Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Conn vs. King sousaphones


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Posted by Rob P-M on August 15, 2002 at 09:02:49:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Conn vs. King sousaphones posted by mouthpieces? on August 15, 2002 at 01:27:20:

As Lee Stofer points out, any mouthpiece you can play well generally should work ok. The best place to start would be either a Conn 2 (same rim diameter and cup shape as a Conn Helleberg 7B, but a cushion rim) or a standard Conn Helleberg. [Any of the Helleberg variants, such a Schilke's or Warburtons, Jacobs' or Floyd Cooley's, should be good] Other possibilites would be the big Conn Chief (too big for me) or the bigger Bachs (7, 12). The only mouthpieces I would definitely avoid for the big Conns would be the Bach 24AW and the Bach 18. They're probably the most widely used mouthpieces, but my personal experience is that I cannot get much out of them on a big Conn. They're OK for me with my King 2341, but I prefer the Schilke Helleberg II on the King. For my 20K, I still use a Conn 2, which I think is a greatly underrated mouthpiece.


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