What I do is the trick you use to see if there is a leak in a bicycle tire. Take a large bathtub and completely submerge the horn in it with the leadpipe sticking out or some such. Then blow into it, and if you see air bubbles creep out of any place on the horn, you know if you have air leaks :)
This also works the other way round by attaching a hose to the leadpipe and running water through the horn. If you notice any dribbles, well you know what that means :) But be careful though. If you have enough water pressure in your horn and you move the valves quick enough the slides will shoot out like a rocket. -William In a message dated 2/27/2003 11:37:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Subj:Re: [Hornlist] Horn Related!! Please read me!! > Date:2/27/2003 11:37:15 PM Pacific Standard Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > How to spot a leaky valve: > > 1) Buy a bag of small, cheap balloons. Remove all of your valve slides > and attach a balloon to each of the ends of the slides. Tie down the > tuning slides. Attach a large diameter flexible plastic tube to an air > compressor. Stick the tube up the bell until it is air-tight. Plug the > opening of the leadpipe - you can use your thumb. Start the compressor. > See which balloons enlarge. > > 2) Remove all the valve slides, tie down the remaining slides. Attach a > hose tightly to a water faucet and to the leadpipe. Get your right hand > in position to play gestopft. Turn the water on. See which slides drip. > > I thought of another interesting method, but I won't describe it because > if you screw up, your horn will explode. > > > { David Goldberg: [EMAIL PROTECTED] } > { Math Dept, Washtenaw Community College } > { Ann Arbor Michigan } > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/valkhorn%40aol.com > _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
