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Conn 5v single bell baritone
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:09 pm
by Søren
Has anybody seen this setup before? What might the 4'th and 5'th be tuned to. It looks factory to me. Is it?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-5-VALVE-C ... 240%3A1318
Re: Conn 5v single bell baritone
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:10 pm
by Mike-ICR
I've never seen the 3 front and 2 side setup before but it looks original. The 4th substitutes for 1+3 and the 5th looks to be a flat half step.
Re: Conn 5v single bell baritone
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:53 pm
by J.c. Sherman
Suspiciously, the main 3 valves are short-action; the other two are not. Hmmmm.....
J.c.S.
Re: Conn 5v single bell baritone
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:47 pm
by Dan Schultz
J.c. Sherman wrote:Suspiciously, the main 3 valves are short-action; the other two are not. Hmmmm..... J.c.S.
Good eye! I didn't notice that. A 20i with side-shifters!
Re: Conn 5v single bell baritone
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:59 pm
by Mike-ICR
Bob1062 wrote:Mike-ICR wrote:I've never seen the 3 front and 2 side setup before but it looks original. The 4th substitutes for 1+3 and the 5th looks to be a flat half step.
On a regular 4 valve version the 4th valve tubing goes pretty much from the top bow to the bottom bow. Could this be a TWO step 4th?
I can't recall seeing a 3+1(or +2) Conn. I know the 4 inline front action models usually have the 4th circuit wrapped the way you describe. Dose anyone here have a pic of a Conn with a side action 4th? If so, please post it! The 4th wrap on my J. Gras (1871) 3+2 is almost identical to this Conn (and it's the 1-3 combo sub.). I'm not sure, but if this is a 2 step 4th, I don't think adding the extra length (to make it 1-3) would reach the top bow.
Re: Conn 5v single bell baritone
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:28 pm
by tubatom91
I know that "Tubaing" made a side action 4th valve, but I've never seen one "out in the wild"