The Ultimate Tuba Mouthpiece Comparison Charts |
Note: 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 (35mm to 33mm)
| Size in mm --> | 35.00 |
34.50 |
34.00 |
33.70 |
33.60 |
33.50 |
33.25 |
33.00 |
| Size in inches --> | 1.378 |
1.358 |
1.339 |
1.327 |
1.323 |
1.319 |
1.309 |
1.299 |
| Bach --> | 7 |
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| Alliance | ||||||||
| Conn | 7 |
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| Curry | 132 |
130 |
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| Doug Elliott | TU132 |
TU130 |
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| Mike Finn | MF-3 MF-3B, MF-3H |
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| GW (Giddings & Webster) |
Bayamo Caver |
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| Jet Tone | JET UHII |
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| Kelly | Kellyburg |
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| Josef Klier (JK) | T1 |
T2 |
T3 |
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| Laskey | 30 |
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| LOUD | LM-12 |
LM-3 LM-10 |
LM-4 |
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| Marcinkiewicz | W1, W2 W3, W4 |
H1, H2 H3, H4 N1, N2 N3, N4 |
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| Miraphone | TU33 |
TU27 TU29 TU31 TU41 |
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| Monette | ||||||||
| Peratucci | PT-38 |
PT-48 PT-49 PT-88 |
PT-36, PT-42 PT-44, PT-50 |
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| Schilke | SHII |
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| Signature Models |
Daum 8B (Tilz) |
Tommy Johnson (Marc) |
Tommy Daum 7B Sidey Stainless Helleberg |
Jim Self (Marc) |
Alan Baer Daum 5B, 6B Roger Bobo Jim Self |
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| Bruno Tilz | T5 |
M36 |
MS-1 M-35, B4 T4, C6 |
M0 |
M10, M28 M33, M34 C5 |
M1, M14 M20, M21 M22, M24 M26, M27 M32, M40 A3, B3 T3, C4 |
Table 2 (32.75mm to 31.25mm)
| Size in mm --> | 32.75 |
32.50 |
32.25 |
32.00 |
31.75 |
31.50 |
31.25 |
| Size in inches --> | 1.289 |
1.280 |
1.270 |
1.260 |
1.250 |
1.240 |
1.230 |
| Bach --> | 12 |
18 |
22 |
24AW |
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| Alliance | H1, 4, 4W, Solo |
H2 |
3, 3a |
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| Conn | Helleberg |
18 |
24AW |
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| Curry | 128 |
126 |
124 |
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| Doug Elliott | TU129 |
TU128 |
TU126 |
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| Mike Finn | MF1, MF2 MF4 |
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| GW (Giddings & Webster) |
Taku Williwaw Diablo |
Matanuska Bora |
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| Griego | 325D 325XD |
320D 320XD |
315D 315XD |
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| Jet Tone | Jet UH |
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| Kelly | 18 |
24AW |
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| Josef Klier (JK) | T4 |
T5 |
T6 |
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| Laskey | 28 |
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| LOUD | LM-6 LM-7 |
LM-5 |
LM-15 |
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| Marcinkiewicz | 18 |
ST3, ST4 24AW |
25 |
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| Miraphone | TU25 |
TU23 (Old C4) |
TU11 TU19 TU21 TU39 (Old C3) |
TU09 |
TU15 TU17 |
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| Peratucci | PT-32 PT-34 |
PT-20F PT-30 |
PT-20 |
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| Schilke | 69C4 |
67 |
62, SH |
66 |
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| Signature Models |
Roger Bobo Arnold Jacobs |
Winston Morris (Miraphone) |
Arnold Jacobs Std (Kelly) |
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| 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 |
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Denis Wick |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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| Yamaha | 68B |
67, 67C4 |
66D4 |
66, 66B |
Table 3 (31mm to 29.5mm)
| Size in mm --> | 31.00 |
30.50 |
30.00 |
29.50 |
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| Size in inches --> | 1.220 |
1.201 |
1.181 |
1.161 |
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| Bach --> | 25 |
30E |
32E |
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| Manufacturer | ||||||||
| Alliance | 5P |
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| Conn | 25 |
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| GW (Giddings & Webster) |
Churada |
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| Kelly | 25 |
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| Josef Klier (JK) | T7 |
T8 |
T9 |
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| Miraphone | TU05 |
TU03 |
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| Peratucci | PT-24+ |
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| Bruno Tilz | M4, M15 A1, B1 T1 |
25 |
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Denis Wick |
4 |
5 |
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| Yamaha | 65 |
64 |
Sizes are approximate since every manufacturer is a little different. Let me know if I have an error (besides rounding) or have missed a manufacturer that doesn't use Bach Sizing. Email information to DrJAFox@gmail.com