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Micro Frankenhorn
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 6:53 pm
by TheHatTuba
Has anyone tried making a micro gnagey style horn (CC)? Instead of using a king 12/2341 and a monster eb bell, using a conn 5j or olds 0 99 and a small eb bell? sounds like it would be an awesome little quintet horn and it looks feasible due to the olds tuba's long tuning slide.
Re: Micro Frankenhorn
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:14 pm
by The Big Ben
Didn't Conn make a CC horn that's configured like that right out of the box?
Re: Micro Frankenhorn
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:59 pm
by ken k
The Big Ben wrote:Didn't Conn make a CC horn that's configured like that right out of the box?
2J and 3J
i guess you could add a 5th vavle if you wanted.
Re: Micro Frankenhorn
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:23 am
by tbn.al
TheHatTuba wrote: it looks feasible due to the olds tuba's long tuning slide.
What long tuning slide? Mine has only a 3 1/4 inch pull and is really not easily cutable due to the bends right after the pull. The long one is 4th valve, and it's not long enough. I had to add 2 inches to mine.
Even if you figured it out it would be so much cheaper to buy a 2J. You would have a better chance of ending up with a good horn as well. No knock on the O-99. Once it has been tweaked see
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=33942&hilit=Olds" target="_blank, it is a fantastic little BBb tuba, if BBb is what you want, and for me it is.