Vintage Selmer Paris trumpet shank size?

cbdmd · 03-12-2008, 01:51 PM

Hi,
I just purchased a 1949 Selmer Paris trumpet on ebay. It's not a K-modified trumpet. I haven't recieved it yet and the guy I bought it from said his standard bach mouthpiece seemed to fit fine. Would this horn have a european shank size (is that smaller or larger than a standard trumpet shank?)?
Do I need to look into finding a mouthpiece adaptor? Thanks so much....chad

nieuwguyski · 03-12-2008, 03:36 PM

I don't think the receiver will be dramatically different in size. Depending on your mouthpiece, you may need to tweak the gap for best performance.

cbdmd · 03-12-2008, 05:39 PM

thanks for the info...have a great day!!

Vulgano Brother · 03-12-2008, 06:32 PM

I used to have one of those back in the day--cool horns, and heavy. The Morse taper seems the same among trumpet mouthpieces across the world, and there was a pretty big gap. If you want to adjust a mouthpiece and not mess with your horn, a machinist can just shave the mouthpiece, keeping the same taper.

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nieuwguyski Pianissimo User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 185	Re: Vintage Selmer Paris trumpet shank size? I don't think the receiver will be dramatically different in size. Depending on your mouthpiece, you may need to tweak the gap for best performance.
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Vulgano Brother Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Home Posts: 2,816	Re: Vintage Selmer Paris trumpet shank size? I used to have one of those back in the day--cool horns, and heavy. The Morse taper seems the same among trumpet mouthpieces across the world, and there was a pretty big gap. If you want to adjust a mouthpiece and not mess with your horn, a machinist can just shave the mouthpiece, keeping the same taper.
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