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I`m not familiar with Parker Mouthpieces
http://www.parkermouthpieces.com/trombo ... outhpieces
Anyone have any experience with these?

I haven't played one, but Parker makes all of the Shires mouthpieces. I would expect them to be top notch.

Never played one, but he was a college roommate of Tubist Andrew Hitz (Boston Brass). Often mentioned on The Brass Junkies podcast.

Cheers,
Andy

I got a stainless Parker rim to use with my DE setup. Makes the sound brighter. Parker seems to be bigger in the tuba world.

I’ve been happy with my Parker 4g rims. I have been using them with my DE XT cups, which they fit nicely - not a perfect match, but close enough that it doesn’t matter to me. I also picked up a modified 4cl recently, which had been adapted to fit DE rims, and that underpart with a Parker rim is magical.

The regular rims aren’t as tall as DE rims, so if you use them with Doug’s system, you end up with an in-between cup depth… not sure if the difference is as much as one of the “+” cup sizes, but it is noticeable. For the 4g, you can get an “XD” (eXtra-Deep?) rim profile, which is closer to the height of a DE rim.

I like the feel of the stainless material on the chops. With the titanium oxide coating, it has a nice gold-like appearance, without feeling as slippery as actual gold. Using a stainless rim with brass underparts has been a good mix for me. I notice a little more weight/focus to the core, but it doesn’t feel difficult to steer for color if that makes sense. I recently tried a full stainless Parker setup, and I can see where that might be useful, but for me, it wasn’t a daily driver combination.

BGuttman wrote: ↑Tue Aug 23, 2022 7:57 am I haven't played one, but Parker makes all of the Shires mouthpieces. I would expect them to be top notch.

Not Parker...Peter Pickett makes the Shires brand mouthpieces.

^ FWIW, Pickett tuba mouthpieces are very good!...

There's soloist bass trombonist over-seas that play exclusively, "The Beast." It's still to small though

I play a Parker Dunkel bass trombone mouthpiece and a Parker Lance LaDuke euphonium piece. They are excellent and now my go to pieces. Parker has his pieces manufactured for him by Houser Mouthpiece Works. They are crafted in implant grade stainless steel. The titanium H-coated rim is what is done to a ball joint on an implant, and can be done in almost any color. The color material is ceramic and is used in what is called H-coating. Should last about 1,000 years before it wears. Houser does this in black or gold.

BTW - Houser is working on a prototype of my jazz horn mouthpiece (like Fedchock's an altered 11C) in stainless with titanium coated screw rim and bronze backbore. (It will be a 3 piece setup) If we get it right, it will be offered as 1 backbore, 1 cup, and a choice of 3 rims, each getting slightly wider and deeper being equivalent to the 11C, 7C, and 6 3/4C . I'm waiting on the first proto type now.

ssking2b wrote: ↑Fri Aug 26, 2022 11:07 am I play a Parker Dunkel bass trombone mouthpiece and a Parker Lance LaDuke euphonium piece. They are excellent and now my go to pieces. Parker has his pieces manufactured for him by Houser Mouthpiece Works. They are crafted in implant grade stainless steel. The titanium H-coated rim is what is done to a ball joint on an implant, and can be done in almost any color. The color material is ceramic and is used in what is called H-coating. Should last about 1,000 years before it wears. Houser does this in black or gold.

I did notice the resemblance to Houser mouthpieces, especially the knurling on the shanks. Houser makes a lot of Tuba mouthpieces designed with Joe "Bloke" Sellmansberger of Mid-South Music.