Looking for a good condition Parker Steve Dunkel MP..

Let me know what you have.

EZ

bump and also anyone have thoughts on this MP?

I just sold one about 2 months ago or so. Otherwise I'd offer it to you.

They're extremely well made, the fact that it's in 3 parts is pretty neat. The machining is unbelievable.

That being said, I found it to be just a little too big for me (for reference I usually play a Hammond 21BL). It's actually fairly efficient for what they are (I tend to think of them like stainless steel Greg Blacks, although I think they're more efficient than most of Greg's bass pieces). They're not like Giddings pieces, the sound profile is more "normal" and generally a little less dark and dense. The rim is definitely on the thinner side, the cup fairly deep, but it doesn't feel as big because of the shape of both. Really they're excellent mouthpieces, but the limited selection of sizes (I had the 29.5 mm, which I wouldn't really call an accurate measurement), makes it hard to find something that's just a tad smaller, especially regarding throat size and cup depth.

One of the issues with steel trombone mouthpieces is the lack of overtones, even in the lighter pieces like this one, making it harder to blend in a section and making it harder to adapt your sound for different styles and musical contexts. That's one of the reasons I sold mine. Sorry for the novel, hope this helps! Feel free to PM me any questions.

Thank you very much for the info friend. Starting to think I should look in the direction of DE pieces.. I was hoping to at least try out a SS mouthpiece, but after a week or more of reaching out to Parker still no response. Still none from DE yet either but that as only been a few days.

Thanks again,

EZ

Yeah no problem. FYI Dave Houser (google Houser mouthpiece works) makes these.

You can email them directly if you have questions: <EMAIL email="dave@housermouthpiece.net">dave@housermouthpiece.net</EMAIL>

I have one that is like new, but it has the plastic rim, if you’re interested.