Horn-u-copia's
Mouthpiece Listing

note: This listing is intended to include only out of production mouthpieces.

Instrument	Shank	Maker	Model	Image	Comments
		Breton	model		Breton | Brevete sgo8 | A. Paris|
		Dobie	AirChamp		The Dobie mouthpiece was patented in 1942 by Joseph W. Dobie of Grove City.
		Leeder			Unknown what size this mouthpiece is.
Alto Horn		Elkhorn			Large for even most alto horns
Alto Horn		Guilbaut			Made by Guilbaut for Couesnon Guilbaut was the inventor of the Rayee = grooved throat mouthpiece. Manufactured by Couesnon.
Alto Horn		Keefer	2
Alto Horn		Kessels
Alto Horn		Lyon-Healy	52		Presumably this is the mouthpiece supplied with a Lyon-Healy Own Make Alto horn. Marked 52 Made by Lyon & Healy Chicago U.S.A.
Alto Horn		Martin	14		1940s-50s
Alto Horn		Peeters
alto horn		Reynolds
Alto Horn		York	62		1928-35
Cornet	Small
cornet					Flat rim and deep V cup
Cornet	Small		4
Cornet		Bellaire	25
Cornet		Benge			Mouthpiece stamped "Benge" and "Chicago" with no other markings of any kind. Only a couple of these are known to exist. Plays much like a Schilke 9.
Cornet		Cauffman	1K Radially Asymmetric
Cornet		Conn	5
Cornet	Standard	Conn	EZ Tone
Cornet		Conn	Visible
Cornet		Conn	Wonder 19
Cornet		Couesnon	1 rubber rimmed		EMBOUCHURE RAYEE, GUILBAUT BTE. S.G.D.G., AVEC BORD SOUPLES, SYSTEME JB. CARR BTE. S.G.D.G. (then 2 hands locked in a handshake) COUESNON ET CIE, 94 RUE D'ANGOULEME, PARIS Guilbaut was the inventor of the Rayee = grooved throat mouthpiece. Manufactured by Couesnon.
Cornet		Distin	2
Cornet		Doelling
Cornet		Frank	10
Cornet		Frederick
Cornet		Getzen	Deluxe
Cornet		Heald	3		From c.1900 John Heald cornet, Springfield, MA
Cornet		Holton			Made in Chicago, approx. 1902 to 1918. Size variations: Numbers 2, 6, 10, 27, and 30 (probably others) Finish variations: Silver and gold Other variations: Many are smooth where this one is knurled.
Cornet		Holton			Made from approx. 1918 to 1930, possibly later. Sizes 1 and 2, possibly others. Silver and gold finish. Early examples stamped "Frank Holton Chicago" on shank. Later examples stamped "Frank Holton & Co." near rim.
Cornet		Holton	72A
Cornet	Standard	Holton	7C		Probably made in the 50s or 60s. Almost certainly made in Elkhorn, WI
Cornet		Holton	Heim		Made in Elkhorn, Wisconsin after about 1930. Named after Gustav Heim, who presumably worked with Holton to design this line of mouthpieces. Numbers 1 and 2 (no others observed yet). When packaged with a trumpet, an adapter (as shown) would be included. The Holton Heim mouthpieces of this style do NOT have screw rims.
Cornet		Holton	Reverlation
Cornet		Keefer	0
Cornet		Kessels
Cornet		Martin	3		1910s-1920s 0.6602" / 16.77mm inner diameter and 0.5608" / 14.24mm cup depth
Cornet		Mathey			Labeled "A E Mathey 62 Sudbury St Boston"; he had a shop here c.1918-1925 specializing in making mouthpieces.
Cornet		Nuss	3
Cornet		Parduba	4 1/2
Cornet		Pepper
Cornet		Pepper
Cornet		Pepper	Rayee Guilbaut 2		The really unique aspect of this mouthpiece is its throat, which is nor drilled round, but has been hand-cut in the shape of a heptagon. The throat is a perfect seven sided shape with a cut entering into the cup from the apex of each of the seven sides. You can just make them out in the photo of the cup. Guilbaut was the inventor of the Rayee = grooved throat mouthpiece. Manufactured by Couesnon.
Cornet		Rudy Muck	13c
Cornet		Rudy Muck	Cushion Rim 13C
Cornet		Selmer
Cornet		Tompkins			Tompkins & Son, Northhampton
Cornet		Utrechtse
Cornet		Whaley-Royce	Adjustable
Cornet		White	0 1/2
Cornet		York	A
Cornet		York	Couturier B		B was a size designation. It has a contoured rim that was Couturier’s trademark. Dates to 1918.
French Horn		Breton			Breton Brevete SGDG a Paris
mellophone		Conn	Conn-Mellophone
mellophone		Courtois
Mellophone		Herco
Mellophone		Holton			18.5 mm diameter cup, deep V, cornet shank.
