How Much Extra Tubing is Needed?

[hup_d_dup]

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:

Hello all, I had an idea to add PVC pipe to my 3 valve BBb to lower it an octave.

Hup

[The Big Ben]

When can we post food and beer photos in this thread? What is the official ruling on this?

This is a ruling that takes a little authority and I have as little authority as anyone here.

You may post food and beer photos now.

That is all.

[roweenie]

I tend to be rather old-school and traditional with my mods and designs, but I'm eagerly anticipating how this will turn out.

[roweenie]

If you do, just wear a mask.

#talisman

[IceePirate]

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.