Moputhpiece for a Vintage Eb receiver?

[iiipopes]

Any PT mouthpiece can be ordered with a small shank, and any of the boutique makers can turn a small shank for you. Since you like it shallower, Mike Finn might have a few left of a run of MF4 mouthpieces he made with a .500 tip to the shank.

[Lew]

I have been using a Wick 5 in my old Eb and it works well. The small shank version seems to be the right size for this and the small cup fits the characteristics of the horn. I think the horn I'm using it on was built in about 1919.

[tclements]

Frank,

Just swap out the receiver, it'll be less hassles when you want to change mouthpieces again.

[Donn]

It seems strange to me that the Wick 2s and 3s, shallow cups that would work beautifully on small eefers, only come in large shanks.

??? Mouthpiece Express has Wick 1-5 small (non-L) and L shanks.
http://www.mouthpieceexpress.com/catalo ... 97_216_261

Yes, but notice that there are more that end in "L", than that do not end in "L"? For example, there's 3, 3L, and 3SL. That 3SL is what we're talking about: there's no 3S.

[GC]

@Donn: Thank you. I should have been more specific.

Late addendum: Probably should have typed 3S instead of 3s, too.

[toobagrowl]

I have been considering having a a mouthpiece made or altering one to fit a 1915 Conn "Professional" Eb.

I also have a 1915 Eb tuba, a Holton. This is my main horn and when I bought it about 13 years ago it came with a new leadpipe/mouthpipe. There is a reason for this: most tubas over 80 years old most likely need to have a new leadpipe put on due to corrosion in the old one. Check and make sure your old leadpipe is not corroded first...