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Bach 18

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Specifications

Brand	Bach
Model	18
Instrument	Tuba
Rim Diameter	32.1 mm
Rim Width	medium-wide
Rim Contour	medium
Cup Depth	Medium
Cup Depth (mm)	—
Cup Shape	funnel
Throat Diameter	8.84 mm
Throat Drill #	—
Backbore	#810
Shank	tuba
Material	brass
Finish	silver-plate
Weight	standard

Recommended For

Concert-BandAll Around

About This Mouthpiece

The Bach 18 is a medium-cup BBb tuba mouthpiece featuring a 32.1mm rim diameter and 8.84mm throat. It has a #810 backbore, tuba shank. Well-suited for all-around playing.

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1 — UncomfortableVery comfortable — 10

Rim Bite— Sharpness of the rim edge

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Tonal Character

Brightness— Overall spectral colour

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1 — Dark & warmBright & piercing — 10

Tone Focus— Core vs. spread sound

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1 — Spread / diffuseCentred / laser — 10

Playability

Articulation— Clarity & crispness of attack

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Flexibility— Ease of slurs & pitch bending

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Stamina

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