Model MT Wagner Tuba Cup rims The rim plays well in

The rim plays well in all registers and has a nice response despite its large size

deep cup with an extended blank

Available in both modern shank sizes and H shanks for historic valved horns

Horn rims were originally not so different from those of the baroque trumpet and many earlier mouthpieces showed the influence and convergent evolution between the two mouthpiece styles

medium-deep cup

Model MT Wagner Tuba Cup rims The rim plays well inIt makes the Wagner tuba play like a musical instrument The Met Opera Horn Section A modern, purpose build mouthpiece for Alexander Mainz Wagner Tubas, commissioned by players of the Met Opera. After working with our standard mouthpiece line, our friends at the Met openly wondered if a mouthpiece could address some of the challenges with their Wagner Tubas. As nice as they were by Wagner tuba standards they played with some funky intonation and a