Located in Waldkraiburg, Germany, Miraphone builds fine tubas and other brass instruments, and also offers a complete line of tuba mouthpieces. These are made for Miraphone in Germany by noted mouthpiece maker Josef Klier. This size list goes mostly from small to large. Mostly. Comments are included where possible. There is little information available about some of these sizes. The ""TU"" numbering system is fairly new. Some mouthpiece sizes were previously available using an earlier numbering system. These numbers are shown in the second column if available. Made in Germany. Made of silver plated brass unless noted.
Model |
Old Model |
Cup Diameter |
Cup Size |
Cup Depth |
Bore |
TU03 |
-- |
29.5mm |
Medium Deep |
36.4mm |
7.0mm |
For contrabass trombone. Included with 670 BBb and 670 CC.
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TU05 |
-- |
31.0 |
Very Deep |
42.7 |
8.2 |
Included with 180 F.
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TU07 |
-- |
31.5 |
Shallow |
40.0 |
7.6 |
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TU09 |
C2 |
31.7 |
Deep |
44.5 |
8.2 |
Useful for F tuba, similar to G&W Bora. American style.
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TU11 |
C7 |
32.0 |
Medium |
34.4 |
7.0 |
Helleberg style, useful for F tuba.
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TU13 |
C8 |
32.0 |
Shallow |
36.4 |
7.5 |
Winston Morris model, excellent for high range playing, works very well on the Yamaha 822 F tuba.
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TU15 |
2M |
31.5 |
Deep |
37.9 |
7.5 |
Included with 184 BBb, 282 BBb. Useful for Bbb and CC tubas.
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TU17 |
3M |
31.5 |
Deep |
41.0 |
8.0 |
Included with 283 Norwegian Star Eb, 1272 BBb. Useful for BBb and CC tubas.
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TU18 |
-- |
32.0 |
Very Deep |
41.0 |
8.0 |
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TU19 |
8M |
32.0 |
Deep |
44.9 |
8.2 |
Useful for BBb tubas.
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TU21 |
C3 |
32.1 |
Deep |
41.1 |
8.0 |
Popular size, a little narrower and deeper than the TU23, easy to control. Included with 383 Starlight Eb, 184 CC, 185 CC, 186 CC. Good for BBb and CC American tubas.
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TU23 |
C4 |
32.5 |
Deep |
36.9 |
7.5 |
Popular size, a little wider and shallower than the TU21, good bark. Included with 188 CC, 281 Firebird F, 1300 BBb. Good for BBb and CC American tubas.
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TU25 |
C9 |
32.7 |
Very Deep |
45.7 |
8.2 |
Rose Orchestra model. Designed for Bill Rose, former Principal Tuba for the Houston Symphony and tuba professor at the University of Houston.
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TU26 |
-- |
32.9 |
Deep |
41.0 |
8.2 |
Made of high grade stainless steel. By special order, call for price. Included with 1292 New Yorker CC, 1293 CC. This is a Giddings Alan Baer model.
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TU27 |
C10 |
33.0 |
Shallow |
37.9 |
8.2 |
Rose Solo model, similar style to TU23 with larger throat. Included with 181 Bel Canto F, 381 Bel Canto Solo F, 1281 Petruschka F, M7000 Eb. Designed for Bill Rose, former Principal Tuba for the Houston Symphony and tuba professor at the University of Houston.
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TU28 |
-- |
32.9 |
Shallow |
37.9 |
8.2 |
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TU29 |
5M |
33.0 |
Very Deep |
44.1 |
8.2 |
Included with 186 BBb.
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TU31 |
C6 |
33.0 |
Deep |
42.3 |
8.3 |
Helleberg style for BBb and CC tubas. Included with 187 BBb, 291 Bruckner CC, 1291 CC.
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TU33 |
9M |
33.5 |
Very Deep |
44.9 |
8.4 |
Included with 190 Kaiser CC, 191 BBb, 289 BBb, 1291 BBb, M9000 BBb. Good BBb mouthpiece.
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TU38 |
-- |
32.0 |
Very Deep |
45.8 |
8.6 |
Theinert Solo in silver plate. Large solo mouthpiece with large throat.
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TU39 |
-- |
32.0 |
Very Deep |
45.8 |
8.6 |
Theinert Solo in gold plate. By special order. Large solo mouthpiece with large throat.
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TU41 |
-- |
33.0 |
Very Deep |
45.0 |
9.0 |
Theinert Orchestra in gold plate. By special order. Gigantic mouthpiece with gigantic throat.
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TU42 |
-- |
33.0 |
Very Deep |
45.0 |
9.0 |
Theinert Orchestra in silver plate. Included with 98B Siegfried BBb. Gigantic mouthpiece with gigantic throat. |
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TU43 |
– |
33.0 |
Very Deep |
47.2 |
9.0 |
The TU 43 mouthpiece is a new addition to the Miraphone line designed especially for the larger BBb and CC contrabass tubas. An optimal combination of shaft length, back bore and cup depth allow for a centered tone with a full, round sound. The shaft diameter has been enlarged from 13.3 mm to 13.6 mm and the outer form has a slightly different design shape. Included with the new Hagen 496 and 497 tubas. Will fit into most receivers about 1" rather than the more common 1.25" insertion. Cup has a deep curve, and an abrupt cut into the throat, rather than a smooth V shape |