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Jim Fox's Ultimate Mouthpiece Comparison Charts - Tuba
Bach/Schilke listed at the top for comparison. Please do not take diameter measurements too seriously. Most of the time the difference in columns can be 0.02 of an inch (0.5 mm). Not much really. The measurements are done for comparison purposes of relative sizes. Attributes such as cup depth, rim shape, bite, and backbore also make a big difference in how a mouthpiece plays and feels. Table 131 - 29.5 mm Size in mm / Inches 31.00 mm1.220" 30.50 mm1.201" 30.00 mm1.181" 29.50 mm1.161" Manufacturer Bach 25 30E 32E Alliance 5P Conn 25 Giddings & Webster GW Churada Kelly 25 Josef Klier (JK) T7 T8 T9 Miraphone TU05 TU03 Monette Peratucci PT-24+ Bruno Tilz M4, M15A1, B1T1 25 Denis Wick 4 5 Yamaha 65 64 Table 232.75 - 31.25 mm Size in mm / Inches 32.75 mm1.289" 32.50 mm1.280" 32.25 mm1.270" 32.00 mm1.260" 31.75 mm1.250" 31.50 mm1.240" 31.25 mm1.230" Manufacturer Bach 12 18 22 24AW Alliance H1, 4, 4W, Solo H2 3, 3a Conn Helleberg 18 24AW Curry 128 126 124 Doug Elliott TU129 TU128 TU126 Mike Finn MF1, MF2, MF4 Giddings & Webster GW TakuWilliwawDiablo MatanuskaBora Griego 325D325XD 320D320XD 315D315XD JC Custom (Brazil) 33 Supreme 32.2 Summit 32 Ultra32 Harmonic32 Supreme Jet Tone Jet UH Kelly 18 24AW Josef Klier (JK) T4 T5 T6 Laskey 28 LOUD LM-6LM-7 LM-5 LM-15 Marcinkiewicz 18 ST3, ST4, 24AW 25 Miraphone TU25 TU23 (Old C4) TU11, TU19, TU21, TU39 (Old C3) TU09 TU15TU17 Peratucci PT-32PT-34 PT-20FPT-30 PT-20 Schilke 69C4 67 62, SH 66 Signature Models Roger Bobo Solo (Yamaha)Arnold Jacobs Solo (Kelly) Winston Morris (Miraphone) Arnold Jacobs Std (Kelly) Bruno Tilz M2, M8, M12, M13, M17, M23, MS25, M29, M30 M3, M6, M7, M9, M11, M25, M31, A2, B2, T2, C2, 18 M5, M16, M18, 22 24W, 24AW Denis Wick 1 2 3 Yamaha 68B 67, 67C4 66D4 66, 66B
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Bach/Schilke listed at the top for comparison. Please do not take diameter measurements too seriously. Most of the time the difference in columns can be 0.02 of an inch (0.5 mm). Not much really. The measurements are done for comparison purposes of relative sizes. Attributes such as cup depth, rim shape, bite, and backbore also make a big difference in how a mouthpiece plays and feels. Table 1 is the largest, Table 3 the smallest — some sizes come in both small and large shank Table 129.03 - 25.50 mm Size in mm / Inches 29.03 mm1.14" 28.52 mm1.12" 27.68 mm1.09" 27.00 mm1.06" 26.75 mm1.05" 26.25 mm1.03" 26.00 mm1.02" 25.50 mm1.01" Manufacturer Bach Contra Bass (30.00) 1G 1.25G 1.5G 2G 3G 4G 5G Schilke 6061 (29.3) 59, 58 57 14, 15 (17.1)Symphony M3, M3d, F3, D3 13C4 13B 12, 52, E2Symphony D52, M52 11 Alliance 2, 2a Best Brass Japan 1C, 