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Miraphone Factory-vented Valves
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:56 pm
by Mark
Do current models of Miraphone tubas with factory-vented valves still have the little nipples on the vent holes?
Re: Miraphone Factory-vented Valves
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:51 am
by bububassboner
Mark wrote:Do current models of Miraphone tubas with factory-vented valves still have the little nipples on the vent holes?
No
Re: Miraphone Factory-vented Valves
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:01 am
by Rick F
bububassboner wrote:Mark wrote:Do current models of Miraphone tubas with factory-vented valves still have the little nipples on the vent holes?
No
Hmm? The Miraphone 5050 euphonium with factory vented valves still have the nipples on the bottom valve caps. Strange that the tubas don't.
Re: Miraphone Factory-vented Valves
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:59 am
by Dan Schultz
Rick F wrote:bububassboner wrote:Mark wrote:Do current models of Miraphone tubas with factory-vented valves still have the little nipples on the vent holes?
No
Hmm? The Miraphone 5050 euphonium with factory vented valves still have the nipples on the bottom valve caps. Strange that the tubas don't.
The OP was speaking of vented ROTORS!
Re: Miraphone Factory-vented Valves
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 1:23 pm
by Rick F
The OP was speaking of vented ROTORS!
Oops, sorry.
Re: Miraphone Factory-vented Valves
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:17 pm
by Mark
bububassboner wrote:Mark wrote:Do current models of Miraphone tubas with factory-vented valves still have the little nipples on the vent holes?
No
So on new tubas the vent holes are just flush with the valve casing?
Re: Miraphone Factory-vented Valves
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:02 am
by windshieldbug
To get this thread out of the toilet...
Re: Miraphone Factory-vented Valves
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:20 am
by bort
My Miraphone is about 30 years old, but the valves are vented. Not sure if it was done at the factory, but they are just tiny holes, no nips and looks different from 'bug's picture above.
Re: Miraphone Factory-vented Valves
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:14 pm
by windshieldbug
The picture is of my 1974 185-4U CC. And yes, I still have the plastic linkages.
Re: Miraphone Factory-vented Valves
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:36 pm
by Mark
windshieldbug wrote:To get this thread out of the toilet...
Thank you.
Re: Miraphone Factory-vented Valves
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:43 pm
by bort
Here's a picture of my 188, from the mid-80's.
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Re: Miraphone Factory-vented Valves
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:32 pm
by Tubajug
The 1977 Miraphone 186 I owned had vented rotors just like bort's, no nipples (tee hee hee...), just the hole in the casing. Although I have no way of knowing if that was factory or not, to be honest. But each rotor was vented that same way.
Re: Miraphone Factory-vented Valves
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:19 pm
by frostbite47
For what it's worth, my Firebird manufactured in 2009 and bought new came factory-vented and is 100% nipple-free.
Re: Miraphone Factory-vented Valves
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:22 pm
by MartyNeilan
frostbite47 wrote:For what it's worth, my Firebird manufactured in 2009 and bought new came factory-vented and is 100% nipple-free.
Too bad this Firebird isn't:
