Holy Crap!!!

[Craig Swartz]

I'm looking for an adjustable brace to try on one of my tuning bell horns, either between bell and leadpipe or on the tuning bow where there is none. I have/had one of these and can't find it, silver plated (NBD), generic- I think I got it from Larry Chamberlain (Yamaha) back in the early 90s. Anyway, my meeger search results find only one from Schilke at $173 plus change to use between bell and leadpipe. Without me spending hours searching, can someone steer me to the thing I still have but can't find?

(I play several Schilke trumpets, BTW, but some of their accessory stuff seems a bit over-priced. I needed a replacement tuning shank screw for my P5-4 that actually broke on stage as we were beginning Ravel Bolero a couple years back and I think I paid $26 for it. Too late for Bolere, but it also plays fine on the Bb side, as I quickly learned.)

[Tuningbell]

Kanstul Sound Post. 39.95 at Osmun.
https://osmun.com/kanstul-sound-post/

Drops 🎤

[Brad361]

Horntrader might have one a little cheaper; this came up on a Google search, so I don’t know if it’s current/accurate:

http://www.horntrader.com/accessories-parts-cd-s-books/67-schilke-adjustable-tuning-bell-brace.html

Brad
_________________
When asked if he always sounds great:
"I always try, but not always, because the horn is merciless, unpredictable and traitorous." - Arturo Sandoval

[Jerry]

A couple of months back, I called Schilke to find out who would likely have one in stock for my C3Lb. He said he could mail me one if I wanted. He quoted me a price that was certainly less than $173. (I don't remember what the number was, but it seemed reasonable at the time. It was, however, considerably more than $40.) I got it in the mail 3 or 4 days later.

Did you actually call Schilke and ask for a price?

[benlewis]

IMHO, the Schilke post is a superior design. The portion that attaches to the tuning slide allows you to adjust tuning on the spot much easier. The Kanstul post is fine if you "set it and forget it", but I play in situations where I need to adjust quickly and often to match vocalists, etc... The friction fit on both sides of the Kanstul posts makes that much more difficult, not to mention the chance of the whole shebang getting away from you. Also, the semi-permanent nature of the Schilke brace makes it nearly as effective as a stationary one.

I know that it's possible to use the tuning slide, but that negates the entire idea of the tuning bell, as I see it.

As I said, this is only my opinion and is not intended to find fault with Kanstul. I'm sure many people have good luck with them. I just feel that this is a situation where you do get what you pay for...

HTH - Cheers!

Ben

[Dale Proctor]

Here's one for $25

http://www.jaegerbrass.com/products/accessories.html
_________________
"Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away ." - Sir Thomas Beecham

[trickg]

I have one that I'd likely be willing to give away for free - I tried it on a Schilke B6, but the B6 is pretty balanced and doesn't really take well to hanging extra weight on it.
_________________
Patrick Gleason
- Jupiter 1600i, ACB 3C, Warburton 4SVW/Titmus RT2
- Brasspire Unicorn C
- ACB Doubler

"95% of the average 'weekend warrior's' problems will be solved by an additional 30 minutes of insightful practice." - PLP

[Craig Swartz]

Thanks, guys, The price for the Schilke brace came off of a couple Ebay postings for new. I'd like to play around with one a bit, I did years back with the one I can't find.

I started out with a B3 I purchased from Ren ca 1969, had it converted to tuning bell in the late 70s when it was damaged during a rock band gig, then replaced it in the early 90s with another B3L after it and a flugel were stolen. 10 years back or so I picked up another B3 from the same era as my original (within 8 digits in the serial number, no less) and started playing around on it a couple months ago- I like it a lot and it seems more bright, if that term doesn't screw with everyone's mind around here...

[O00Joe]

https://www.mkdrawing.com/product/trumpet-brace-universal/

$50
_________________
1981 Bb Bach Stradivarius 37/25 ML raw - Laskey 60C
2003 C Bach Stradivarius 239/25A L silver - Stork Vacchiano 4C25C
2006 Bb/A Schilke Piccolo P5-4 silver - Reeves A adaptor - Stork SM SP6
Akai MPC Live II
Roland JD-Xi
Casio MT-68