3E, 5E Greg Black 0G (29.5)1G (29.0) 1.25G 1.5G (25.27) 2G 3G, 3C Jerome Callet BD28 BD27.5 BD27 BD26.5M & L Conn 2CL Curry 1 1 1/2 3 Doug Elliott 114116 (29.5) 112 110 106 104 103 102 101, 100 Ferguson Contra Bass (30.0)LS Bass (old) L Bass (old) V Bass (old) Giardinelli 1G SymB 2G 3D Giddings & Webster (Stainless Steel) Chinook Sanders DH-100Harwood NY-SNY-O Nor'Easter (32.13) Karif Adriano Wilkins E-2 DHWS-SDHWS-EGW-103 EXLE-1CarbonariaDJNVGW102NB-102SA-100 TZ-103GW103DHWA-SDHWA-EKadja NakazawaGW-101NB-101Boreas EurosAusmanGW-100NB-100WattersGWC-101GWC-100 Hammond 21 20 Size in mm / Inches 29.03 mm1.14" 28.52 mm1.12" 27.68 mm1.09" 27.00 mm1.06" 26.75 mm1.05" 26.25 mm1.03" 26.00 mm1.02" 25.50 mm1.01" Bach Contra Bass (30.00) 1G 1.25G 1.5G 2G 3G 4G 5G Schilke 6061 (29.3) 59, 58 57 14, 15 (17.1)Symphony M3, M3d, F3, D3 13C4 13B 12, 52, E2Symphony D52, M52 11 Josef Klier PO3 (29.50) PO2 (29.00) PO1 P1 P2 P3 P4 Laskey 95D (29.50) 93D (29.30) 85MD LOUD (Stainless Steel) LM-35 (old) LM-20 (old) LM-47 (old) LM-48 MMP Brasswind Jazz Bass 1 Bass 1, Jazz Bass 2 & 3 Bass 2 Jazz 1 Marcinkiewicz CH105 (29.44) 1 1.5G 3 2G 5F, 6E, 7G Steven Mead SM2 SM3, SM3.5 Miraphone PO11 PO9 PO15 Monette Bb BT-1 BT-2 Prime Slide C Rim A, B, D Rims (1.175) Signature Models Doug Yeo (28.7)Jim Martin Jeff ReynoldsBen van Dijk B, BM (Thein) George Roberts Alessi 11.5 & 2Phil Teele EBT2Ernie Tack EBT3Bill Rickenbach Alessi 3, 3.5, 4 Size in mm / Inches 29.03 mm1.14" 28.52 mm1.12" 27.68 mm1.09" 27.00 mm1.06" 26.75 mm1.05" 26.25 mm1.03" 26.00 mm1.02" 25.50 mm1.01" Bach Contra Bass (30.00) 1G 1.25G 1.5G 2G 3G 4G 5G Schilke 6061 (29.3) 59, 58 57 14, 15 (17.1)Symphony M3, M3d, F3, D3 13C4 13B 12, 52, E2Symphony D52, M52 11 Stomvi 0.8 0.9 1 2 3 Stork BT-1, BT-1S BT-1.5, BT-1.5S Warburton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Denis Wick 0AL (27.42) 1AL (27.10) 2AL (27.00) 3AL Yamaha 60, 60B 59 55, 58 53-54 Zottola 1.06A 1.03A Table 226.00 - 24.40mm Size in mm / Inches 26.00 mm1.024" 25.75 mm1.014" 25.50 mm1.004" 25.40 mm1.000" 25.00 mm0.984" 24.75 mm0.974" 24.50 mm0.965" 24.40 mm0.955" Manufacturer Bach 4G 5G & 6 6 1/2 6 3/4 7-11 12-14 1/2 15 Schilke 52E2Symphony, D52*, D52, M52 52 51, 51BSymphony, D51*, D51, M51 50 47C4 47B, 46D 46, 45 (.960) 45B, 44E4 Alliance 4, 3a 4a, 5 6, 6s 7 8 Best Brass Japan Ichi GoSymphonic (L)Virtuoso (L) KamiyaTrombone (S)Trombone (L) KataokaVirtuoso (S)Virtuoso (L) Greg Black 4C, 4G, 4.5C/G 5C, 5G 6C, 6G, 6 1/2 7C 11C 12C Breslmair 158, 258, 358, 458 154, 254, 354 150, 250, 350, 550 145, 245, 345 Jerome Callet TD25.75 BD 25.4, TD 25.4 TM 24.75 BD 24.5, TM 24.5 Conn 4CL Remington (25.65)5CL 10CL 3 (25.15) 13CL (24.86) 15CL Curry 4.5 5 6 7, 11 12 DEG AW8 Doug Elliott 102 101 (25.65) 100 98, 99 97 96 