Posted by Rick Denney on March 28, 2003 at 08:02:17:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Raising pitch of a euph slighly posted by Urbster on March 27, 2003 at 23:03:53:
A smaller mouthpiece may not be what you need, but rather a mouthpiece that is designed for a higher centering pitch. Such a mouthpiece may actually be larger.
I brought the pitch of my Besson up a good 15 cents by switching to a Steven Mean mouthpiece. I have both the SM-3 and the SM-4. The 3 is a toilet bowl and feels good to this tuba player, but it still plays a higher pitch than the trombone mouthpieces I had tried.
If you look at it and how it sits in the receiver, you'll also notice that the Steven Mean mouthpieces have a shorter wheelbase than most trombone mouthpieces.
Rick "whose Besson is still pushing a bit flat" Denney