My friend has an old King that he'd like to fix up & use as a back up horn. Even though it's missing some pretty important parts & needs repair, it's playable & he loves the sound. Below my signature line is the best discription he could give. If anyone has one or more of the missing parts, contact me off list. Also if anyone has advice to share regarding this horn, I'm sure he'd appreciate that, as well. -- Valerie Wells The Balanced Embouchure Method http://bebabe.wordpress.com/ http://www.beforhorn.blogspot.com/
The old King--- I cant seem to find a model or serial number. It is an HN White horn. I found 110 on the main tuning slide. The instrument comes in an old wood case with fabric cover. The missing or poorly replaced pieces are: 1) Thumb rotor back bearing plate. All rotory valves have a plate pressed into the back which the rotor axel sits in. This assures the rotor is not rubbing the sides of the casing. 2) Thumb rotor cap (the replacement does not have the correct thread count) 3) 2nd value rotor cap (not quite the right thread count) If I had the back bearing plate, this horn might be worth some fix up. The last person to touch it however must have been a plumber as it looks awful and the fixed joint solders are all cracked besides. _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