Endsley #1 #2 Ferguson 1 Tenor NF11 Giardinelli 3G Sym G&T SymAL 4D 5D 6M Giddings & Webster (GW) SA-100NB-102GW-100DJNVCarbonariaEXLE-1 NB-101GW-101KadjaNakazawaGWC-101 EurosBoreasSonnyAusman GWC-100NB-100GB-100Harry Watters Barber Chubasco ChocolateroBacchus Hammond 11 12 13 14 JetTone STS STM, STD Josef Klier (JK) P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 Size in mm / Inches 26.00 mm1.024" 25.75 mm1.014" 25.50 mm1.004" 25.40 mm1.000" 25.00 mm0.984" 24.75 mm0.974" 24.50 mm0.965" 24.40 mm0.955" Bach 4G 5G, 6 6 1/2 6 3/4 7-11 12-14 1/2 15 Laskey 59D 57D 54M 50C 46C LOUD LM-27 LM-52, LM-50 LM-60 MMP Brasswind 8, 8H, 9, 9B 7G 10, 11Jazz, 4, 5 12, 15Jazz 2, 3, 7 Marcinkiewicz 8 5G, 5J 9, 8H, 6.5AL 10, 11, 11C 12 15 Miraphone BT11 BT07, BT09 BT06, BT14, BT15, BT17, BT18, PO13 BT13 BT03, BT05, PO05 Steven Mead SM4, SMB4 SMB6 SMB9 Monette TT-4 TT-5 TS-6 TS-11 Rudy Muck 26MTB Parduba 5 4.5 3.5 (24.63), 4 3 2.5 Sarad All Cups X, Y, or Z Rim Brahms Model Signature Models Alessi 5, 5.5, 6 (25.95)Alessi Alto A-3 Bob Stroup 9BGreg Woll 5GWBenge MarcellusByron Peebles ET1 Peter SullivanCanadian Brass Gene Watts Jiggs Whigham ET1.7 (25.1)Alain Trudel (25.2)Scott Bliege (25.2)Barry Green Solo (25.15) 175 JW Jiggs WhighamJJ Johnson by GiardinelliIan McDougall ET2Charlie Loper ET3 Frank Holton (24.6)Urbie Green (Jet-Tone) All Cup DepthsLloyd Ulyate ET4 Frank Rosolino Size in mm / Inches 26.00 mm1.024" 25.75 mm1.014" 25.50 mm1.004" 25.40 mm1.000" 25.00 mm0.984" 24.75 mm0.974" 24.50 mm0.965" 24.40 mm0.955" Bach 4G 5G, 6 6 1/2 6 3/4 7-11 12-14 1/2 15 Stomvi 4 58330 68335 7 8 Stork BT4 T1 BT5 (25.2), BT6 T2 T3 System Blue Extreme System Blue Euph (LS) System Blue Bari (SS) Warburton 8 9 10 11 12 13 Denis Wick 4AL, 4ABL, 4BL, 4BS 5AL, 5ABL, 5BL, 5BS4.5AL (25.85) 51, 6AL, 6BL, 6BS, 7CS, 9BL, 9BS, 10CS 12CS Zottola 99A & B1.00A 96A & B Table 324.30 - 22.5 mm Size in mm 24.30 mm 24.20 mm 24.00 mm 23.9 mm 23.50 mm 23.25 mm 23.00 mm 22.5 mm Manufacturer Bach 17-18 19 22 Schilke 43A 42 42B 40 Jerome Callet TM24 TM23.5 TS22.5 Doug Elliott 95 (24.1) 94 Josef Klier (JK) P12 Laskey 42C Rudy Muck 23MTB 25MTB Parduba 2 Signature Models David Steinmeyer ET7 Stomvi 9 8350 (24.12) 10 Warburton 14 15 Zottola 93 A&B
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Bach/Schilke listed at the top for comparison. Please do not take diameter measurements too seriously. Most of the time the difference in columns can be 0.02 of an inch (0.5 mm). Not much really. The measurements are done for comparison purposes of relative sizes. Attributes such as cup depth, rim shape, bite, and backbore also make a big difference in how a mouthpiece plays and feels. Table 117.78 - 16.51 mm Size in mm / Inches 17.78 mm.700" 17.52 mm.690" 17.27 mm.680" 