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Anyone have an Alexander tuba mouthpiece they'd like to sell?
I just picked one up from eBay, but I think it's either for an F tuba or something else... I know the Alex mouthpieces are a bit smaller(?) than modern things, but this one does seem too big for trombone and too small for tuba.
So anyway... Anyone have an Alexander tuba mouthpiece to sell?
Alex mouthpieces are VERY shallow and have a flat cup. At least the ones I have seen are. They are great paperweights.
Terry Stryker
Mirafone 186C, 186BBb, 184C, 186C clone
Gebr. Alexander New 163C, Vintage 163C, Vintage 163BBb
Amati 481C
Lyon & Healy 6/4
Kane Stealth tuba
A plethora of others....
I played an Alex once with an Alex mouthpiece. The mouthpiece I remember had the enormous "A" shank. Very wide, very shallow, huge throat, and it seemed to help the "intonationally challenged" Alex CC I was playing it on a little easier in that department.
Thanks Joe. Actually, the last one I bought was from eBay, and a friend on the board here notified me about it. Much appreciated, and still neat to have.
Shank size... whatever. If I like how it works, I'll send it out to be fixed to fit my (standard) receiver properly
iiipopes wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 7:55 am
Shallow cups? Would that help some of the intonation quirks that various Alex owners talk about?
Just might. I have a couple notes on my 186 that require adult fingerings with my regular mouthpiece. When I use a shallower one, or the C4 that would have come with the horn, those notes are fingered normally. My old Alex, a BBb, really has no major pitch issues.
Terry Stryker
Mirafone 186C, 186BBb, 184C, 186C clone
Gebr. Alexander New 163C, Vintage 163C, Vintage 163BBb
Amati 481C
Lyon & Healy 6/4
Kane Stealth tuba
A plethora of others....
