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The old Eb La Sete cleaned up nicely

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 12:07 am
by vespa50sp
Just got it back from HAAS musichttp://www.haasmusic.com/, they machined a replacement 4th valve bearing cap out of one from a french horn for $50. I did the Rick Denny Du-Bro linkage conversion also http://www.rickdenney.com/valve_linkages.htm

I stripped off the multiple layers of lacquer, shined it up and applied a coat of car wax. Looks, works and sounds pretty good.
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Still unknown manufacturer, but is stamped Western Germany
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I'm excited for community band rehearsals to start again.

Re: The old Eb La Sete cleaned up nicely

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 9:39 pm
by masonatha
That's an impressive horn! Did you strip off the original lacquer completely and have it redone, or did you just take off enough to make it shine? It'd be a shame if you had it relacquered. :roll: