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The lead eupher in my concert band plays on an Yep 641 Comp Euph. It is a very nice horn on which he got a really good deal. The horn sounds very nice and looks beautiful.
We were about 10 minues to the down beat when he looked over and said his fourth valve would not work. Apparently, after oiling the valve, he started to put it back in and the metal insert in the valve guide gouged the inside of the casing where the valve guide travels up and down. The valve would seat and screw down but could not be pushed down.
This changed the whole concert for us as we had spent weeks figuring out how to make all of our horns play in tune nicely. He had to drop out of a lot of stuff and lip down a lot of other stuff but we worked it out.
I am sure he will be back in business by Tuesday's rehearsal.
We were about 10 minues to the down beat when he looked over and said his fourth valve would not work. Apparently, after oiling the valve, he started to put it back in and the metal insert in the valve guide gouged the inside of the casing where the valve guide travels up and down. The valve would seat and screw down but could not be pushed down.
This changed the whole concert for us as we had spent weeks figuring out how to make all of our horns play in tune nicely. He had to drop out of a lot of stuff and lip down a lot of other stuff but we worked it out.
I am sure he will be back in business by Tuesday's rehearsal.
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