Third valve slide

HJL · New Member Joined: 24 Feb 2021 Posts: 5 Location: Florida

I have recently begun playing an Olds Special Cornet (circa 1961). The third valve slide moves at the very end, the tube has a bracket. I would like to have the bracket taken off and a ring put on a stem to allow moving the slide. Is this feasible?

Brad361 · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:52 pm Post subject:

If you’re talking about putting a ring on the end of a third slide “dump slide”, I don’t think it would work well, I doubt it would move easily enough to tune D or C#....if this is what you’re thinking of doing.

Brad
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LittleRusty · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 2:30 pm Post subject:

Some of the older instruments had longer third valve crooks that "averaged" the length so that D and C# weren't as far out of tune. If your horn uses that design you might want to shorten the crook legs too.

If it were me I wouldn't spend the time or money.

Edit: on further reflection I think maybe both the first and third crooks are longer in that design.