IceePirate wrote:So I did it, got 20' of copper pipe and cut it to size, ended up being a little under 17 feet funnily enough. Anyways, the result is that it makes it MUCH easier to play in the lower register, which was the goal. It doesn't really affect the range of the instrument much, but I think that might be from either lack of experience, too small of a mouthpiece, or some combination of both.
It seems that your goal has changed, since in the first post you said:
IceePirate wrote:Hello all, I had an idea to add PVC pipe to my 3 valve BBb to lower it an octave.
Right, so I've done a bit of bending to the pipe to try and get it in place, but it's proving harder than I thought. So I tried using a blowtorch to heat the metal up, but it was a little too hot for the gloves I had, so I'm gonna go buy some more heat resistant gloves and then give it another go. I just thought I would give an update to those of you who are watching this thread intently.