Here's a couple of questions for any of the repair techs:
1.
Are there equivalent sets of springs to substitute for the Yamaha springs. I like them but I believe they are coated with Teflon (or some plastic-like material) and lately, every time I clean the valves, more chunks of the coating are loose. I can't help but believe that some of these loose pieces are responsible for the more frequent valve sticking I've been having lately.
2.
Usually I remove slides one at a time to clean them and re-grease them but today I decided to do a more thorough cleaning and removed them all at the same time. It looks to me like slides 1 and 3 are identical. Is that true and if so, are they interchangeable? (I seem to remember from high school that the 1st and 3rd valves were interchangeable but I may not have that right.)
Thanks,
Pete
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Re: YEB-321 Questions
Slides 1 and 3 are interchangeable on the 321 euph, fwiw.
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Re: YEB-321 Questions
The springs are coated with some kind of plastic so that they will be quieter. I use them on all of my piston horns. I have also run into the problem of the plastic peeling off. What I have done is to use my fingernail and sometimes a bit of OOOO steel wool (make sure that you rinse all of it off) to remove as much of the plastic as possible usually it is all gone in a couple of weeks depending on how much you practice and play and then there is no problem. Be patient and you will some great springs, Good luck, Phil
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Re: YEB-321 Questions
Hi!
Yes, the 1st and 3rd slides are interchangeable on the yeb-321 (at least on mine) and I have not noticed any difference between these two with my human ears.
Regards,
Martin
Yes, the 1st and 3rd slides are interchangeable on the yeb-321 (at least on mine) and I have not noticed any difference between these two with my human ears.
Regards,
Martin