Valve question

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MikeMason
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My take: they are fine,high quality valves,but, they must be kept clean and the guides have a tendency to get out of straight up and down alignment.You also need big hands to be happy long term.one plus is the ability to reach 3 of the 4 slides(mine is a 4 valve set) while playing.
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