After I stripped the lacquer off the King, I used Turtle Wax. Lemon Pledge also
works.
Herb Foster
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> Hi Herb,
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> What about car wax??
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> Regards, Jerry in Kansas Cty
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In a message dated 10/17/2003 2:39:05 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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> I had a thought. Bob's shop is just up Mass. Ave and around a few corners
> from MIT. MIT has at least one horn player of note (Jean Rife) and MANY
> engineering students, maybe even graduate Acoustic En
Hi Herb,
What about car wax??
Regards, Jerry in Kansas Cty
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In a message dated 10/17/2003 12:12:34 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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> The old soft lacquer easily caused pitting. I had a mid '40s King horn, the
> one
> with the upside-down change valve. Over 50 years it developed a bad case of
> brass pox in the bell. The depth of the p
About cryo treatment Bob O. wrote:
"Maybe someday, when horns are made of titanium and can kill from outer
space, the funds will be available to do adequate research on the question.
Not now."
I had a thought. Bob's shop is just up Mass. Ave and around a few corners
from MIT. MIT has at least o
The old soft lacquer easily caused pitting. I had a mid '40s King horn, the one
with the upside-down change valve. Over 50 years it developed a bad case of
brass pox in the bell. The depth of the pits were at least half the thickness
of the metal. By the way, the pitting process is electrolytic, no
Please add brass instrument repairman to the list of occupations
I have (FWIW) some observations on some threads that have caught my
attention this week (and on which I feel qualified to comment).
Elkhart 8D valves: The valves of Elkhart built 8D's are the model of what a
well-designed valve shou
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