First valve lever on PT-6
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:35 am
Hello, one and all.
I love just about every feature of my PT-6, except for one nagging flaw. The one slide that I have to do some pulling on is the first valve slide, and I'm not a fan of having to reach over the instrument to pull that slide. There's just not quite enough room for me to grab the slide through the instrument, either. My question is, has anyone out there seen or added a first valve lever to a rotary PT-6? It might be a little awkward to place the lever on the instrument, but I've seen weirder things. I would like to put the lever over to the side of the instrument, near the fifth valve slide where my hand rests. I would also be open to having it just inside the body of the instrument, like the second valve levers on older Rudy-Meinl CC tubas. Any advice would be appreciated!
Aaron H.
I love just about every feature of my PT-6, except for one nagging flaw. The one slide that I have to do some pulling on is the first valve slide, and I'm not a fan of having to reach over the instrument to pull that slide. There's just not quite enough room for me to grab the slide through the instrument, either. My question is, has anyone out there seen or added a first valve lever to a rotary PT-6? It might be a little awkward to place the lever on the instrument, but I've seen weirder things. I would like to put the lever over to the side of the instrument, near the fifth valve slide where my hand rests. I would also be open to having it just inside the body of the instrument, like the second valve levers on older Rudy-Meinl CC tubas. Any advice would be appreciated!
Aaron H.