3rd valve trigger

[Trumpetstud]

How much should it cost to have a 3rd valve trigger installed on a Couesnon flugel?

[huntman10]

Depends heavily on finding a compatible trigger and an agreeable and capable tech. I have picked up a cheap Chinese flug in the past, harvested the trigger for a Yamaha, and sold the Chinese flug on eBay for about what I had bought it for. Then my tech charged me about $125 to install it. And he is a long time friend I mentored 30 years ago! Other than just attaching the trigger, he aligned and lapped the slide to work smoothly.

I figure that is on the low end of the cost spectrum.
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huntman10
Collector/Player of Fine (and not so fine) Brass Instruments including
Various Strads, Yammies, Al Hirt Courtois, Schilkes,
Selmer 25, Getzen Eternas, Kanstuls (920 Pic, CG)
Martin Custom Large Bore, Lots Olds!, Conns, etc.

[Trumpetstud]

Thank u. I am as counting on about $300 or less

[TrumpetMD]

I may add one to my Olds L-12 flugelhorn, and recently got a quote. The tech was very helpful, when providing me an estimate.

- Trigger and installation.
- Add water key to third valve slide.
- Possible need to better align the 3rd valve slide legs.

Estimated cost, depending on how much work is needed to align the slide legs, was about $200 to $250.

Mike
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Bach Stradivarius 43* Trumpet (1974), Bach 6C Mouthpiece.
Bach Stradivarius 184 Cornet (1988), Yamaha 13E4 Mouthpiece
Olds L-12 Flugelhorn (1969), Yamaha 13F4 Mouthpiece.
Plus a few other Bach, Getzen, Olds, Carol, HN White, and Besson horns.

[Trumpetstud]

Ty