Mellophone		Schenkelaars			Also in use for Natural Horn
mellophone		White	30
Mellophone		York	12
trombone	Small
trombone					Arthur Pryor's mouthpiece
trombone					Pearl Rim
Trombone
trombone	Standard		55
Trombone		Almont			Make played by Tommy Dorsey
trombone		Besson	B10
trombone		Boston
trombone		Boston
trombone		Buescher	21
Trombone		Buescher	47A True Tone
Trombone		Coast	11C		Made in Germany
trombone		Comfo-Rim Sure	Mervin Gold		It is reported that this mouthpiece was made as a joke, and referenced Bill Crow’s "Jazz Anecdoates" as documentation
trombone		Conn	Conn-Baritone 2
Trombone		Conn	Conn-Innes
trombone	Standard	Conn	Conn-Simon
trombone		Conn	Visible
Trombone		Couesnon
trombone	Standard	Couturier	M
trombone	Standard	Distin	3
Trombone		Distin	3		Short 2.75 in Tenor horn
Trombone		Distin	5		Short 3 in, Euphonium
Trombone		Dobie	AirChamp		rim: approx. .9375, rim width: approx. .3125.
Trombone		Giardinelli	6D		Screw Rim
Trombone		Giardinelli	6D
Trombone	Standard	Guilbaut			Grooved throat
trombone		Heald
Trombone		Herco
trombone	Standard	Holton
Trombone		Holton			Stamped: Frank Holton Chicago 37 French shank (very small trombone shank).
trombone	Standard	Holton	14
trombone	Standard	Holton	82A
trombone	Standard	Holton	Miller
Trombone	Small	Keefer	Keefer Simon 2		24.5mm wide
Trombone		Kessels
Trombone		King	11M
Trombone		King	31		Two examples, older version on the left
trombone	Standard	King	M21
Trombone		King Ross	Adjustable		Bass trombone mouthpice
Trombone		King Ross	Lon Norman		Adjustable
Trombone		Mahillon			first part of the shank is cylindrical
Trombone	Shank	Maker	Model
Trombone	Shank	Maker	Model
Trombone		Martin
Trombone		Martin
trombone		Olds	12C
Trombone		Olds	3
Trombone		Olds	3?		This mouthpiece came with a 1947 Olds Ambassador trombone.
Trombone		Parduba	3		Screw Rim
trombone		Pepper	Pryor		Pryor Model' stamped on the outside of each cup. 'J.W. Pepper. Phila.' on the shank of the mouthpiece on the left. 'J.W. Pepper & Son. Phila.' on the shank of the mouthpiece on the right. Mouthpiece on the right has a wider rim. Cup shapes, depths and diameters are about the same.
Trombone		Pettinato			John "Peppy" Pettinato
Trombone		Reinhardt	3X		WEB Site
Trombone		Salvation Army	EESI-LYP		G-Bass mouthpiece
trombone		Sansone
Trombone		Selmer	Bolero 6
trombone		Utrechtse
Trombone		Vega	V27
trombone		White	Equa-tru trombone 28
trombone		Wurlitzer
trombone		York	14
trombone		York	5
Trombone		York	Al-tru
Trombone		Zottola	Port Chester		Stepped back bore
trumpet	Small
Trumpet			Parillo		Mouthpiece is stamped "PARILLO MODEL" with no other markings of any kind. This one is gold plated. Styling is very, very similar to Holton Heim. Plays much like a Holton Heim Model 1, but has a slightly smaller throat. Modern shank (not a Heim shank). If you know who made the "Parillo Model" mouthpiece, or who/what "Parillo" refers to, please let me know.
Trumpet		Amati	R1M
Trumpet		Benge			Mouthpiece stamped "Benge" with no other markings of any kind. Plays exactly like the "Chicago Benge" cornet mouthpiece also posted to this database. Styling appears to be like the "Chicago Benge" trumpet mouthpieces. Styling does not appear to be like "LA Benge" trumpet mouthpieces. Styling is somewhat similar to the Benge-made Claude Gordon mouthpieces. If anyone can shed some light on where and when this mouthpiece was made, please let me know.
Trumpet		Boston			From c.1920 Boss-Tone trumpet
Trumpet		Boston			From c.1922 Three Star trumpet model 11
Trumpet		Buescher	6A		Commonly sold with Bueschers of the 1920s
Trumpet		Buescher	6B		Commonly sold with Buescher trumpets from the 1920s.
Trumpet		Commander	Mello Cup 1
Trumpet		Conn
trumpet	Standard	Conn	EasyPlay
Trumpet		Conn	Symphony
trumpet	Standard	Conn	Visible
Trumpet		Corton			Engraving reads Cor-Ton Made in Czech.
Trumpet		Couesnon
Trumpet		Couesnon
Trumpet		Couesnon	6
Trumpet		Couesnon	Brigadier 2
trumpet		Fitzall
Trumpet		Frank	21		Heavy mouthpiece with very small, shallow cup and wide rim.
