The Vincent Bach Corporation 12c mouthpiece is a small bore small cup, small rim tenor trombone mouthpiece. This was the first mouthpiece I used, some fourty-six odd years ago. I have no idea how I managed to hold on to it. The attention to detail and the over all aesthetic are lovely. Classic looks that…
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Another Mouthpiece Monday!
I know everyone missed MpM last week, so we’re back again this week with another mystery meat! There is some script engraved just under the rim, but I can’t make it out. Maybe you can? Another mouthpiece that had to be removed from a horn by force. More than once, by the look of it. This…
G Trombone
I’m not really sure that this is a G Trombone mouth piece, but it fits my G the best, so, there you go. This well used mouthpiece could be almost a hundred years old… or even older. It has a very wide rim, but it is insanely narrow on the edge. Many of the mouthpieces…
EESI-LYPE
This weeks mouthpiece is a tuba mouthpiece from the Salvation Army. It’s labeled THE SALVATION ARMY “EESI-LYPE” Reg.No544760 On the other side it says MADE IN ENGLAND E. MON. I think this silver plated mouthpiece sat in my dad’s workshop for years. I have no idea why my dad would have an old tuba mouthpiece:…
Schilke 60
This weeks Monday Mouthpiece is a two-for! This was my primary mouthpiece through the 80s. I had a bad reaction to the silver so I had one gold plated. A deep bowl with a thin and very sharp rim. This mouth piece did nothing to lock in tuning. On the other hand, it was really…
Mouth Piece Monday
I’m not really sure, but I think this is one of the first mouthpieces I ever owned. When I first started to learn to play, I spent a year playing baritone. I was so little I couldn’t even reach 6th position when I was seven, so I started with a valved instrument to learn what…