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I took the plunge and bought the York. I was wrong about my lips. They lasted only two minutes instead of five.��Yet, they made a much better sound...

I replaced the brass guides with nylon ones: easier than expected. Thanks for the suggestions, in fact the epoxy resin applied to the brass guides...

Cimbasso?

Another issue is that the bass trombone is a difficult instrument to simply sound good on. It just doesn't resonate easily like a tuba or euphonium. ...

I would warn you about the bass trombone. A single-valve relatively small bass trombone might be manageable for you. I think you would find a...

Primarily euphonium through college, but tuba for the last ~16 years (after an almost-20 year instrumental hiatus) because no one needed a euph. I'm...

Make sure your tech knows what s/he is committing to. I've had two installed. The first was back in the 90s by a renown California tech who spent a...

I saw this and actually will be in Atlanta for the summer. I don't think my spouse will let me commit to the cost and seven days, but I am wondering...

There are two easy paths to learn tuba after playing euphonium. The path I chose was an Eb tuba, which allows me to read bass clef music the way I...

https://shop.mtp-music.de/article-details/MTP-PTRIG-SII1.aspx There you go. I would recommend you to go to your local tech and ask about your...

I've been playing euphonium for less than three years. I've always wanted to be a bass player for all the things you mention. I bought a Conn 10J...

Bass trombones can be heavy. My arthritis led me away from piano and back to euphonium. I took up trombone to play with a local orchestra, and I play...

N103 J8 EUPH series, but I wanted to ask him the benefits of different rim sizes because the 103 is a little larger than than the SM4U.

What did Doug Elliott recommend for you? Just curious.

Doug Elliot recommended me a combination which I'm tempted to try. I've only played the Giddings once, and it is a fun mouthpiece to play on, I think...

I have an E1, and for ME, Giddings GW=102 is way better than anything else I have tried. IMO the sound quality, and the feel (and other advantages)...

As far as I'm concerned, I found the Holy Grail of the mouthpieces when I decided to try the K&G.

Thank you, Dave. I doubt I will play a tuba with a band, at least not for the next year, but I just thought it would help me with the other horns...

My treble clef brain was part of the equation, of course. But also, the Eb tuba seems a better choice for solo and quintet work, which was my goal....

Dave Werden video says the Eb Tuba was a natural for a Euphonium Player. I am not sure what his reasoning was other than since he reads treble clef,...

I got the Eb (Wessex Bambino) a couple of days ago and finally took it out today for a short time. I can tell that the different fingering will mess...

No kidding! It feels like the Monty Python movie with how many different opinions and options there are for players!

Ah, yes. Searching for the perfect mouthpiece is like the Quest for the Holy Grail. It is also a very personal quest, as everyone has their own...

Good point, but it doesn’t offer quite the same flexibility as the SM4U. I don’t like how thick the rim is on the 51D. I think it’s a bit too clunky...

Core and sound wise, do you think the Alliance is better for Adams? Searching for a mouthpiece feels like a never ending journey especially now...

I'm using the Alliance DC mouthpieces and find them very comfortable. I use the DC4 now, which is the teeniest bit smaller than your Ultra. The DC3...