Kanstul Vintage Replica Trombone Leadpipe
$95.00
Item Details
After 38 years building the finest brass instruments, the Kanstul factory has closed. The Kanstul family and team want to express their deep appreciation to our customers, business partners and friends for the business and incredible support they’ve received over the 38 years since Zig Kanstul founded the company.
These leadpipes are almost sold out, so this page is mostly historical.
This is a group of replacement leadpipes for trombones made by Kanstul in Anaheim, California. They are made of yellow brass with a lacquered brass ring. The pipes are threaded to fit Kanstul trombones, and they will also fit S.E. Shires trombones and instruments from some other makers. The larger pipes will fit Conn Gen II trombones, but the pipes only press in instead of thread in. Use tape around the top of the leadpipe for a tight fit. Threaded pipes will nearly fit in Getzen trombones, but the pipe sticks out about 1/8" further than normal. See the drop down menu above for availability.
Westside Machine has some conversion rings to allow these pipes to fit better into other horns. You can read about them here.
Compatibility
.500"
- Threaded: Kanstul 450, 1555, 1602B, 1606, Shires
.547"
- Threaded: Kanstul 1570, 1508, 1588, 1608, 1688, Shires, Getzen , Conn 88H (SL4747) (see notes above)
.562"
- Kanstul 1585, 1585T, 1662, 1662I, 1670, Shires, Getzen, Conn 88H (SL6262), (New) 62H (see notes above)
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Model |
Bore |
Venturi |
Specs & Vintage |
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SOLD OUT S |
.500" |
.414" |
Standard tenor trombone pipe, Benge/Nova style, Les Benedict's favorite, similar to Bach LT16M pipe Little effort needed, pushes beyond edge easily, warm, foggy sub-tone at very low volumes, a bit narrower bandwidth, can be hot as a ride cymbal when needed, good bite overwhelms warmth at higher volumes, big mellow cottony soft end, compact but good projection on high end, nimble with little effort. |
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SOLD OUT W6 |
.500" |
.414" |
Williams 6 style Big, velvety, malleable, sub-tone-ish at low volume, centered but light, big |
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SOLD OUT H6 |
.500" |
.403" |
Burt Herrick style, originally made for Williams 6, medium throat Less core and warmth, compact narrower sound, good point of edge, nimble, brick-like stable and easy high end, hot and big |
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ONE LEFT H16 |
.500" |
.407" |
Burt Herrick style, originally made for Bach 16, medium throat Little bit of delay, rounded response, some resistance, warm, broad sound, large tone, a bit louder with less brittleness, less centered high range |
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SOLD OUT JW |
.500" |
.383" |
Jiggs Whigham style pipe for 1602, developed for Alan Kaplan
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SOLD OUT 2B |
.500" |
.393" |
2B+ style pipe for 1602, developed for Alan Kaplan Solid, stable, lots of projection, lively and not dull at all, lots of core, |
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SOLD OUT AK |
.500" |
.405" |
King style pipe for 1602, developed for Alan Kaplan Less center than 2B down low and soft, little effort gives good heat at\par |
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AVAILABLE HO |
.500" | .422" | Same as H8 below, but the pipe is turned down to .500" O.D. It's fairly thin, a little fragile. |
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SOLD OUT H8 |
.508" |
.422" |
Burt Herrick style, should fit Shires .508" in threaded version, fits King 3B, Bach LT16M, Getzen 1050, Yamaha 691in unthreaded version |
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AVAILABLE 8 |
.547" |
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Conn rare 8H-SP style, (.547" + 8" bell) like Bill Booth plays |
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AVAILABLE BB |
.547" |
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Byron's Bach - replica of Byron Peebles, LA Philharmonic, Bach 42 leadpipe |
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SOLD OUT C |
.562" |
.498" |
Minick Commercial |
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AVAILABLE L |
.562" |
.493" |
Minick Legit |
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SOLD OUT OL |
.562" |
.501" |
Minick Open Legit |
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SOLD OUT H |
.562" |
.478" |
Burt Herrick Commercial |
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SOLD OUT GR |
.562" |
.490" |
George Roberts model, like Conn 70H pipe, tighter throat, fast expansion, shorter length - this pipe works well with the Kanstul GR mouthpiece, which fits in further, so the end of the shank is close to the venturi of the leadpipe. |
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SOLD OUT GR2 |
.562" |
.479" |
What George used as his ultimate pipe before his retirement, Burt Herrick design, tighter but more stable than the GR pipe |
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SOLD OUT 62 |
.562" |
.494" |
Elkhart Conn 62H |
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AVAILABLE B |
.562" |
.499" |
Bach 50 |
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SOLD OUT 169 |
.562" |
.500" |
Holton 169 style, made for Mike Suter |
