[Trombone-l] info on a King 2B Liberty

[Dave Demko]

I have two Kings from the `70s, a 2B and 3B with F attachment. Each
has a four-digit number on both parts of the slide, different from the
serial number near the bell brace. The rotary valve has a three-digit
number on the bearing and the outside of the casing. I'm guessing that
these extra numbers are for matching parts that belong together, once
they've been hand-fitted.

Or Chris could be right. Maybe all dual-bore 2B slides have the same
four-digit number, and so on.

Dave

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:41 AM, Chris Tune <christune at christune.com> wrote:
> The King slide has another number other than a serial number on it.  This
> may be a part number or model number.
>
> Don't worry, every 2B is set up like this.  Chances are very strong that a
> 2B Liberty has a 2B slide with it.  You are right that it is a dual bore
> setup with .481 / .491
>
> Not worth a ton of money if it had very significant wear.   I bought two of
> these for $400 about ten years ago.  One of the two was largely just a set
> of parts with lousy slide tubes.  The "parts" can be refurbished into
> something, but would take work. The other 2B was just fine.  I've taken that
> down to a slide-lightened jazz work of art thanks to Chris Gonzales.
>
> Chris
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu [mailto:trombone-l-bounces at samford.edu]
> On Behalf Of Anthony Dahl
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 9:28 PM
> To: trombone-l at samford.edu
> Subject: [Trombone-l] info on a King 2B Liberty
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I found a King 2B Liberty today while going through some instruments my
> district had in storage, and I'm looking for some more info on it.  If you
> can verify/correct the following info, please email me off list.
>
> The serial number is 686675, so I think it was made between 1975-1980?
>
> The slide has a different serial number, 1789. I am thinking that it's not
> even a King slide because with a serial number like that it would be from
> the 1890's.  But, it has the locking mechinism on the correct side to fit
> the King, which is unusual for other brands I think. So any ideas where this
> slide came from?
>
> It should be a dual bore .481- .491 (assuming the slide is a match)?
>
> How much might it be worth with some pretty significant wear, but no major
> dents?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Anthony Dahl
> Manteca, CA
>
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