Leonard & Peggy, what advise did you gave to Shannon ? "If you are happy
with the way it plays..." ??? Does it mean lose tubes, special at the
valve section , would not influence the horn badly. Even a minimal leak
is crucial for bad playing. If there are leak & lose tubes, big dents
flatten the tu
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Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 6:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [Hornlist] how much is too much (dents)
Long flat spots can do some funny things. Just pushing the dents out of
the way is usually pretty safe.
Leadpipes can present more complicated problems
Long flat spots can do some funny things. Just pushing the dents out of
the way is usually pretty safe.
Leadpipes can present more complicated problems. Again, just pushing
out the dent and leaving a few wrinkles is the safest course. A common
leadpipe problem for school horns is to have the
Major dents may have already distorted the horn a bit but should be
pushed up to the extent of not being an obstruction. Usually, pushing a
series of dent ball past the dent will reduce it to a few wrinkles,
which won't affect the playing. This also leaves a pretty clear picture
of the origin
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