I am covering Bass Bone in a Swing Band (loving it) but thinking I may want to find a MP exclusive to that use. My 1969 Conn88H is serving well, and I have always been true to the Remington MP that came with it (having had the privilege of a few privates with Emory Remington). What I would like to improve upon is the ability to POP out PEDAL notes easier and "faster" - (i.e. they are just "there" w/o a lot of thought. Pedals are fine with an "orchestral" amount of time, but in swing world I want more pop. .547 BORE

Thanks for any advice.

See if you can find the old Conn 3B mouthpiece that used to come with the Conn basses.

See if you can borrow a 2G or 1-1/2G from somebody and try it. An 88H is going to be limiting in that range, but a bigger mouthpiece might get you close. I do that occasionally, with one of my mouthpieces - my MB series 109, J, J8 (J8C for a Conn) is a really easy switch for me, but you might not need something that big.

Conn 3B bass mouthpieces are hard to find, it's about 2G rim size with a deeper cup.

[quote="Doug Elliott"]Conn 3B bass mouthpieces are hard to find, it's about 2G rim size with a deeper cup.[/quote]

The big advantage of the (admittedly rare) Conn 3B bass trombone mouthpiece is that its shank has the "Remington taper" so it will not wobble in trombones with that receiver taper (older Conn 88H, 71H, 72H, etc.).

For my 71H, I either use a lucky-find 3B or a Doug Elliott setup (MB 109 Rim, MB J Cup, J8/C Shank). [Thanks Doug!]