Mira-188 KAISER BORE custom mouthpipe


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Posted by bloke on January 22, 2004 at 00:22:13:

I'm offering for sale a very special order (obviously handmade) custom mouthpipe (yellow brass) to fit a Miraphone model 188 CC tuba.

This mouthpipe is a KAISER (extra large) bore mouthpipe. It will greatly improve the ease of response of the low register of a model 188 - which is notoriously "tight".

As this is a "Kaiser" bore mouthpipe, the mouthpiece receiver is also "large shank" (like Alex, etc.) "Long shank" American mouthpieces will fit, but "short shank" (like Bach-style exterior) will not fit without the shank being extended on a lathe. The opening of the receiver on this mouthpipe is .620" If your mouthpiece's shank has a place on its taper that is at least .620" outer diameter, it will fit into this mouthpipe without alteration.

The other devices on display in the picture are also included, and supply everything required to make this mouthpipe and the instrument's original mouthpipe very easily interchangable. (The services of a repair technician or your own personal skills are required.)

The lacquer on this mouthpipe is in virtually perfect condition. The receiver area is unlacquered to facilitate installation by your repair technician. This mouthpipe will not physically fit on to a model 186 and will only fit a Miraphone 188 CC. (Trust me!)

Thanks for looking!



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