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jazzman99
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 Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 7:05 pm Post subject: Frankenhorns |
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Hi, all! Hope you've been well!
It's been a long time since my last post or comment. It's just been busy as all get out. Anyhow, I was wondering how many of you have built frankenhorns before. How did you go about it? What would you recommend doing and not doing? How did your project turn out in the end? How do you know if some lead pipes and tuning slides will fit together (without knowing their measurements right off the top of your head)? General questions like that.
Thanks guys!
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ford850
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Over the years I've collected parts and whenever I get the urge I'll experiment with bells, valve bodies and leadpipes.
I usually just use electrical tape to hold the thing together while I take each "hybrid" for a test drive.
I don't really have a system but if things fit together and seems like it might work I'll give it a try. Right now my go-to horn is a large bore Benge valve body, (Kanstul made?) Besson Meha bell (.464") and some oddball besson cornetish leadpipe. It's very lightweight and has a sweet ringing tone.
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unicornis
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| Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 11:20 pm Post subject: Re: Frankenhorns |
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| Have changed all of our Bachs to Malone pipes. MB1 or MC1 models are the bests |
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yourbrass
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I've done a number of "hybrid" trumpets, i.e., different brands of parts put together in years past, but my enthusiasm for them has waned. Age, I suppose. Now, if I do something like that to an instrument, I'll only do it if it can't be detected visually. Keeps the resale value up.
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Richard III
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| ford850 wrote: | Over the years I've collected parts and whenever I get the urge I'll experiment with bells, valve bodies and leadpipes.
I usually just use electrical tape to hold the thing together while I take each "hybrid" for a test drive.
I don't really have a system but if things fit together and seems like it might work I'll give it a try. Right now my go-to horn is a large bore Benge valve body, (Kanstul made?) Besson Meha bell (.464") and some oddball besson cornetish leadpipe. It's very lightweight and has a sweet ringing tone. |
If that's the horn you were playing Monday night, it does have a nice sound, warm with a nice core.
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