You never know what might work....
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 6:23 pm
Years ago, during my search for the Holy Grail of mouthpieces, I purchased a no name, 67C sized mouthpiece with the thought of increasing the bore size a bit and using it on my Marzan. After I was done, I declared the mouthpiece a paperweight, and never used it again. Since then, thousands of dollars of mouthpiece have been plugged into that Marzan: Bought a lot. Sold a lot. Traded a lot. Finally, I found mouthpieces that I really like on the Marzan.
Fast forward to this year, I stumble upon a 3/4 sized tuba. Now the mouthpiece search starts again. I try everything I own in this thing, plus the 3 mouthpieces that came with it. None of them seem to be what I want. The closest thing was a Besson 24 mouthpiece I was gifted a few weeks ago.
Today, after a rehearsal, I decided to sit down and try every mouthpiece I own on the thing, which ranged from Sellmansberger Solo, Orchestra Grand and Symphony, Miraphone Rose Orchestra, Bach 18, 22 and 25, Besson 24 and just for kicks, I decided to try that 67C paperweight. Well that paperweight mouthpiece lit the little horn up like a Christmas tree. It was the clear winner by far. Notes speak easier...soft playing is easier. Loud is as easy as any of the others, and the notes speak as easily as if I were playing the Marzan.
Moral of the story (if there is one); the crappiest mouthpiece on your horn, may fit some other horn like a glove. Maybe, ever a horn you never thought you would own.
Fast forward to this year, I stumble upon a 3/4 sized tuba. Now the mouthpiece search starts again. I try everything I own in this thing, plus the 3 mouthpieces that came with it. None of them seem to be what I want. The closest thing was a Besson 24 mouthpiece I was gifted a few weeks ago.
Today, after a rehearsal, I decided to sit down and try every mouthpiece I own on the thing, which ranged from Sellmansberger Solo, Orchestra Grand and Symphony, Miraphone Rose Orchestra, Bach 18, 22 and 25, Besson 24 and just for kicks, I decided to try that 67C paperweight. Well that paperweight mouthpiece lit the little horn up like a Christmas tree. It was the clear winner by far. Notes speak easier...soft playing is easier. Loud is as easy as any of the others, and the notes speak as easily as if I were playing the Marzan.
Moral of the story (if there is one); the crappiest mouthpiece on your horn, may fit some other horn like a glove. Maybe, ever a horn you never thought you would own.
