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Chuck Tuba wrote:I was looking into trading my standard 50 for a 50L. I assume the longer cup would lead to more vibration and add resonance to it's sound.

Is this true? If not, what difference's in playing does the 50L have over the 50?

There is a limit to how big a mouthpiece can be before it kills resonance rather than adding it.

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The mouthpiece, the player, and the instrument need to be matched to find the most resonant combination, and that may not be the largest size of any of those three.

I have used a PT-48 on my Holton, which is pretty decent. But I get even less woof and more clarity from a more Geibish shape, such as I seem to get from the Stofer Geib and the Sellmansberger Symphony.

These are not small in the history of tuba mouthpieces, but they are small compared to a 50L or an 88. The Holton is big and resonant enough not to need more from the mouthpiece--it needs crispness and clarity from the mouthpiece to keep it from getting woofy.

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