Mouthpiece Gap on Soprano Trombone
- davidicharp
- Posts: 5
- Joined: Jan 18, 2023
Are trombones supposed to have "zero gap" between the mouthpiece and leadpipe? On my soprano trombone, I measured a gap of 5mm. I found out Harrelson company offers shim kits to address this issue, but don't know if it is worth it. What do you suggest?
- Doug_Elliott
- Posts: 4155
- Joined: Mar 22, 2018
The majority of trombones don't have an actual gap at all, because the receiver has a receiver taper that continues into the leadpipe.