B-Flat mouthpiece

Posaunus · by **Posaunus** » 2020-11-08 4:51 p.m.

I guess I've discovered the answer to my mouthpiece issues – I gotta git one o' them B-flat mouthpieces!

(I think all mine are in concert C. :???: )

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BGuttman · by **BGuttman** » 2020-11-08 5:04 p.m.

So do I need to find a G mouthpiece for my G Bass? ;)

Posaunus · by **Posaunus** » 2020-11-08 7:01 p.m.

[quote="BGuttman"]So do I need to find a G mouthpiece for my G Bass? ;)[/quote]

And an E-flat piece for your alto trombone! :roll:

Crazy4Tbone86 · by **Crazy4Tbone86** » 2020-11-09 10:42 a.m.

This brings to mind a story about a tuba player. Apparently, there was a tuba player who showed up for a rehearsal with a community brass band in my area with a C tuba. When rehearsal began, he asked for the “Bass Clef - Tuba in C parts.” He was not asking for the standard bass parts. He was asking for bass clef parts that were transposed down a whole tone so he could play B-flat fingerings on a C tuba.

As it turned out, when he was in high school, his family bought him a C tuba but he never learned the C tuba fingerings. His high school band director wrote out “C tuba parts” for him to use on all of the music!

medina5012 · by **medina5012** » 2020-11-20 2:59 p.m.

Can't imagine what those crazies with a Gb Bass play on then :shock:

Kingfan · by **Kingfan** » 2020-11-20 3:25 p.m.

My bass trombone is Bb/F/Gb/D. Do I need four mouthpieces when I play? :???: :mrgreen:

Posaunus · by **Posaunus** » 2020-11-20 5:15 p.m.

[quote="Kingfan"]My bass trombone is Bb/F/Gb/D. Do I need four mouthpieces when I play? :???: :mrgreen:[/quote]

No, if you get Parduba double-cup mouthpieces you'll need only two of them. :clever:

[That is what these dual-purpose pieces are designed for, isn't it?] 😉

Kingfan · by **Kingfan** » 2020-11-20 5:39 p.m.

[quote="Posaunus"]<QUOTE author="Kingfan" post_id="131072" time="1605903919" user_id="3053">
My bass trombone is Bb/F/Gb/D. Do I need four mouthpieces when I play? :???: :mrgreen:[/quote]

No, if you get Parduba double-cup mouthpieces you'll need only two of them. :clever:

[That is what these dual-purpose pieces are designed for, isn't it?] 😉
</QUOTE>

I had no idea how I was going to do four mouthpieces. I thought I was going to have to get a four into one leadpipe adapter and move around like a harmonica player, but hadn't figured out how to cover the three mouthpieces I wasn't playing at the time. All I need now is a two into one adapter with a valve so I can switch on the fly. You are a genius! :good:

Kbiggs · by **Kbiggs** » 2020-11-20 5:59 p.m.

A small tenor player needs a mouthpiece with 7 different cup depths. If you have an F valve, you will need 13 different cups. Bass players with independent valves need 24 cups, plus an additional 2 for high G and F#.

Or...

You can practice.

BGuttman · by **BGuttman** » 2020-11-20 6:49 p.m.

[quote="Kbiggs"]A small tenor player needs a mouthpiece with 7 different cup depths. If you have an F valve, you will need 13 different cups. Bass players with independent valves need 24 cups, plus an additional 2 for high G and F#.

Or...

You can practice.[/quote]

There's another one for the "new gizmos" thread: a mouthpiece with adjustable depths that compensates on the fly. 😉

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