Euphonium Mouthpieces

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:53 pm

Good luck! Seriously, with the difference in diameter between tuba and euph mouthpieces being just enough to be really annoying, try several, and don't just reflexively think that something standard like a Schilke 51D, or a Wick 3, or a Bach whatever will work. But do start with something standard so you can see how it feels, and if it doesn't work, at least you have a starting point to know where to go.

XtremeEuph · Post by **XtremeEuph** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:11 pm

yeah thats what i did, just went with a schilke 51D because I didnt really know better.................Its fine but im sure there is a way better fit for me.

djwesp · Post by **djwesp** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:33 pm

I play on a bored 51D Schilke.

It works pretty good, and there is a lot of mouthpiece there (seems to help the move for me).

Aaron Tindall · Post by **Aaron Tindall** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:56 am

Try the SM 3 model. I play both Tuba and euph. and it makes great for switching between the two horns alot easier. I also know quite a few tuba professors who play euph on the side use this same set-up as well.

NickJones · Post by **NickJones** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:10 am

I would never use the same mouthpiece for tuba / euph.
For Euph playing I use a remington mouthpiece ( I am selling a spare remington MP) thread is on here somewhere.
perantucci do a range of euph mp's might be worth checking them out.
if you want some details drop me a pm.
ta

Eupher6 · Post by **Eupher6** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:44 pm

Aaron Tindall wrote:Try the SM 3 model. I play both Tuba and euph. and it makes great for switching between the two horns alot easier. I also know quite a few tuba professors who play euph on the side use this same set-up as well.

At the risk of stating the obvious, that's the Steven Mead model SM 3, as manufactured by Denis Wick.

djwesp · Post by **djwesp** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:47 pm

MikeMiller wrote:
djwesp wrote:I play on a bored 51D Schilke.

Maybe if you took it out and payed more attention to it, it wouldn't be so bored

I've tried. But when I play with him, people get mad. So I only bring him out in the practice room to work on my chops, so people don't get their panties in a wad.

One way to alleviate the problem would be to practice euphonium more often, but ... no... i'll stick with tuba.

Highams · Post by **Highams** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:34 am

Like bob1062 says, I use a big Doug Elliot, and yes there are some minor intonation problems, but none worse than any other choice of m/piece really.

These are much easier to correct too.

Suits me fine.

CB