Trumpet		Franklin
Trumpet		Giardinelli	3M
Trumpet		Grey	Autocrat 17
Trumpet		Holton			Made in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Available in many sizes. Available in silver and gold plate finish. Very heavy when compared to a "normal" trumpet mouthpiece.
Trumpet		Holton			Made in Chicago, no other markings. Deep V-cup. Standard shank, but overall length is slightly longer than a modern mouthpiece.
Trumpet		Holton			Stamped: Frank Holton & Co. Chicago 23 Mouthpiece is the same length as a modern mouthpiece, but does not correctly fit a standard receiver. The shank seems to fit the same early Holton receivers that the Heim mouthpieces fit. (At least it fits in every such trumpet I have.)
Trumpet		Holton			Marked "Frank Holton & Co." No other markings or size indication. Appears to be standard length, and fits standard receivers.
Trumpet		Holton			Stamped "HOLTON", no other markings of any kind.
trumpet	Standard	Holton	63A
Trumpet		Holton	Collegiate		This one is gold plated, but was certainly available in silver plate as well.
Trumpet		Holton	Collegiate		Appears to have been made from the same blanks that were used for the Heim mouthpieces. Probably made in the 40s at the Elkhorn plant. Modern shank (not a Heim shank). Stamped "COLLEGIATE-BY-HOLTON.ELKHORN.WIS"
Trumpet		Holton	Galaxy		Appears to have been made from the same blanks that were used for the Heim mouthpieces. Probably made in the 40s at the Elkhorn plant. Modern shank (not a Heim shank).
trumpet	Small	Holton	Heim
Trumpet		Holton	Heim		FrankHolton Heim model 1 1940
Trumpet		Holton	Heim		This set was found in the case with a 1916 Holton trumpet. No reason to believe it was not "born" there. Named after Gustav Heim, who presumably worked with Holton to design this line of mouthpieces. The cornet cup is stamped "FRANK HOLTON CHICAGO." The trumpet cup is stamped "FRANK HOLTON." With the rim installed, the trumpet mouthpiece is roughly equivalent to the 1930s, Elkhorn-era Heim Model 1. The cornet mouthpiece, with the rim installed, is deeper than the trumpet mouthpiece. Does not appear to include any equivalent for the later Heim Model 2. Included an adapter (as shown) such that the cornet mouthpiece could be used with the trumpet. The trumpet mouthpiece and the adapter both fit the Holton Heim receiver and do not correctly fit modern trumpet receivers.
Trumpet		Jay
trumpet	Standard	Jay	Screw Rim
Trumpet		King	7K
trumpet	Standard	Lenherr			MAN'F'G AND PAT'D FEB. 15 1910 BY H.L. LENHERR MERCERSBURG PA
trumpet	Standard	Martin	10
Trumpet		Martin	7
Trumpet		Martin	7
Trumpet		Mathey			Made by Alcide Edward Mathey, 62 Sudbury St Boston, c.1918-1925; he was listed as a mouthpiece specialist
Trumpet		Olds	27
trumpet	Standard	Parduba	5
Trumpet		Schenkellars	7C
Trumpet		Schindler
Trumpet		Selmer	4		Selmer made in France 4
Trumpet		Selmer	Special 4
Trumpet		Utrechtse			Provided with an Eb bugle
trumpet	Standard	Vega	2
Trumpet		York	Al-Tru 44
Trumpet		Zottola	Port Chester		Stepped backbore
tuba	Small
Tuba		Conn	Chief
Tuba		Conn	GEib
Tuba		Conn	Giant		Eb
Tuba		Conn	Helleberg		Early Model Cup stamped "H" Shank stamped "Conn BBb" Early Conn Helleberg mouthpieces made by hand and were subject to the vagaries of tool sharpness templates hand operations etc. Some played better than others. Some were smaller some were larger within a tolerance and often worked best with particular horns. Early tuba virtuosi identified and obtained superior copies. Those that played well extended their magic qualities to the entire genus. That added to the fact the early copies were easily identified by their profile led to to the value of all such mouthpieces models skyrocketing regardless of how they play. Added to that fact the idea that they are not making that particular version any more which always adds perceived value.
Tuba		Conn	Helleberg		from 1930s
Tuba		Conn	S		Eb Tuba
Tuba		Conn	Special
tuba		Conn	Visible
tuba		Distin
Tuba		Elkhorn
Tuba		Grey John	Autocrat 17
tuba	Standard	Herco	Professional
tuba		Holton
tuba	Standard	Imperial
tuba	Standard	Keefer
tuba	Standard	King	26
Tuba		Koeder			Made by TM Koeder of Naperville, IL He had a shop there from 1920-1971
tuba		Leeder
Tuba		Mahillon
Tuba		Mathey			Alcide E Mathey (1862-?) had a shop at 62 Sudbury St, Boston c.1918-1925 and was listed as a mouthpiece specialist.
Tuba		Meinl-Weston	81
Tuba	Small	York	19		York and Son
tuba		York	70

If you have further information on any of the listed mouthpieces, please Contact Me.