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Hey look, an interview with a mouthpiece maker
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2025 9:39 am
by tbdana
This popped up in my YouTube feed from three years ago. Thought folks who didn't see it at the time (like me) might be interested to see it.
Re: Hey look, an interview with a mouthpiece maker
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 8:55 am
by elmsandr
Always learn something when Doug speaks. Humorously to me, I find tuba shanks crazy and difficult (I have two tubas, now five mouthpieces, and only one that really works). Took us a couple of tries to get the right sized shanks, but now I need to expand my tuba cup sizes, too.
Cheers,
Andy
Re: Hey look, an interview with a mouthpiece maker
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 10:51 pm
by BPBasso
Hey, it's cool to see a familiar face. Vurl taught tuba lessons in the area I grew up.
Re: Hey look, an interview with a mouthpiece maker
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:30 pm
by jthomas105
I know both of those guys. I went to college with Vurl from 1977 to 1982. I met Doug at TMEA several years ago when buying a mouthpiece from him and have enjoyed visiting over the years. I even was able to have him stop in DFW on his way home from TMEA one year to work with my trombone students when I had a private trombone studio.