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Of shanks and men (now covered in the FAQ)
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Re: Of shanks and men (not covered yet in the FAQ)
Yamaha YEB-381
Mirafone 187 BBb
1919 Pan American BBb Helicon
1924 Buescher BBb tuba (Dr. Suessaphone)
Black plastic Coolwind BBb tuba
2001 Mazda Miata
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Mirafone 187 BBb
1919 Pan American BBb Helicon
1924 Buescher BBb tuba (Dr. Suessaphone)
Black plastic Coolwind BBb tuba
2001 Mazda Miata
2006 Suzuki Burgman 650
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Re: Of shanks and men (not covered yet in the FAQ)
Perfectly correct. Except when they're smaller.Schlepporello wrote:OK, just a refresher for guys like me who can't remember what day it is. European shanks are larger than American shanks aren't they?
The American standard size is 0.519" in diamaeter at the tip (according to Bach)
(many other people say 0.520)
The Euro standard is 0.530 or 0.538, or 0.540 depending on who you ask
But there is a small Euro (known in America as the Eb size) which is only 0.490
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Re: Of shanks and men (not covered yet in the FAQ)
Needs a better title:
"shanks for the memories" or, "The Shawshank Redemption" perhaps?
"shanks for the memories" or, "The Shawshank Redemption" perhaps?
MW 3450, 2011TA HoJo, Conn 20J
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Re: Of shanks and men (now covered in the FAQ)
The better question is usually "what shank size works best with my tuba"? Manufacturers could always put a little stamp on the end to let people know, but that would probably be too easy.
The trombone world has this as well, with Large, Small, and Remington shanks. There are also some leadpipe designs that are meant to have the mouthpiece farther into the receiver.
The trombone world has this as well, with Large, Small, and Remington shanks. There are also some leadpipe designs that are meant to have the mouthpiece farther into the receiver.
Yamaha YBB-631S BBb Tuba, B&H Imperial Eb Tuba, Sterling / Perantucci 1065GHS Euphonium
Yamaha YBL-621 RII Bass Trombone and a bunch of other trombones
Yamaha YBL-621 RII Bass Trombone and a bunch of other trombones
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Re: Of shanks and men (now covered in the FAQ)
There used to be a table on the Kelly mouthpiece website that lists the sizes of the receiver openings expected by Kelly mouthpieces. Can't actually remember how you get to it tho, so it may not still be there...tbonesullivan wrote:The better question is usually "what shank size works best with my tuba"? Manufacturers could always put a little stamp on the end to let people know, but that would probably be too easy.
The trombone world has this as well, with Large, Small, and Remington shanks. There are also some leadpipe designs that are meant to have the mouthpiece farther into the receiver.
Found it..http://www.kellymouthpieces.com/shanks/index.asp
(it's cunningly hidden behind a red link that says "Click here to view Shank Specifications")
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