Brittany, I will be offering for sale a vintage 28D at Bloomington. I can send you more info on mine if it would be helpful. Depending on the price and condition you may want to grab the one you played. Even if it needs work it could turn out to be a good investment. The serial number on mine is located on the casing for the F/Bb change valve which is also mechanical. If it is really 50 years old it most likely will be a a six digit number starting with a 4.
Julio de la Rosa [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "kerri c davies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 8:10 PM Subject: [Hornlist] A vintage 8D...? > Hey, guys- listen to this!! > > I went horn shopping all today, and found that I like the 8D over Holton > 8D Wannabe (I'm not sure the model number) and the Yamaha 668. But, I > went to Cadence Music here in Fort Myers and one of the repair men, Todd, > pulled out this really old looking horn and told me to play it and give > him feedback. He said at first he didn't know what it was, then he > realized after some careful scrutiny it was an 8D, one from the fifties! > This guy who turned it in asked them if they had a use for it and just > dropped it off. It was yellow brass, and had several small dings but > nothing major. It played very well and was in great shape for a fifty+ > year old horn. I'm debating with myself if I should stick with my rose > brass screw bell 8D or buy this vintage one. The one thing I didn't like > about it, though, was the fact that the trigger sunk so far down, you > know? My thumb had to work really hard and fast! Also, the thing was > yellow brass. I thought that this horn was only available in nickel > silver at that time, if I am correct. Can someone verify that for me? > What do all of you think? Also, has anyone had any trouble before with > stripping the threads on a screw bell horn? How do you make sure that the > bell is in the right spot before you screw it on? Is there any danger > like that when you unscrew the bell? What do I need to be aware of and > watch out for? I've never done this to metal before, but I don't want to > experience it on my new Tumbleweed (possibly my new baby horn's name- > because of the abuse and dents it will have to endure!) Mr. Bonner, I > think you're out of town now, but if you have time when you come back and > read this, can you go play that old horn and give me your opinion? I > liked the darker tone of the new one better, but I am naive and > inexperienced. > > -Brittany Davies > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/jdelarosa%40ameritech.net _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
