Posted by Tim C on January 20, 2003 at 15:47:08:
In Reply to: Mouthpiece Suggestion posted by Steve on January 20, 2003 at 15:12:33:
Hi Steve,
Congrats on getting a great tuba!
The mouthpiece that came with my Hirsbrunner was a Bruno Tilz M10. It is very close to a Perantucci 88 in size, but the shell design is different, more like the old style Perantucci design. Both Tilz line and Perantucci line shanks fits your tuba perfectly. Bach, Conn and Schilke fit less nicely but will play.
I receommend Doug Elliott mouthpieces. You get to choose the rim to fit YOU, the cup volume you want and shank that fits your tuba (many sizes to choose from, to obtain max efficiency). They are quite expensive, at $180 a piece (one rim + one cup + one shank) but I'd say they are worth it, having tried some of his mouthpieces the quality I can say is very high and the variety of options available make them highly customized for the individual.
If you get a Laskey, E (European) shank fits better than A (American) shank (speaking of it, I do have a perfect Laskey 30H with E shank for sale, heh heh).