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Dasjambo New Member
Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 7 Location: New York City
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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:47 am Post subject: Inherited, vintage trumpet...worth repairing? |
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Hey everyone,
I recently inherited a trumpet. It's probably around fifty or so years old. It says on the bell: Imperial Whaley Royce & Co, limited, Makers, Toronto. Does anyone know anything about Whaley Royce & Co? It's got a lot of problems: the high notes are closing off on me, and the slide is completely stuck. The valves are good, they look like they were replaced pretty recently. I took it into a repair shop and they'd never heard of the company. Do you guys think it'd be worth repairing?
Thanks so much,
-James |
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patdublc Heavyweight Member
Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 1050 Location: Salisbury, MD
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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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Google "Whaley Royce" and you'll find some information about the company. Perhaps somebody out there has some more specific knowledge.
Good luck. _________________ Pat Shaner
Play Wedge Mouthpieces by Dr. Dave exclusively.
Experiment with LOTS of horn makes and models. |
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cbtrumpet Regular Member
Joined: 28 Nov 2004 Posts: 70 Location: Western Illinois USA
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Dasjambo New Member
Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 7 Location: New York City
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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k thanks guys, I'm about to e-mail this Kenton who seems to be pretty knowlegable...we'll see if he has any input. |
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