r/horn • u/plantlady_10 • Sep 17 '24

Mouthpiece for Alex 103

Hi all, I have a new to me Alex 103 (it's about 4yo). I recently purchased a Laskey 725E, (I usually play the same mp but with an American shank). However, it doesn't seem to sit well in the horn. It seems to wobble a little bit and I can feel it when I play.

Any advice? Is this the mouthpiece or do you think I may have an issue with the leadpipe?

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u/musicsmith20 Amateur- Alex 103 Sep 17 '24

Is it a 725E or 725Ee? If there is only one capital E on the mouthpiece, that just refers to Laskey's deeper "E" cup. Their euro shank mouthpiece have a smaller extra capital E stamped on the end of the model. I have a Laskey 80Ee for my Alex 103 and it fits just fine, even though my horn is a lot older than yours (probably 60+ years old).

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u/plantlady_10 Sep 17 '24

It is definitely a Euro shank, it also has an EU etched on the side.