frankensteining

[cjk]

acceptable. What, no poll, no pictures ?

[imperialbari]

And if the poll says no?

bloke may be influenced by reason, but by the majority of a poll not financially responsible towards his purse?

K

[averagejoe]

Who cares how you get there, I think that a good playing 4 valve f helicon would be awesome! There was a thread a while back about Cerveny f helicons and several people (including me) liked the idea. But throw in pistons for durability in outdoor situations and the vintage "frankenhorn" factor and you have one cool son of a gun.

[imperialbari]

If clarinet polkas are the intended repertory, then your planned for donor may not be your truest blessing:

[The Big Ben]

As the Buescher is already getting an after-market gooseneck and other alterations to put it in the key of F (ref: A=440 hz), does the TNFJ deem it "cool" (acceptable) to put the 4-valve Blessing/Conn valveset on the Buescher helicon?

Take one beat thing, add it to another less beat thing, make cool new thing. Sounds like a plan.

[imperialbari]

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[imperialbari]

The bloke way of brass rebuilding:

Type a new price on the sticker!

K, very well aware about this statement being more joking than fair.

PS: Just solder the Buescher valve block onto the blessed carcass. The combo will be leaky enough to form a second F circlophonium.

[Dan Schultz]

Go for it! I'm all for taking two of any undesirable instruments and making something playable out of them!

[SousaSaver]

YES!!!

Of course you should do this, and then send the useless spare parts to me! Is this Helicon a candidate for a tuning valve???