Move on...' nothing to see here...

[iiipopes]

I love it when "write-offs at first glance" turn out even better than they had been before. Great job!

Sometimes, the spectacular work that Oberloh and others do is appropriate and inspiring. Other times, just getting something to work reasonably well for its context is even better. If I were in school, I'd be pleased as punch to play either of them!

[MartyNeilan]

I greatly lengthened the smallest upper bow on the original King carcass

Excuse my ignorance, but how does one "greatly lengthen" a bow?

Marty "only familiar with the shortening part" Neilan

[windshieldbug]

I greatly lengthened the smallest upper bow on the original King carcass

Excuse my ignorance, but how does one "greatly lengthen" a bow?

Marty "only familiar with the shortening part" Neilan

Replace. or find shorter tubists...

[Steve Inman]

odd -- yes. nice -- yes.

[Joe Baker]

Excuse my ignorance, but how does one "greatly lengthen" a bow?

HUH????
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Joe Baker, who generally understands pictures, but has NO CLUE how one uses wire (or is that solder?) and a torch to lengthen a bow.

[Dan Schultz]

Excuse my ignorance, but how does one "greatly lengthen" a bow?

HUH????
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Joe Baker, who generally understands pictures, but has NO CLUE how one uses wire (or is that solder?) and a torch to lengthen a bow.

Perhaps Joe posted the wrong pictures by mistake. He should have shown us his tube stretcher

[iiipopes]

Yes, his tube stretcher can be found right next to the board bender and between the sky hook and the box of half-tone dots!

[windshieldbug]

Bow Stretcher (in the foreground, just above fold)

[Ryan_Beucke]

I assume when you're talking about the detachable bell and valveset you mean Jupiter stole the idea, not Yamaha?

[Joe Baker]

Yes, his tube stretcher can be found right next to the board bender and between the sky hook and the box of half-tone dots!

I dunno; having seen some of Bloke's work, it wouldn't surprise me if he DID know of a way to stretch a branch.

But Bloke is usually pretty good with his word choices, and the fact that he said "lengthened" instead of "replaced with a longer one" made me wonder if he EITHER drew it for greater length, OR added some material to it in a way that was sufficiently clean as to not be visible in the pics.

So, Bloke, was that what you meant? Just replaced with a longer one?
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Joe Baker, whose inquiring mind wants to know!

[windshieldbug]

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