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The slightly heavier weight enhances the sound making it a great all round favourite for the trombone specialist.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"image-with-text__heading h1 rte\">About Mercer &amp; Barker<\/h3>\n<div class=\"image-with-text__text rte body\">\n<p>Mercer &amp; Barker Ltd was created as a company and launched in the Autumn of 2019 and is the brainchild of Carl Mercer and George Barker, a collaboration of two Tuba players and friends striving to design, develop and create brass instrument mouthpieces of the highest quality using the best of British precision engineering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Began playing BBb Bass at the age of 13 and still playing it into my 50\u2019s. 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