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What happened to this horn?
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:05 pm
by runngdog
Re: What happened to this horn?
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:09 pm
by Dan Schultz
It appears to be silver plate that's NEVER been polished or properly cared for. Probably stored in a basement or a place that has gas heat.
Re: What happened to this horn?
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:05 am
by PMeuph
I wonder what and how long it would take to remove all that tarnish....
Re: What happened to this horn?
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:00 am
by bort
Suppose it was in a fire... how badly can a house fire damage a tuba?
Re: What happened to this horn?
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:35 am
by Lew
He has it listed as a "King" tuba, but that is probably based on the King mouthpiece that is with it. It appears to be a Conn 20K to me, and yes, I have seen tarnish this bad on horns that have been stored for a long time.
Re: What happened to this horn?
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:57 am
by Timswisstuba
LJV wrote:This is a pic of a tuba that sat in cigarette smoke for @ 20 years. So, tarnish and schmutz can definitely pile up...
Black is Beautiful! LJV do you know where this Hirsbrunner is now?
Re: What happened to this horn?
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:15 pm
by Dan Schultz
LJV wrote:Temps in a house fire can reach to 1200ºF, so that baby would have been completely cooked...
Yeah... Temperatures like that probably wouldn't make the brazed and silver-soldered sub-assemblies like braces and pistons come apart. But... all it takes is about 450 degrees F. to melt solder joints. 1200 degrees F will crystalize regular soft solder.
I think it's probably just badly tarnished.
What the heck is Tryplen?
Never mind. I found this old thread on the Meinlschmidt composite rotors. I didn't realize Conn had fooled with this concept, too!
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42623
Re: What happened to this horn?
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:17 pm
by SousaSaver
PMeuph wrote:I wonder what and how long it would take to remove all that tarnish....
About an hour, and that's fast.
Re: What happened to this horn?
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:21 pm
by SousaSaver
I think I might buy this horn...so IF I win it, I will take some detailed pictures before and after the tarnish removal and I will time how long it took (for whomever cares...)