I've tried a number of different mouthpieces on my Mack Brass 410. I've settled on an RT-44. The exception is if I have a particularly high piece to play, I'll use the RT-36. If there's a piece that stays really low, I'll use the RT-50.

Hope that helps.

KorKoro

Mack Brass Return Policy from their website: Mack Brass instruments come with a 7-day trial period. If after the trial you feel the need to return the instrument, we will refund your money 100%. Unlike most of our competitors, we will not charge you any restocking fees, and we will even pay for the ...

I think some of the older more-sought-after 186's had a slightly smaller bell than the present 186's. I think I read where Johnathan was trying to emulate that. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

KorKoro

I have a Mack 410 and like it a lot. The Mack 410 has a slightly larger bell than the Mahler and I'm told it has a bit more mellow tone. Intonation is very good. I played an Anton in the Chicago showroom last year. I really liked the tone (I'm guessing more American) but I couldn't get it to play in ...

LeMark wrote: ↑Sat Sep 05, 2020 10:59 am Nope, with the exception if you are heading to Alaska via the roads

Tell me more. I've been there via motorcycle before and have stopped by the closed border this year. Did you mean if I had been going by road I could have gone.

KorKoro

New Carlisle, IN -- November 30. Most fun one I've been to. (Make sure to bring your beer styne) Traverse City, MI -- December 5. Traverse City is now cancelled. If all goes well with my camper build I'll head South and hit Cape Girardeau, MO on December 12 and Austin, TX on December 21. Don't know ...

bort2.0 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:02 pm I thought it was great!

The pope seems hard to impress though...

The Pope being German, maybe a little "PDQ Bach" thing with a polka band sound in the middle would have roused his spirits a bit.

KorKoro

Our little 25 member Jordan Valley Community Band this summer. It was the only band that played this summer where I live. That's me with the hat and white beard. Yes, that's a lot of tuba for a small band, and, yes, we let the bass clarinet play with us on "Tiptoe Through the Tubas." She made us ...

Really impressive. Almost makes me go to church again. Although, I get tired of seeing all the cracks in the walls.

KorKoro

Ho! Ho! Ho!

I see we've passed 200 members already. Way to go ya'll!!

KorKoro

Every time I try to play with a mask it sounds as though I have focal dystonia.

KorKoro

I played BBb in high school and part of college, then switched to CC because "I was told to", and most of major players and teachers (in the early 70s) played CC. I found that I was much more agile and better sounding on the CC, even when I played BBb during all my public school teaching years. In ...