York Sousa Neck and Bit Size

Peach · Post by **Peach** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:33 pm

Would any modern Sousa Neck & Bits fit an old ('30s) York Eb Sousa?

Are all York Necks/Bits the same size?

Anyone got any they'd part with??

Cheers.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:52 pm

Peach wrote:Would any modern Sousa Neck & Bits fit an old ('30s) York Eb Sousa?

Are all York Necks/Bits the same size?

Anyone got any they'd part with??

Cheers.

The popular thing is to replace the upper neckpipe receiver with a Conn one and use a Conn neck & bits.

ken k · Post by **ken k** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:35 pm

The neck on my York Sousa is very large compared to King and Conn necks. It is about 6 inches tall and 8 inches long. I only need to use one bit to get it to line up to my mouth.

I used to have a king neck on it before I found a York neck (on ebay of all places) but i needed 4 bits to get it to line up properly.

My sousa is a BBb but I had an Eb twin to this horn, which had the same valve, neck and bell configuration. It was a large Eb with a separate should piece, so the wrap did not go all the way around the body. It actually looked like the BBb tuba.

ken k

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