It happened to me this morning

[Roger Lewis]

The horn appears to be a copy of an Alexander 163 (older model) as they used this exact shape leadpippe going into the first valve at an angle. I would even look at possibly getting them to make one up for you as they would have all the details on this leadpipe design. You might need to send them the OD measurements so they make it to the right size.

One thing to note is that, due to very small differences in the manufacturing process (especially on a horn of that age) you might wind up with a leadpipe filled with either pitch or lead so that it can be shaped to exactly match the instrument. Once the pipe is bent properly then the pitch or lead would be removed before putting it on the horn.

With a factory pipe for a horn that age, when things weren't quite as well detailed as they are today, there would be a good chance that it would fit poorly when installed. I would look at having a local person remove it, ship it to Mattias for the repair, and then have the local repair person re-install it when it was shipped back to you.

Just some food for thought.

Roger

[tubeast]

Kurt,

wende Dich doch mal an die Firma Monke in Köln. Das sollte nah genug sein, Du gibst an Du seist aus der Kölner Gegend.
Wenn sie selbst sowas nicht machen, sollten sie Dir zumindest einen vernünftigen Metallblasinstrumentenmacher nennen können, der in der Nähe arbeitet.
Auch Herr Sokollies in Gelsenkirchen (Firmiert unter "Musik Hermuth") könnte Dir weiterhelfen.

Gruß Hans

[tubajazzo]

Hi Kurt belltrouble,

there are more than just one brass repairman in Cologne and your region. I suggest this guy:

http://www.buechelmusik.de/ (sorry only in german language)

He is in Bonn, not so far, and his speciality is making custom mouthpipes (besides handmade trumpets and other nice things). Show him your instrument and he will suggest a solution.
btw I did not post for a longer time here...my account was inaccessible somehow for me. So I made a new registration now just for another Weltklang tuba owner! (I have one of those Bb-tubas)

Gerd

[Tubaryan12]

It happened to me this morning

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