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Re: King B flat No Low Register Only Air
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 11:16 am
by jeopardymaster
There is a link on a recent post (I couldn't find it in the 45 seconds I took just now) to a Schilke article that speaks to nodes and pressure points in a tube. His example - "open a water key and one note will disappear, another will drop by a half step and most others will be unaffected." Or something like that. So - and I'm just spitballing here - maybe there is a hole somewhere, or a joint that has come loose. Did this just happen, or is it something you noticed right off?
Re: King B flat No Low Register Only Air
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:58 pm
by bort
GregTuba79 wrote:bloke wrote:Just grab the "Tuba 1" book at tubaxmas, and you should be fine.
...THIS nice of a horn SHOULD play as good as it looks.
Re: King B flat No Low Register Only Air
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 4:39 pm
by gregsundt
Shot in the dark: Has the entire bugle, tuning slide to bell collar, been examined/snaked/scoped? Otherwise, an invisible leak seems the most likely culprit.
Re: King B flat No Low Register Only Air
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 11:19 pm
by Donn
Look identical on my 1240, too. I don't remember the date off hand, '60s at the oldest.
Re: King B flat No Low Register Only Air
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 2:44 am
by Doug Elliott
Maybe there are MAW valves for it? If you don't mind spending on the upgrade it could save a lot of time and effort.
Re: King B flat No Low Register Only Air
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 9:10 pm
by bort
$1360 still seems fine to me, that will be a nice playing horn when it's back in shape.