouthpiece, might think about trying other mouthpieces - rarely considered these days - of similar dimensions. My current theory is that if you picked a bunch of average amateur tuba players, and tried them out on different mouthpieces, the number one thing that would improve their sound, as perceived by a listener, is a reduction of 1mm or more in the cup size.

[cambrook]

For a long time I was not a fan of the 24AW, but I recently tried a couple of Mt Vernon ones. One of them was fantastic, the other wasn't. The Bach 24AW is one of the most inconsistent mouthpieces I've seen, and that includes the older Mt Vernon versions. Needless to say, some other mouthpieces labelled 24AW are even more varied. As a result, some may suit people more (or less) than the Bachs.

This is an exact reproduction of this iconic mouthpiece.

I think it's great that Wessex will have a copy of a Mt Vernon 24AW, I just hope they've chosen a particularly good one to copy. I guess we'll have to wait and see