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I have my FINAL adaptation of the "Helleberg II" (several versions throughout the tuba mouthpiece industry) style mouthpiece.

This final alteration (a smaller throat) seems to have done the trick (at least, for me).

I will be A/B-ing it this weekend at the "Hocus Pocus" (live orchestra to film) gig.

WERE IT THAT I did NOT like it right off that bat (as I DO LIKE IT), I wouldn't even bother to A/B it.

This may (??) be the first "Helleberg" type of mouthpiece (and there are basically two different styles - the Conn 120-ish larger ones, and those which are a bit smaller...such as the II's the 7B's and so on) that actually felt/sounded good to me and responded well for me.

I only have a HANDFUL of this test run...and I'll be KEEPING one of them.

I ONLY had them run off in STANDARD shank.

They are the same price as all of the other "let's see what happens with this" PRE-PRODUCTION mouthpieces that I've offered - $150 (production ones - later - will be $200 ea.) ...and (as with the others that I've offered for only $150) no refund requests, please...just sell yours to someone else (or add it to your "display" - LOL), if it's not for you.

yeah...I like it...even though it's a "Helleberg" (LOL...though the RIM, THROAT, and BACK-BORE are ALL "not" Helleberg II-ish).

ONE person has consistently expressed interest in this final alteration version, so I should hold one for them...so LESS than a handful.

' sorry this took so long (kept being pulled away by other life-stuff).

I'll take two.

Other than the one that I'm obviously keeping here as a model - and to use for certain things, there's only one left available to sell. I have a university studio teacher friend (low brass professor) who indicated that they would buy one, but I don't want to foist it on them (just in case they were just being nice). I'd rather someone actively ask to purchase it.
Again, I'll run a whole bunch more later, but they will be full price. I really appreciate those of you who purchase those from these small batches which helped fund the so-called "research".

All of the first limited run are sold.

Thanks!

For those of you who have other versions of Helleberg II-style mouthpieces and were so gracious to purchase these from me, I'd appreciate some feedback.

If you don't like it as well as some others, feel free to say so, and why...All criticisms (OK... maybe not "I dropped it and I don't like the chip in the rim") are valid.

My mouthpiece line (other than all the rims which I would never use) is a fairly selfish endeavor; its "stuff that I like".


Check out the fingerprints:
(yeah, I actually HAVE been using it...)