Conn .525 leadpipes

[hornbuilder]

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

[Jimkinkella]

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

[hornbuilder]

Thanks Jim!

[Matt K]

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).