Not even close. I used to have one of each sitting side by side on my shelf. The Bach is @ 32-32.5mm bowl of moderate depth, and the Wick is a 31.25mm deep funnel. I donated the Bach to a Scout band and sold the Wick 3L.Bob1062 wrote:The DW3 is comparable to a Bach 18, correct?
If he is used to the Wick 3 rim, then the new Alliance series, which now comes with the new Besson tubas, have a variant that is a little bit shallower cup to address the high range issues that is meeting with great reviews on 4barsrest:
To quote from the review at http://www.4barsrest.com/reviews/products/inst038.asp" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank :
"There are 8 different tuba mouthpieces in the current range, and we had our hands on the Prestige 3a, which has been developed by James Gourlay no less, to compliment the new EEb Prestige tuba.
"It does bear comparison to the Denis Wick 3, although it is less deep with a cup that does allow for a little bit of extra help for lead tuba voices in the higher register.
"That was immediately commented upon by our tester, who found the 31.25mm cup diameter and slightly shallower cup depth very responsive and flexible. Favourable comments were also made on the projection, which was clear but not over bright as well as the comfortable feel on the lips. It seemed to do the job it was designed to do very well indeed."
And you purchase it here:
http://www.rogerwebster.co.uk/store/ind ... duct_id=36" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank