Posted by Lee Stofer on November 15, 2003 at 16:42:38:
In Reply to: bowl for rotary, funnel for piston? posted by Bill on November 14, 2003 at 04:37:54:
I have found that the bowl vs funnel does not necessarily line up by valve-type of instrument. If anything, a funnel-shaped mouthpiece will lessen the resistance on instruments that are not very open, and a bowl-shaped mouthpiece will help focus the sound on a big foghorn of a tuba. I have a large, deep bowl-shaped mouthpiece that I use for most BBb and CC tubas, and a smaller, less-deep bowl-shaped mouthpiece that I use for most Eb and F tubas. Occasionally I come across an instrument that works better with something else, but it is of primary importance that the mouthpiece fit the person.
Lee Stofer