[Trombone-l] Selman Alto Revisited

[John Burton]

Out of curiosity, Dick.

Do you think it might be due to the 7C riding "low" in the receiver?
I've had that trouble before.  My Selman Alto tunes right up with the
no-name/no-number MPC that came with.

Just a thought..

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john burton
Bach 50B3 Bass Trombone
Kanawha Valley Community Band / Slide-by-Slide
South Charleston, West Virginia
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu 
> [mailto:trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu] On Behalf Of Dick Sleeman
> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 6:19 AM
> To: Trombone-List
> Subject: [Trombone-l] Selman Alto Revisited
> 
> Listmates,
> 
> Out of curiosity I bought a Chinese Alto made by Tianjin 
> Jinbao Musical Instruments. It comes in many disguises like 
> Selman in the U.S.; here in Europe they're called Stagg or Dimavery.
> 
> It is not bad at all; the slide works OK, and I use my regular 7C.
> 
> The tuning is slightly too high though and the tuning slide 
> is hardly long enough to compensate. I wonder if somebody on 
> the list has found a way around this?
> 
> In one of the previous posts there was mention of a K&H 
> 'Slokar' leadpipe. How could I obtain one - or has anybody 
> one lying around and wouldn't mind parting with it?
> 
> Warm regards,
> 
> Dick Sleeman
> 
> dick at sleeman.nl
> 
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