17.02 mm.670" 16.89 mm.665" 16.76 mm.660" 16.64 mm.655" 16.51 mm.650" Manufacturer Bach Specs 1 1C, 1.25, 1.5 2, 2C Bach as Measured 1C 1.5C 3C 5C 7C Schilke 2022 (18.03)24 (18.29) 1819 (17.65)SymphonyM1, M1dF1, D1 16, 17SymphonyM2, M2dF2, D2 14,15 (17.1)SymphonyM3, M3dF3, D3 13C4 13B 12 11 Alliance 1 2 3, 4 5 6, 7 Best Brass Japan 1C, 3E, 5E Greg Black 1 Series 1 1/4 Series 1 1/2 Series 3 Series Blackburn 1 1.5 3 5 Breslmair 1CG2 Y11C7C4 VG2S, LG1, LG2, LG3 G1, G2, G3, G4, G2S, ST 1SHP, Y12C, Y12L, E44, 7G4 Y5C, Y21C Bush WX W Calichhio Artist Series C. Findley (.676)B. Findley (.684) CoassinDavis IDavis IIGrant IGrant IID Thomas Mosello IMosello IIWilliams Bergeron IEnglebright Gardner (.658)Kadleck Scodwell (.658)F Szabo Delibero (.658)Gisbertz HarnerJohnson MichelsNicholsonO'Donnell Ingram Callet 1 3C Curry 1H (17.37)1 1.251.5 2 (16.9)3 5 7 Edwards 1H1 1/2, 3 1 1/42 1C99 1C981JC, 550P 7 60P Size in mm / Inches 17.78 mm.700" 17.52 mm.690" 17.27 mm.680" 17.02 mm.670" 16.89 mm.665" 16.76 mm.660" 16.64 mm.655" 16.51 mm.650" Bach Specs 1 1C, 1.25, 1.5 2, 2C Bach as Measured 1C 1.5C 3C 5C 7C GR Mouthpieces 67 663 Series 65 GR Haefner 1HC, X24, X27 1HX 3HC GR Sanborn CS 67 CS 66 CS 65 Giardinelli 1 3 6 5 7 Giddings & Webster (GW) M1M2, M3 Hammond 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jaz-Tec A B, C JC Custom (new) All StylesTheir Mouthpieces Jet Tone 1 7 Old Jet Tones 1C SS, DD, MF Kanstal C2, C12, C15 C4 B11, B12B15, B2B3 B4, B5 3C B6, B7, CG3, CG7CG Personal (.626) Kelly Lexan 1C 1.5C 3C 5C 7C Klier 12 (17.4) 3 4 5 6 7 Laskey 84 80 75, 70 68, 65 60 50 Size in mm / Inches 17.78 mm.700" 17.52 mm.690" 17.27 mm.680" 17.02 mm.670" 16.89 mm.665" 16.76 mm.660" 16.64 mm.655" 16.51 mm.650" Bach Specs 1 1C, 1.25, 1.5 2, 2C Bach as Measured 1C 1.5C 3C 5C 7C Marcinkiewicz 0 A1-A3 (.692)B1-B5 (.687) 1-4C1-C5E3 5-10 7PB7PD Milashius B1 B2 B3 A4, AV4B4 A5, B5 Miraphone TR13 Monette (Bb) B1, B2B3, B4 Rudy Muck 19 Northern Brass NB 65 Parduba 8 7 Reeves 43M 42M Size in mm / Inches 17.78 mm.700" 17.52 mm.690" 17.27 mm.680" 17.02 mm.670" 16.89 mm.665" 16.76 mm.660" 16.64 mm.655" 16.51 mm.650" Bach Specs 1 1C, 1.25, 1.5 2, 2C Bach as Measured 1C 1.5C 3C 5C 7C Signature Models Roy Roman (.715) John WallaceJean MichelouBob Findley Mark GouldManny KlienChuck FindleyClark Terry (.685) Jeff TyzikVizzutti E12ZonyJ.W. MarcinkiewiczHerb AlbertRick BaptistMiles DavisPeter MasseursMaynard Ferguson MF II, IIIWick Maurice Murphy Bob SenescuAlmeidaNajoomRod FranksBobby Shew JazzZajaRich Szabo Graham YoungBobby Shew (Marc)Leon Merian Gold ButcherMacalusoAllen Vizzutti Bobby Shew LeadMike VaxRoger IngramJohn RinaldoLeon Merian (Jet Tone) Size in mm / Inches 17.78 mm.700" 17.52 mm.690" 17.27 mm.680" 17.02 mm.670" 16.89 mm.665" 