[Trombone-l] Marching baritone/flugabone question

[Daryl Burch]

Sooooo yer sayin' you don't think he'll be headlinin' the Met on an 
all-Mahler-all-the-time bill any day soon with the marching bari, huh?

I say Franken-bone it! If it plays alright and stays _relatively_ in 
tune, what the hey!

#;-)

On Jul 18, 2006, at 7:16 PM, <thetubameister at adelphia.net> wrote:

> When you're dealing with worn horns, unless you[re looking for perfect 
> performance, often older valves can be lapped in.  A marching baritone 
> hardly is worth the investment in a new match, and that kind of 
> attention.
>
> J.c.S.
>
> ---- Charles De Paolo <chuck at hickeys.com> wrote:
>> Mike,
>>
>> I'm thinking you're SOL with this horn unless you're willing to drop 
>> some bucks to make it work.  Valve cores (the silvery things that go 
>> up and down) are uniquely fit to their brass casings. Each pair is a 
>> match that can't be easily swapped out. While you (or your Bach 
>> repair shop) can purchase new valve cores, they will have to be 
>> fitted in order for the horn to play properly, otherwise you'll have 
>> either (a) valves that don't move or (b) valves with so much leakage 
>> that the horn is unusable. Any good shop can do this work for you. 
>> You might call around and get some estimates before going any 
>> further.
>>
>> ---Chuck
>>
>>
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --- Mike Irwin <theimpalakid at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The good news is that I just won an eBay auction for
>>>>>> a Bach marching
>>>>>> baritone/flugabone.  The bad news is that it is
>>>>>> missing valves #2 and #3.
>>>>>>
>>>>> hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
>>>>> Missing the valve caps or the WHOLE valves?
>>>>>
>>>>>> So I have a couple of questions....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1.  Anyone have an idea of where to find valves?
>>>>>> I've already scanned
>>>>>> eBay.  Is it worthwhile to contact local music
>>>>>> stores?
>>>>>
>>>>> See your local music stores. There are several
>>>>> manufacturers who make such instruments & not all
>>>>> companies' are compatible with each other.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 2.  What mouthpiece should I use with it?  I'm not a
>>>>>> professional musician.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Trombone & Bar Hn or Euph mouthpieces work.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom Izzo
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