Conn .525 leadpipes

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hornbuilder
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Conn .525 leadpipes

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Hi
Wondering what designations are given to the Conn .525 leadpipes? Particularly the one that accepts a large shank mouthpiece.
Thanks in advance
Matthew
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Re: Conn .525 leadpipes

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The one in the standard set that takes a large shank is marked "X".
It's not a great playing pipe.

The other 2 in the set I have are marked "H" and "T", and are both small shank.
"T" works the best for me.

Jim
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Thanks Jim!
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Re: Conn .525 leadpipes

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Jimkinkella wrote: Thu May 02, 2019 1:52 pm The one in the standard set that takes a large shank is marked "X".
It's not a great playing pipe.

The other 2 in the set I have are marked "H" and "T", and are both small shank.
"T" works the best for me.

Jim
Interesting; might not be a good fit for the 88, oddly enough. I just got an "X" for my 525/547 franken Yamaha slide that plays great. I got it just to try large shanks and because of the price thinking I'd possibly replace it but I ended up just having a different set of threads soldered on the bottom (my slide accepts Shires threads). It is quite odd though. It's a huge piece of nickel at the top and there's quite a gap between the end of the shank and the start of the venturi. I tend to play large bores on relatively small pieces though (XT E / E 8 which is sort of ~6.5A sized, albiet with an XT104N rim).
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