Posted by Sylvain Gagnon on March 05, 2002 at 09:18:52:
In Reply to: Turning the Shank Down posted by Bill on March 05, 2002 at 04:33:11:
The waiting time for special order mouthpieces can be very long. I remember waiting for a Bach mp with a B&H shank until the music store in Montreal suggested they could machine it down if I didn't mind the brass looking shank. 15 minutes later I had a perfectly fitting mouthpiece. Any good machinist would be able to do this for you.
I just had a PT mouthpiece shank shaved down so my new/used Besson 983 would be up to pitch. It sure beats cutting down the horn.