Miraphone Factory-vented Valves

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:56 pm

Do current models of Miraphone tubas with factory-vented valves still have the little nipples on the vent holes?

bububassboner · Post by **bububassboner** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:51 am

Mark wrote:Do current models of Miraphone tubas with factory-vented valves still have the little nipples on the vent holes?

No

Rick F · Post by **Rick F** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:01 am

bububassboner wrote:
Mark wrote:Do current models of Miraphone tubas with factory-vented valves still have the little nipples on the vent holes?
No

Hmm? The Miraphone 5050 euphonium with factory vented valves still have the nipples on the bottom valve caps. Strange that the tubas don't.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:59 am

Rick F wrote:
bububassboner wrote:
Mark wrote:Do current models of Miraphone tubas with factory-vented valves still have the little nipples on the vent holes?
No
Hmm? The Miraphone 5050 euphonium with factory vented valves still have the nipples on the bottom valve caps. Strange that the tubas don't.

The OP was speaking of vented ROTORS!

Rick F · Post by **Rick F** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 1:23 pm

The OP was speaking of vented ROTORS!

Oops, sorry.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:17 pm

bububassboner wrote:
Mark wrote:Do current models of Miraphone tubas with factory-vented valves still have the little nipples on the vent holes?
No

So on new tubas the vent holes are just flush with the valve casing?

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:02 am

To get this thread out of the toilet...

bort · Post by **bort** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:20 am

My Miraphone is about 30 years old, but the valves are vented. Not sure if it was done at the factory, but they are just tiny holes, no nips and looks different from 'bug's picture above.

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:14 pm

The picture is of my 1974 185-4U CC. And yes, I still have the plastic linkages.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:36 pm

windshieldbug wrote:To get this thread out of the toilet...

Thank you.

bort · Post by **bort** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:43 pm

Here's a picture of my 188, from the mid-80's.

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Tubajug · Post by **Tubajug** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:32 pm

The 1977 Miraphone 186 I owned had vented rotors just like bort's, no nipples (tee hee hee...), just the hole in the casing. Although I have no way of knowing if that was factory or not, to be honest. But each rotor was vented that same way.

frostbite47 · Post by **frostbite47** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:19 pm

For what it's worth, my Firebird manufactured in 2009 and bought new came factory-vented and is 100% nipple-free.

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:22 pm

frostbite47 wrote:For what it's worth, my Firebird manufactured in 2009 and bought new came factory-vented and is 100% nipple-free.

Too bad this Firebird isn't:

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