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J. Calhoun
User ID: 1244314 Apr 26th 8:39 AM
Anyone tried rubber Berg Larson on Conn 12M?

Any suggestions on chamber/facing?

Bootman
User ID: 1676554 Apr 26th 8:43 AM
I know someone using a HR 125/3 and a Marca 3 reed, they pull a great sound on a late 12M bari with this set-up.

OnyxSax
User ID: 9683713 Apr 28th 12:53 AM
I play a vintage HR Berg 105/1 on my Chu. I also own a newer HR 105/1 as well. Even though a 105 tip on a bari is a fairly modest set up, I've never had any problems getting plenty of power from this mouthpiece.

manofsteel
User ID: 9084913 Apr 29th 2:26 PM
George Briscoe really likes these older HR Bergs. I got a 1970s .110/2/sms off ebay that I'm still tinkering with. Might send it off to JVW to even some things out but I still need to see if its got the potential to be something really great.

Bob M
User ID: 2052144 May 5th 6:12 AM
Anybody have any experience with one of Theo Wanne's custom Bergs?

Steve Goodson
User ID: 9223993 May 5th 11:27 AM
ManofSteel:
Ask Jon Van Wie about the HR Berg he did up for me to deal with a particularly irritating guitar player (with double Marshall stack). Jon opened it up to about .155 and installed a fearsome baffle. It will peel paint at thirty paces.

OnyxSax
User ID: 9683713 May 6th 9:07 PM
Isn't a .155 tip illegal in most states? Have they found the guitarist's body yet, or did it just vaporize?

What horn was the monster mouthpiece pushing?

RS
User ID: 9328513 May 7th 12:43 AM
I play a RIA with a .145" tip that plays easy as pie. I'd like to try Steve's Berg. Maybe I'll get a Berg and send it up to Jon for the same treatment.

manofsteel
User ID: 6110683 May 7th 10:18 PM
Hey Steve,

Do you own anything with less than a .150 tip???

RS, I play a Ria 7 (.115 or so I think?) that I really dig. But man, a .145? I think that thing would suck all the air outta my lungs! But they are great pieces.

RS
User ID: 9523443 May 8th 12:34 AM
manofsteel--the .145" doesn't take as much air as you might think. But it took me a few years to develope my lip to the point where I could handle the larger openings. I believe playing the open pieces is more about embouchure than lung power. Also I use some extra baffle which makes a large tip piece blow a little easier.

J. Calhoun User ID: 1244314	Apr 26th 8:39 AM Anyone tried rubber Berg Larson on Conn 12M? Any suggestions on chamber/facing?
Bootman User ID: 1676554	Apr 26th 8:43 AM I know someone using a HR 125/3 and a Marca 3 reed, they pull a great sound on a late 12M bari with this set-up.
OnyxSax User ID: 9683713	Apr 28th 12:53 AM I play a vintage HR Berg 105/1 on my Chu. I also own a newer HR 105/1 as well. Even though a 105 tip on a bari is a fairly modest set up, I've never had any problems getting plenty of power from this mouthpiece.
manofsteel User ID: 9084913	Apr 29th 2:26 PM George Briscoe really likes these older HR Bergs. I got a 1970s .110/2/sms off ebay that I'm still tinkering with. Might send it off to JVW to even some things out but I still need to see if its got the potential to be something really great.
Bob M User ID: 2052144	May 5th 6:12 AM Anybody have any experience with one of Theo Wanne's custom Bergs?
Steve Goodson User ID: 9223993	May 5th 11:27 AM ManofSteel: Ask Jon Van Wie about the HR Berg he did up for me to deal with a particularly irritating guitar player (with double Marshall stack). Jon opened it up to about .155 and installed a fearsome baffle. It will peel paint at thirty paces.
OnyxSax User ID: 9683713	May 6th 9:07 PM Isn't a .155 tip illegal in most states? Have they found the guitarist's body yet, or did it just vaporize? What horn was the monster mouthpiece pushing?
RS User ID: 9328513	May 7th 12:43 AM I play a RIA with a .145" tip that plays easy as pie. I'd like to try Steve's Berg. Maybe I'll get a Berg and send it up to Jon for the same treatment.
manofsteel User ID: 6110683	May 7th 10:18 PM Hey Steve, Do you own anything with less than a .150 tip??? RS, I play a Ria 7 (.115 or so I think?) that I really dig. But man, a .145? I think that thing would suck all the air outta my lungs! But they are great pieces.
RS User ID: 9523443	May 8th 12:34 AM manofsteel--the .145" doesn't take as much air as you might think. But it took me a few years to develope my lip to the point where I could handle the larger openings. I believe playing the open pieces is more about embouchure than lung power. Also I use some extra baffle which makes a large tip piece blow a little easier.