need help with sousa bits

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Re: need help with sousa bits

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The Conn bits should work on the Olds neck.

It's not likely the Conn neck will properly fit the receiver on the Olds lower mouthpipe.
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Re: need help with sousa bits

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I've found that Jupiter bits fit quite well in Olds necks, and sound nice too. They're also easier to find than vintage Olds or Reynolds bits. Isn't three bits a tad extreme though? I only need one on my Olds sousa.
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Re: need help with sousa bits

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58mark wrote:Thanks Dan, the neck is perfect, so maybe it's a olds neck after all

I'll go ahead and get the olds bits, just in case
If you do order Conn bits... make sure they are for a 20K or they will send you King bits.
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