Small shank advice

[SteelDeRosa]

My daily driver is a GB Alessi 5M. Has been forever.

On a lark, I picked up a small shank lead pipe (RS) for my Shires Ralph Sauer 25/45 horn. I’ve been using a Vincent Bach 6.5AL with the small shank pipe and like it fine but think I could do better.

Can any among you recommend a close small shank analogue to a GB Alessi 5M?

[Burgerbob]

Small shank 5GS, custom piece from GB in small shank, lots of options out there. Modern Griego Artists all come in small shank as well.

[hyperbolica]

Doug Elliott 100G4 would be a good place to start with some special little tweaks to match it to what you need. When I started using DE stuff, I stopped buying other mouth pieces.

[Matt K]

I play a very similar horn. XT104N/E/E4* (the * incicates a new design of Doug’s ca. 2021. I liked the setup before but his new shank is totally fantastic. If you wanted a rim size similar to what you were familiar with an XT101 or LT101 would be suitable.

Fwiw, seems like the new Shires Marshall Gilkes mouthpiece is popular for people who like the smaller rim sizes.

[Slidennis]

I like to play a Yamaha 51B small shank with my .525" 88H, 6.5 AL rim dimension, 5GS cup but larger throat than the 5GS...

[Bach5G]

RS plays a modified Schilke 50 doesn’t he? 50 rim/51 bowl? Something like that.

I’m using a DE101 E4 or G4 or a small shank Schilke 51 on my Shires .525.

[dukesboneman]

Schilke 51C4 or 51B
Bach 5GS

[CalgaryTbone]

RS plays a modified Schilke 50 doesn’t he? 50 rim/51 bowl? Something like that.

I’m using a DE101 E4 or G4 or a small shank Schilke 51 on my Shires .525.

Other way around - 51 rim on a 50 cup.

Jim Scott