Eb mouthpieces


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Posted by turbod on December 07, 2003 at 09:50:40:

I have recently started playing Eb tuba. I have a Herco mouthpiece that is small and has Eb stamped on it. This works well, but does not have much low end response. When I put my Helleberg or Bach 18 in the horn the low range of the horn sounds great, but the middle to upper registers are horrible. The Bach Mouthpiece Manual says "With the exception of the junior mouthpieces, Nos 30E and 32E" Which are their smallest mouthpieces, "Bach tuba mouthpieces can be used equally well on BBb and Eb tuba. There is no good reason for making mouthpieces for Eb any smaller or shallower, because a player using an Eb tuba actually transposes a fourth and uses the instrument in the lower register, for which a larger sized mouthpiece is to be given preference." The sound of my tuba suggests otherwise. I think Bach could be wrong. What are you using on Eb?


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