measuring the (so-called) "gap" with a tuba & its mouthpiece

Ken Herrick · Post by **Ken Herrick** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 7:09 pm

Doc wrote:How does one “build up” the shank?

One easy, cheap, and totally reversible way is to "cork" it like a sax neck with a thin layer of sheet cork glued on. It even reduces the noise of inserting the mp.

Worth · Post by **Worth** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:32 pm

Ken Herrick wrote:
Doc wrote:How does one “build up” the shank?
One easy, cheap, and totally reversible way is to "cork" it like a sax neck with a thin layer of sheet cork glued on. It even reduces the noise of inserting the mp.

Or use some teflon plumber’s tape on the shank

Jerryleejr · Post by **Jerryleejr** » Wed Mar 06, 2019 3:05 pm

I was just discussing this with a friend of mine because some euphoniums now have Adjustable Gap Recievers (AGR) as an option, now I don’t know that I’ve ever seen this offered for tuba...

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