Oh sorry, I also meant to add a "thank you" to Dave - not sure you return to these kind of completed posts, but I too thank you for taking time in organizing and sharing so much in this forum. You...
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Oh sorry, I also meant to add a "thank you" to Dave - not sure you return to these kind of completed posts, but I too thank you for taking time in organizing and sharing so much in this forum. You...
I have been playing, well more like holding and pretending to play a Conn 14i in a community band in the York, Penna area for five years and found the Yamaha 51 worked the best. I tried a Conn 2, a...
I'm playing a later 1960's Conn 14i with Conn's "anti-bounce" full size valves and I noticed the rubber at the top of the valves is starting to break apart in bits.
Does anyone have a similar Conn...
I'm adding another positive comment to using Mead springs.
I'm using a simple Conn 14i, 3-valve "baritone" from the later 1960's with "MEADSPRINGS for Baritone and Non-compensation Euphoniums"...
Gary,
As before, your advice is very much appreciated (before you saved my lyre socket as I was considering using the socket to hold a straight lyre while I bent it into shape) and this time I'll...
So that's a vent hole! I had no idea - so thank you for that. Yes, I will try to uncover the vent; great advice. Thank you, Trent
I’m playing a Conn 14i from 1968; does anyone know what felt or cork would have used with their “anti-bounce” standard length valves? Was that just a tapered cork, in a disk like shape?
The past...
Follow-up... With TubaChristmas in a couple days, I finally adjusted a current Conn French Horn/Baritone Lyre to work with a Conn 14i.
Thank you guys for the advice and caution!
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You know... I almost did that; with the Lyre in the socket, I thought all I needed to do was pull on the lyre to move it into my field of vision - but (lucky me) then I realized I wouldn't be able to...
In early January this year, I was fortunate to pick up a simple, three-valved Conn 14i bell-front baritone and with it, I was happy to switch from trombone to baritone in a small community band I...