These are a good bit shallower than most all tuba mouthpieces, but are made on a tuba blank so to speak (though there's really no such thing as a "tuba blank").
It features my #2 profile narrow and gentle-on-the-face rim with a conservative 32.3mm opening, the throat is about the size of a typical large bass trombone mouthpiece throat, and the cup is perhaps 1/8 of an inch shallower yet than a Miraphone 23 aka C4.
I designed this as an F or E-flat cimbasso mouthpiece, but perhaps it would also work on one of those cute little 5/8ths inch bore little 14-in bell American E-flat tubas from a century ago. (??)
From now on, they will be $175 ea. + postage, I have a stack of orders for them already but I lack two or three to make it worth doing a "run" of them. If I can get a small number of you interested in them, I can go ahead and push the magic button. The finish is bright silver plate, and they are one-piece brass, as far as what they're made of.
If you use them for the two things I outlined above, I suspect you will be very pleased. If you purchase one and decide that it works great on something else, congratulations and let me know.
Since the price is now at the non-introductory price, I'm going to offer an optional weeklong trial, but - since these are silver plated brass and not stainless steel - I'm going to have to be really picky about nicks, scratches, and shank marks in order to allow refunds. I also can't return the credit card processing fee of 3% nor the postage cost out to you. Realize that the only things that I'm not offering to refund (refund, as long as the mouthpiece still looks brand new) are things that I cannot get back.
If you are hoping for the return option, I would strongly recommend cutting out a small rectangle of paper that will protect the shank from becoming scarred upon insertion, until you've decided that you like it and are keeping it. I think I would also recommend a nice close shave, because silver plated brass and gold-plated brass mouthpieces can even be scratched with whisker stubble. ... Just sayin'.
This is the same drill as always.
I'm not going to ask for any money until shortly before they're ready to deliver to you folks who are so kind as to buy them, but once the time draws near for delivery to you, I'm going to ask for prompt payment upon request.
Right now, I just need names and email addresses from those of you who would like to buy one. Addresses and phone numbers are handy as well, but I can actually collect those from you later.
Thanks for supporting me in the mouthpiece thing here.
It's actually kind of fun, I like hearing from people who are happy with what they got, as well as from one or two who might not be, but - so far - most seem to want to keep things that I sell to them...
just like this...except mine is "small" (bass trombone or old English tuba) shank, and all of this run will be STANDARD shank.
Oh yeah...My own is scuffed, carelessly inserted in the receiver, and non-returnable...' good thing it's mine anyway.
