Valerie asked:
did you somehow play the same instrument w/ several different
interchangeable lead pipes?
Yes -- well, only two at a time, one soldered and one taped on, as Bill
Gross outlined. Switching the mouthpiece and tuning slide (both at once!)
between the two gave a quick A/B compari
Valerie,
It is a pretty simple process on the 8D to attach a second leadpipe w/tape.
You pull the main tuning slide, and then just insert that one leg that goes
to the horn back in place. You can then work the new leadpipe into the
tuning slide with minimal effort.
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Hi All,
Many years ago, when I was a 'wee horn-playing lass', I had a Holton 179,
which was a total dog. However, it was dramatically improved and made into
a really fine horn by putting a Lawson FB-210 (if memory serves--it was
many years ago) lead pipe on it. Of course it had a valve rebuild
Valerie, my experience with repairing damaged pipes is that you can make it
better, or you can make it worse. A small dent is usually fixed easily because
the tubing is simply 'pushed in' at that point and can be 'pushed out' with
dent balls. Worse is when the pipe is bent. Then you have an ova
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