Are DE shanks specific to a series?

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Are DE shanks specific to a series?

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Doug Elliot's web site says:

The letter on the shank must match the letter on the cup

Will a shank that fits, for instance, an ST C cup also fit an LB C cup?
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Re: Are DE shanks specific to a series?

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Yes. You can use a C3 shank, for example, on an ST C cup or LB C cup.

You can use the next letter up for the "+" cups (C+ with D shank, for instance), though it seems "+" shanks are now in the mix for some of them.
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Re: Are DE shanks specific to a series?

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Kevbach33 wrote: Fri May 02, 2025 8:29 am Yes. You can use a C3 shank, for example, on an ST C cup or LB C cup.

You can use the next letter up for the "+" cups (C+ with D shank, for instance), though it seems "+" shanks are now in the mix for some of them.
Yes, this is what I do on my small tenor mouthpiece: XT104, XT C+, D2.
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Re: Are DE shanks specific to a series?

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My bass set up is an LBL/L8 and tenor is an LBG/G8. The same G8 shank can be used with any G cup, XTG, LTG and so on.
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Re: Are DE shanks specific to a series?

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Correct
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Re: Are DE shanks specific to a series?

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Glad to have confirmation from Doug himself. Can the euph shank be used with the LT cup?
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Match the cup letter... not the series
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