16.76 mm.660" 16.64 mm.655" 16.51 mm.650" Bach Specs 1 1C, 1.25, 1.5 2, 2C Bach as Measured 1C 1.5C 3C 5C 7C Sparx (Cornet) 2 3 4 Stage 1 Double Cup Stomvi 0,7 0,8 (16.95)0,9 1 2 Stork Vac 1.5SM2 Vac 1 Vac 2 Vac 3 System Blue Extreme Blue1 (deep)Blue2 (medium) Tottle 1B, 1C 1.5, 2 X60 Warburton 1 2 3 4 5 Denis Wick 1X 1 2 Yamaha 18C4 17C4 16C4 14C4 13B4 13C4 Zaja Mpcs (Greg Black) BP 6NY Zottola 66 Table 216.43 - 15.75 mm Size in mm / Inches 16.43 mm.647" 16.38 mm.645" 16.30 mm.642" 16.26 mm.640" 16.20 mm.638" 16.13 mm.635" 16.00 mm.630" 15.90 mm.626" 15.75 mm.621" Manufacturer Bach Specs 2.5, 2.75 3, 3C 5C 6, 6C7, 7C8, 8C 8.5C8.75C 9, 9C10, 10C 10.5C 10.7511C Bach as Measured 10.5C Schilke 10A410B4 9C4 9 8A4 8E2 6A4A7B4 5A4 Alliance 8 Best Brass Japan 3C 5C 7C, 7E 9C, 9E Greg Black 5 Series 7 Series 10 Series Blackburn 7 Breslmair G3A, Y31C 7D Bush M N Calichhio Artist Series Reid PorrelloJ Thomas BivianoSaunders Noday CarderThornburgTrigg Snooky Callet 3 7 10 Al Cass 1-24 to 1-28 Curry 8.5 10.5 Endsley #1, #2 GR Mouthpieces 64 63 62 GR Haefner 7H Giardinelli 10 Hammond 7 Jaz-Tec D E, G F Jet Tone 10 Old Jet Tones 3C AH 5C 7C Kanstal B8 G1, P6 B9, 5C MF11, MF3,G2, 7C BL2 BL3 BL4, B7 Kelly Lexan Vax Klier (JK) 8 9 10 Laskey 40 30 Marcinkiewicz 11-15 Milashius B6 B7 B8 Miraphone TR07TR11 Monette (Bb) B5, B6 B7 B8 Rudy Muck 13 Size in mm / Inches 16.43 mm.647" 16.38 mm.645" 16.30 mm.642" 16.26 mm.640" 16.20 mm.638" 16.13 mm.635" 16.00 mm.630" 15.90 mm.626" 15.75 mm.621" Bach Specs 2.5, 2.75 3, 3C 5C 6, 6C7, 7C8, 8C 8.5C8.75C 9, 9C10, 10C 10.5C 10.7511C Bach as Measured 10.5C Northern Brass 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Parduba 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Purviance (ID) 6.5 6 4.5 4 Reeves 41M 40 Sarad X, Y, Z Brahms Signature Models TrudellCanadian BrassMic GilletteRick Braun Bob O'DonnellEric Miyashiro Mike Vax Al Hirt Carl FischerHolton Heim Series (15.85) Stomvi 3 4 5 6 78 (15.85) 9 Stork Vac 4SM6 Vac 5 Vac 7 Tottle 3 5 X25 System Blue Extreme Blue 2 Blue 3, WD X25 Warburton 6 7 8 Denis Wick 4 Yamaha 11 9C4 13A4A 6A4A Zaja Mpc (Greg Black) NY2 NY5 NY3NY1 Zottola 64 62 Table 315.7 - 15.0 mm Size in mm / Inches 15.70 mm.618" 15.65 mm.616" 15.60 mm.614" 15.20 mm.598" 15.10 mm.594" 15.00 mm.590" Manufacturer Bach Specs 11.5C 11.75C 12, 12C 17, 17C18, 18C 20C Greg Black 12 Series Callet 10S, DT10 12 17 Al Cass 2-24 to 2-28 3x1 to 3x5 (15.3) Conn (Old) 9BN Giardinelli 12 (15.5) 17 Kanstal BL4 CG10 10C Rudy Muck 17 Purviance 2 1 Signature Models Pete Candoli (15.44) Groovin' High Bill Chase Stomvi 10 11 (15.55)12 (15.45)13 (15.35) 14 (15.25)15 (15.15) 1617 (15.05) 18 Stork SM10 Denis Wick 5 Zaja Mpc (Greg Black) NY4
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