[Trombone-l] Bach 42 mouthpiece receivers

[Fred Hudson]

Howard,

Welcome to the club of retread T'bonists. I started playing again after a 25
year layoff but at my age I have hesitated to get on a bicycle. I don't know
the answer to your question about Bach tapers but I play a Bach , a Shires,
and a couple of 50's vintage Kings - all small shank mpc's but all different
tapers. I have found that I can use the same mouthpiece in all of them by
wrapping the shank with a couple of turns of Teflon pipe thread tape when
necessary to eliminate the "wobble". The tape deforms easily resulting in a
good seal without the worry of deforming the lead pipe. And it costs a lot
less than a custom tapered shank!

Happy long tones!

Fred H
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Spindel" <howard at sci1.com>
To: <trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 5:33 PM
Subject: [Trombone-l] Bach 42 mouthpiece receivers


> Hi,
>
> I'm new here, having recently picked up playing again after a 20-year
> layoff.  (I'm pleased to find that it's like riding a bike.)
>
> I have both a Bach 42 straight horn and a 42B F-attachment.  The 42B
> dates from about 1969 and the 42 from 1977.  I purchased both horns
> brand new so I know that the answer to my question below is not that
> someone monkeyed with one of these horns.
>
> A long time ago, I purchased Schilke mouthpieces and Schilke needed
> the serial numbers because they said the mouthpiece receivers were
different.
>
> Schilke appears to have been correct.  I've recently purchased a
> Marcinkiewicz mouthpiece (which I heartily recommend).  It fits the
> 42B perfectly.  In the 42, it has to be seated and given an extra
> twist or it will rock slightly.  The Marcinkiewicz people measured
> both Schilkes and found that the taper on the mouthpiece for the 42
> was more rapid.  They said that they thought that the mouthpiece
> receiver on the 42 was poorly manufactured by Bach.
>
> Finally, to the question:  Does anyone know of information regarding
> Bach mouthpiece receivers that helps to clarify the difference I'm
> seeing?  Does the receiver in the 42 have a special name or something?
>
> Thanks very much,
> Howard
>
>
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