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JH3136
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 10:59 am    Post subject: Yamaha Eric Aubier Mouthpiece - any user comments? Reply with quote

Looks like an interesting piece but not much online about it other than Yamaha specs (below). Any insights/experiences with this one?

Inner diameter: 17.03 mm
Rim contour: Medium
Rim thickness: Standard
Cup depth: standard
Bore: 3.80 mm
Backbore: Standard
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The only negative thing might be the #25 throat size. If you are not used to throat sizes that large it might be a challenge for a while unless you spend a lot of time playing.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Excellent mouthpiece.

The Aubier is a tiny bit larger than 1.5 diameter (barely)
The rim “feels” a bit more 1.25 in shape.

The Damrow is also 1.5ish. A touch smaller than the Aubier. It has a 24 throat. And the rim is a bit chunkier than the Aubier.

Like both mouthpieces. But, they both have relatively tight backbores
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

a.kemp wrote:
Excellent mouthpiece.

The Aubier is a tiny bit larger than 1.5 diameter (barely)
The rim “feels” a bit more 1.25 in shape.

The Damrow is also 1.5ish. A touch smaller than the Aubier. It has a 24 throat. And the rim is a bit chunkier than the Aubier.

Like both mouthpieces. But, they both have relatively tight backbores


I just got the Aubier model from Dillon last week. Excellent mouthpiece - it has quickly become my daily player. Fabulous sound and works well for me, probably because I am moving from a 1.25C - I agree about the rim shape.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2022 2:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Yamaha Eric Aubier very closely resembles the Yamaha 16C4. Aubier has a lager backbore and throat.
The Yamaha Frits Damrow closely resembles the Yamaha 15B4 Damrow also has a larger backbore and throat.

Stock Bach 1.5C for reference

https://ibb.co/Jt8JdWN

https://ibb.co/58xWs1Q
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 1:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I really like the Eric Aubier model! In fact, I ordered two: one for the horn, and another for buzzing during my car commute
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I switched to the Aubier model from the 16c4. I’ve played the 16c4 for years, mainly with my Yamaha 6335. That horn/ mouthpiece combo worked well for me

More recently, I’ve switched to an Adams A4LT as my primary horn. The A4LT is built differently - more free blowing, and it produces a much broader sound

Although I loved the 16c4, it didn’t balance well with the A4LT for me. The 16c4 felt too “tight”. When I would play scales against a drone, I noticed my pitch going sharp as I ascended. However, I didn’t have much room to “relax into the pitch” without jumping to the next partial

So I started a mini-mouthpiece piece safari. I liked the core of the tone I was getting with the 16c4, so I decided to keep the cup depth relatively the same. I also liked the 16c4 rim, so I wanted something close to that.

I heard that changing the bore size might allow more options for adjusting intonation, so I focused on that spec.

Fortunately, I found the Aubier mp! The larger bore size is more balanced for me (it’s 3.8 mm vs 3.65 mm for the 16c4). It gives me a similar clarity of sound, and more options to place the notes for intonation


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 2:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Andy Cooper wrote:
The only negative thing might be the #25 throat size. If you are not used to throat sizes that large it might be a challenge for a while unless you spend a lot of time playing.


A 25 throat is really not that large..
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 14, 2022 10:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My take the Aubier mouthpiece is a bit different. I find it to be closer in feel to a 1.5 than the 1.25 because I like the feel of the 1.5 and the Aubier and have never been able to play the 1.25.

The throat on mine measures close to 24 using the Frost tool but as a slightly large or loose 25 when checking with drill bits. I would not really consider the backbore to be tight except in comparison to very large bb's like say, a 117. As best I can tell using certified pin gauges at different points the bb is close to a Bach 24. Both throat and bb are very slightly larger than the Hooten model I have although the cup volume is smaller.

Anyone in the market for a 1.5ish size should absolutely be adding this model to their search.
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