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I just saw this on Marketplace and had to laugh!


Weirmar trombone with Case & Nozzle. Excellent condition. $125.

T :laugh:
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The slang for mouthpiece around here is "scope".
yes, really
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Will that "nozzle" fit in my imaginary Tesla port?
Meinl Weston 2145 CC
King Symphonic BBb circa 1936ish
Pre H.N.White, Cleveland Eb 1924ish (project)
Conn Sousaphone, fiberglass 1960s? (Project)
Olds Baritone 1960s?
Hoping to find a dirt cheap Flugabone
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bloke wrote: Sun Nov 02, 2025 10:07 pm The slang for mouthpiece around here is "scope".
yes, really
So is a Bach a Leupold? A PT perhaps a Swarovski or Zeiss.

Your mouthpieces are definitely Nightforce, then!
1960 186CC
B&S 5099/PT-15
Cerveny 653
A bunch of string instruments
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gig:

(Someone notices that someone else has a mouthpiece with an unusual exterior shape, so obviously some custom make.)

"What kind of scope you got on there, Kenny?"

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i don't remember what language it is that translates directly to "nozzle" but I have seen it quite a few times. Kind of accurate in a way -- my hose has a nozzle that I can adjust the water flow with.
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Mary Ann wrote: Tue Nov 04, 2025 8:40 am i don't remember what language it is that translates directly to "nozzle" but I have seen it quite a few times. Kind of accurate in a way -- my hose has a nozzle that I can adjust the water flow with.
If I recall correctly, mondstuk, is both mouthpiece and nozzle in Dutch.
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Also Spanish. “Boquilla.”
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MikeS wrote: Tue Nov 04, 2025 9:03 am
Mary Ann wrote: Tue Nov 04, 2025 8:40 am i don't remember what language it is that translates directly to "nozzle" but I have seen it quite a few times. Kind of accurate in a way -- my hose has a nozzle that I can adjust the water flow with.
If I recall correctly, mondstuk, is both mouthpiece and nozzle in Dutch.
Depends on the usage, but yea, correct
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