Getting Sousaphone valve section replated

[MrBasseyPants]

I have a sousaphone valve section (already removed from the body) that I want to get a valve job on and replated from lacquer / raw brass to silver. I understand there is prep work involved...and ASP clearly on their website says they can do it. So I send an inquiry....and they respond that the instrument is too big for them to do.

Does this make sense? Yeah...this is a large valve section...but smaller than a baritone.

Is my easiest route to just have a tech disassemble the valve section...and then have ASP just replate and valve job? ...or should I push ASP to see if they can do it.

I am disappointed with heir response since it seems they were eager to do this kind of work on their website.

jc

[MrBasseyPants]

Yup... I even sent them a pic of the front and back of the cluster after it was removed.

I will admit a King 4v Jumbo Sousaphone valve section is hardly small....but it should be more than manageable.

I am probably going to have Dan Schultz do it since I’ve had him do work before.

I was kind of hoping for one stop shopping, but going with a trusted tech isn’t really a bad alternative

jc

[Ken Herrick]

"MrBasseyPants" wrote, "I am probably going to have Dan Schultz do it since I’ve had him do work before."

Sounds like a plan.