"WindSorb has a built-in high performance absorber that continuously absorbs spit and water leaking from the waterkey while you are playing your trumpet."
If you have a leaky waterkey i think you have bigger fish to fry other than spit leaking out of your horn...Also why do people buy these things? Especially something that looks as ridiculous as this. _________________ Long tones.
"WindSorb has a built-in high performance absorber that continuously absorbs spit and water leaking from the waterkey while you are playing your trumpet."
If you have a leaky waterkey i think you have bigger fish to fry other than spit leaking out of your horn...Also why do people buy these things? Especially something that looks as ridiculous as this.
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Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 6:02 am Post subject:
This goofy thing has been discussed here before, just shows that trumpet players are sometimes suckers for gadgets.
Now excuse me, I need to go order another Warm-A-Horn and a few Grime Gutters.đ
Brad _________________ When asked if he always sounds great:
"I always try, but not always, because the horn is merciless, unpredictable and traitorous." - Arturo Sandoval
Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 7080 Location: Houston, TX.
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 6:53 am Post subject:
I just carry one of these, fits right in the Torpedo mute bag. Now if I could just figure out how to attach it to my horn, THAT should improve slotting!đ
_________________ When asked if he always sounds great:
"I always try, but not always, because the horn is merciless, unpredictable and traitorous." - Arturo Sandoval
Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 12662 Location: Gardena, Ca
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:15 am Post subject:
Well the reviews are good.
Quote:
Would recommend to someone who needs a can for water in home or for traveling with their instrument to performances. Even good for in airplane. No more spitting your things on the floor.
I might buy one since I was looking for something to use to compensate for the missing cork, especially while practicing on commercial flights. Not!
Seriously, it appears to be intended for leaking water keys. One would have to remove it to empty.
Why not just take the horn to a tech and have them fix the problem?
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Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:49 am Post subject:
TrumpetMD wrote:
LittleRusty wrote:
Why not just take the horn to a tech and have them fix the problem?
Or maybe put on a new cork yourself with a dab of contact cement?
Mike
Good point. But if the lever has been bent a new cork might not seal any better.
One thought about where this might be useful is when storing the horn. But the ad seems to stress itâs value out of the case. i.e. âSelectable capacity (3 and 5 hrs on average) of absorber according to playing time.â
I love new products and ideas for trumpets, I just cannot see where this product would help me.
Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 7080 Location: Houston, TX.
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 10:41 am Post subject:
LittleRusty wrote:
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I love new products and ideas for trumpets, I just cannot see where this product would help me.
I would say of course not; this seems like a completely stupid idea conceived by someone who probably played trumpet in grade school, and whose mom was disgusted by the fact that brass instruments need waterkeys.
Brad _________________ When asked if he always sounds great:
"I always try, but not always, because the horn is merciless, unpredictable and traitorous." - Arturo Sandoval
Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 138 Location: San Bernardino County, CA
Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 12:03 am Post subject: Why not?
I tried this thing and it does what it claims to do cleanly and conveniently. However, Iâm more concerned about how freely people feel to be condescending and at the same coming across as blindly prejudicial. How can one say something is dumb (or words to that effect) without trying it within the context it was offered? Itâs one thing to say, âI wouldnât like to be the first to try such and such a gadget. Iâll wait till someone tries it and shares feedback.â Itâs another to trash it out of hand. _________________ âBach Omega
âYamaha 631G flugelhorn w/ Warburton 1FLX
âJohn Packer JP272 tenor horn w/Denis Wick 3
âYamaha YTS-354 trombone
âKing 627 âbaritoniumâ
âAkai EWI 5000
Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 12662 Location: Gardena, Ca
Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 8:39 am Post subject: Re: Why not?
thecoast wrote:
I tried this thing and it does what it claims to do cleanly and conveniently. However, Iâm more concerned about how freely people feel to be condescending and at the same coming across as blindly prejudicial. How can one say something is dumb (or words to that effect) without trying it within the context it was offered? Itâs one thing to say, âI wouldnât like to be the first to try such and such a gadget. Iâll wait till someone tries it and shares feedback.â Itâs another to trash it out of hand.
I have no need to have someone else try something out and review it before making up my mind. The pictures the included for the specific point of aiding us in making up our minds are enough for me.
Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 7080 Location: Houston, TX.
Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 8:03 pm Post subject:
thecoast wrote:
I tried this thing and it does what it claims to do cleanly and conveniently. However, Iâm more concerned about how freely people feel to be condescending and at the same coming across as blindly prejudicial. How can one say something is dumb (or words to that effect) without trying it within the context it was offered? Itâs one thing to say, âI wouldnât like to be the first to try such and such a gadget. Iâll wait till someone tries it and shares feedback.â Itâs another to trash it out of hand.
How can I say it seems dumb (âor words to that effect â)? Because it seems dumb. Or words to that effect. I always thought the Chia Pet was dumb, and I didnât need anyone else to share feedback on that either.
If you have one and like it, cool. But if you have a leaking waterkey, you need to fix it, that can affect how a horn plays, and itâs a relatively cheap and easy fix. Clamping a plastic cup on your horn to catch moisture from a leaking waterkey is not a solution, itâs sort of like putting a bucket on the floor to catch water from a leaking roof. Fix the roof.
Guess Iâll stop my blindly prejudicial trashing out of hand right about....here.
Brad _________________ When asked if he always sounds great:
"I always try, but not always, because the horn is merciless, unpredictable and traitorous." - Arturo Sandoval
Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 138 Location: San Bernardino County, CA
Posted: Sun May 19, 2019 9:49 pm Post subject:
@Brad361
Dude, you're killing me. I'll take my clue from the fact that you keep making the absolutely wrong assumption that the WindSorb gadget (which has an admittedly dumb name) is somehow for leaky water keys. It's not for leaky water keys. It's not for fixing leaky water keys. It's actually for the water that comes out the water key when you open it for--yep--emptying the water.
A super short video is worth more than a few thousand words: Link
It's one of the small kinds of gestures that have contributed to my 35-year marriage to the same woman.
And since it's obvious that you're that kind of guy, go ahead and have the last word. Peace. Out. _________________ âBach Omega
âYamaha 631G flugelhorn w/ Warburton 1FLX
âJohn Packer JP272 tenor horn w/Denis Wick 3
âYamaha YTS-354 trombone
âKing 627 âbaritoniumâ
âAkai EWI 5000
Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 7080 Location: Houston, TX.
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 5:49 am Post subject:
My mistake, because the ad said âWindSorb has a built-in high performance absorber that continuously absorbs spit and water leaking from the waterkey while you are playing your trumpet.â, I assumed it was for a leaking waterkey.
Because thatâs what it says.
I didnât carefully read the complete ad because I thought (and still think) itâs a stupid idea. But hey, to each his own.
Mea culpa.
Brad _________________ When asked if he always sounds great:
"I always try, but not always, because the horn is merciless, unpredictable and traitorous." - Arturo Sandoval
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