Re: [Hornlist] repair technitians
At 05:40 PM 1/11/2006, you wrote: Am I making too big an issue over valve timing or should the timing marks from the bearing to the cap line up exactly? Kathy<< I think where the valve timing marks line up is determined by the RPM your running at. You want a 5 degree advance at higher rpms to avoid valve float. Wes, is that correct? LLB IIRC too much advance at low RPM will cause a backfire. This is annoying to your section-mates. Jake Ewalt ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] repair technitians
At 07:27 PM 1/11/06 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >In a message dated 1/11/2006 5:41:58 P.M. Central Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >You want a 5 degree advance at higher rpms to avoid valve >float. Wes, is that correct? > > > >6 degrees at top dead center, unless you are running a small block Chevy and >you want to run 12 degrees. 10 with a manual tranny. John Kowalchuk maker of mutes/horns/canoes/paddles/bikes Oshawa, Ontario http://home.ca.inter.net/~horn1 Canadians don't surf the net, we paddle it. ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] repair technitians
In a message dated 1/11/2006 5:41:58 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You want a 5 degree advance at higher rpms to avoid valve float. Wes, is that correct? 6 degrees at top dead center, unless you are running a small block Chevy and you want to run 12 degrees. Wes ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] repair technitians
Am I making too big an issue over valve timing or should the timing marks from the bearing to the cap line up exactly? Kathy<< I think where the valve timing marks line up is determined by the RPM your running at. You want a 5 degree advance at higher rpms to avoid valve float. Wes, is that correct? LLB ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] repair technitians
They probably didn't clean all the Brasso out of the casing, and the chewing gum hardened and fell off the bumper. If you've been following the latest repair thread, you will have concluded, correctly, that this list is populated by many of the best technicians in the world. You don't need a top technician to properly clean and set up a horn, as long as he is setting the shop standards and betting his reputation on the results. I do most of my own repair work since I collect and restore old instruments. The first thing my teacher from the BSO taught me was how to disassemble rotors and clean my horn. It's easy and fun and very satisfying to know the inside of your instrument so intimately that you are aware of the changes going on over the years. If you know your own instrument like this, you'll find it much more pleasurable for both you and a competent technician to plan and schedule repairs that become necessary. I've never gone into professional repair because I'm too uncomfortable dealing with people who are completely ignorant of the process. If I quote the minimum possible, which is what they want to hear, there is an almost certainty that the instrument will only stay functional for a short period. Covering all the possibilities, they may as well replace the instrument. Instead, I work as a consultant. There are those who see no difference between a consultant and a hooker, except the customer always gets what he pays for from the consultant.. -Original Message- From: Kathy Lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: hornlist Sent: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 14:37:16 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Hornlist] repair technitians Does anyone have a repair technician they trust in the Los Angeles, Orange County area. At this point I'm even willing to travel to San Diego for a good valve person. I sent my spare horn in for a cleaning and when I went to pick it up one valve was way off from the timing marks and another valve was sluggish. I told them to try again with the valve timing and seating. Am I making too big an issue over valve timing or should the timing marks from the bearing to the cap line up exactly? Kathy __ Yahoo! DSL ? Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/billbamberg%40aol.com ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] repair technitians
In a message dated 1/9/06 4:37:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Am I making too big an issue over valve timing or > should the timing marks from the bearing to the cap > line up exactly? > > Hi Kathy, I believe that the timing marks should match up exactly- unless there is a problem with them being incorrectly marked by the maker-which rarely happens. In the unlikely case that they are mismarked however, this should be explained to you how they are off and why the tech lined them up that way they did- by the tech when you pick up the instrument. Paul Navarro Custom Horn ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
[Hornlist] repair technitians
Does anyone have a repair technician they trust in the Los Angeles, Orange County area. At this point I'm even willing to travel to San Diego for a good valve person. I sent my spare horn in for a cleaning and when I went to pick it up one valve was way off from the timing marks and another valve was sluggish. I told them to try again with the valve timing and seating. Am I making too big an issue over valve timing or should the timing marks from the bearing to the cap line up exactly? Kathy __ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
