Steve wrote: Thanks for all the responses about why my horn collects water in the B-flat side even though I'm not using it. To clarify, it collects only in the first two slides, not the third - if gravity were the sole force at work here, I'd think the water would end up in the lowest slide. I hardly use the third valve, IOW, where the water ends up almost seems as if I were using the B-flat horn instead. Of course, as I hold the horn, the B-flat tubing is a little lower, so I'm guessing from what everyone has said that this is the reason the water is there.
*********************** This would go right to the pressure dynamics theory. If you don't ever use the third valve then no condensation (created by the warm pressurized air column) would exist to be equalized/leaked down. Since you use the first two valves they would then be subject to the pressure equalization described in the earlier post. In theory this equalization would work in either direction-from b to f or f to b. And your valves no doubt have plenty of clearance in the casing to leak down. The Jack Attack! _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
