Re: Boosey Solbron Tubas?


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Posted by Lee Stofer on February 22, 2002 at 09:30:22:

In Reply to: Boosey Solbron Tubas? posted by Bill on February 22, 2002 at 08:50:24:

Bill,
One cannot accurately determine where the pitch will lie on an instrument if it is leaky. Of all the antique instruments I've restored, all but one has required a valve job. In addition, a century-old instrument may have a multitude of leaks around ferrules, because of cracks, etc. Only when the instrument is in solid mechanical shape can you determine whether some tubing trimming is in order, to bring up the pitch.
-Lee Stofer



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