American mouthpiece shanks have a different taper than the Alexander ones. An American mouthpiece will tend to make an Alex feel tight and strangely out of tune. It won't go into the receiver far enough. I had the same experience when I finally tried an Alex mouthpiece on a 103. Ahhh! Since then I've found that other mouthpieces with the correct shank give the ahh factor too. The same thing happens with a lot of other European made horns. Alexander tubas have the reputation in America of being out of tune, but the same thing holds true, you have to get the right mouthpiece shank taper for the pitch to work. Orlando wrote: I remember struggling with an Alex and then calling my more experienced uncle for help. He immediately suggested that I try an Alex mouthpiece, and when I did, it was as if I was playing an entirely different horn...everything worked.
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