After-market replacement or unexpected part supplier?

[imperialbari]

After-market replacement or unexpected part supplier?

I am not a part of this German auction, whatsoever:

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0498346864

but one detail puzzled my eyes at once. Won’t spoil your joy by telling, which one looks coming from a maker, who back then was across a borderline. Of course it may be an after-market replacement.

Take a look and tell!

Klaus

[imperialbari]

A forensic clue:

Look at the thumb ring flange.

[iiipopes]

Looks to me like a subsequent repair.

[imperialbari]

Anyway, I found it interesting to see a B&S flange on a Bariton definitely made by Alexander. It belongs to the story, that B&S made BBb tubas sold in Denmark around 1960 were considered Alexander clones. And B&S under the Schneider brand made copies of the Alexander 103 double horn for the UK market. There were extensive business relations between the two parts of Germany by patterns not always publicly known.

Klaus

[imperialbari]

I am one single European only, so how would I know?

I have had problems with pinkie hooks on other brasses, but thumbrings always have appeared rather study to me (knock on wood - thank you for loaning your head, bloke)

Klaus

[imperialbari]

Reminds me of seeing before and after photos from another US repairman. I am not really familiar with your system of numbering branches, so I may use odd terms:

The secondary level top bow of an old King 2341 BBb had been almost flattened from the side. A damage that could not happen by a fall without damaging the outer top bow. Which however was undamaged. The flattening was supposed to have happened by a well directed kick.

Whenever possible I encouraged private ownership of student instruments because that is the most probate medicine against vandalism.

Klaus

[imperialbari]

An ill fitting fitting?

At least defying the purpose of the case.

K

[humphrey]

This instrument is also on the UK auction site here..................

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Baritone-Bb-Alexa ... 4cf33c8db7

It does say in the accompanying description that it had a recent overhaul. I wouldn't be surprised if a workable replacement for a missing/damaged thumb ring had been added during the process.

The guitar player that Klaus remembers was probably Tommy Tedesco. He was the first call player for TV soundtrack sessions in the 70s/80s. He wrote a "Studio Diary" article in Guitarist magazine that he used to give handy tips to readers, but most of the articles tended to slag off producers that he'd worked with!

His column had the first reference I heard to a DFA (Does **** All) switch on a guitar. He had a guitar that was used to try out new pickups & electrics. It had a lot of mini toggle switches that could be used for phase switching, series/parallel switching, coil tapping etc. Depending on the pickups or wiring there was often redundant switches on the instrument. He was often told "That sound isn't quite right-Have you got something else you could use?". He'd say "How about this?" Flick a switch that wasn't attached to anything & (In his words) 9 times out of 10 they'd say "THAT'S IT!" Thus proving his (often proffered) view that all producers were idiots.

Russ

[iiipopes]

It's not that "national socialism" is necessarily bad; any country that has any program of government benefits is engaging in a facet of "national socialism." It's when it's coupled to a totalitarian regime and...oops...I'm getting into political history discussion, and...

How about that thumb ring?

[imperialbari]

bloke is a great musician, repairman, and friend. His family loves him. His political insanities are often aired, which however doesn’t make them true.

The EU is an American invention!

And for very good reasons seen from their side of the pond. In WWI as well as in WWII the US intervened to avoid Europe being run over by Central European alliances. It was before my time, but not by much when it comes to WWII. I am glad and grateful that the US intervened.

The US didn’t want to be involved in European wars again, so they demanded Europe joining into a trade union with some traits similar the US. Due to history and due to language differences the EU never will be as tightly knit as the US.

Seven years old I watched, on TV, the signing of the Rome treaty. The only politician I remember from that event was the German chancellor Adenauer, as I already knew who he was from election posters and from reading newspapers.

I understand why the US wanted the EU, but coming from a very small country I have taken every opportunity since 1972 to vote against Danish involvement with the EU. I haven’t had my way.

The Germans pay for the Greeks forging their own economy. Other countries expect Germany to pay for their irresponsibilities also.

I have a very complex view on Germany. I am not attracted to Merkel, but calling Germany national socialistic isn’t true. The trade patterns between West and East Germany contained elements of corruption and crime, which was what I referred to.

Klaus

[iiipopes]

It's not that "national socialism" is necessarily bad...

I choose to interpret this as sarcasm.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Socialism