Posted by Chuck(G) on February 03, 2004 at 00:58:03:
In Reply to: mouthpice shank modifier posted by Andy on February 02, 2004 at 20:59:38:
Kidding aside (it's been a loooong day, please forgive my bastard joke--I knew it'd get a rise outa Joe!).
I suppose one could make up something that was like a sousaphone tuning bit (large receiver connected to a small shank), but I don't think it would work well because that section connecting the two would have to have a reverse taper--and it adds length to the instrument, meaning you might have a tuning problem.
A number of mouthpiece makers can provide you with a large cup on a tenor shank or you can see about having the receiver changed out for a bass shank one (might not be possible with a "peashooter" tenor bone).
You might start with Doug Elliot, or give Joe Marcinkiewicz or Terry Warburton a call to see if they can fix you up with something.