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My tech put my Mead springs together in a bag. Is there anyway to tell them apart? They all look about the same to me.
Mike
Mike
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Oh no! They usually come with paper inserted inserted in the spring labeling #1, which should be the strongest. Hopefully you can tell the difference by just compressing each one between your fingers which is stronger.Rick Floyd
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The "regular" Mead springs are 1-2-3-4 in order of length...longest=1st, etc.
The "loose" Mead springs are interchangeable for 1-2-3.
I've got both sets.
JimLast edited by Snorlax; 06-02-2019, 07:08 PM.Jim Williams N9EJR (love 10 meter CW)
Formerly Principal Euphonium in a whole
bunch of groups, now just a schlub.
Shires Q41, Yamaha 321, 621 Baritone
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Conn 50H trombone, Blue P-bone
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Thanks Jim. Didn't know that. Learn something new everyday.Rick Floyd
Miraphone 5050 - Warburton BJ / RF mpc
"Always play with a good tone, never louder than lovely, never softer than supported." - author unknown.
Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches
El Cumbanchero (Raphael Hernandez, arr. Naohiro Iwai)
The Cowboys (John Williams, arr. James Curnow)
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My thoughts about this, after I tried them in my euph, were that if you couldn't tell the difference by trying them and switching them around, then exactly what was the point of it all? They're in my old Eb tuba now -- at least that's where I think I put them. But maybe I switched them out for Yamahas. I should check, eh?
Gary Merrill
Wessex EEb Bass tuba (DW 3XL or 2XL)
Mack Brass Compensating Euph (DE N106, Euph J, J9 euph)
Amati Oval Euph (DE 104, Euph J, J6 euph)
1924 Buescher 3-valve Eb tuba (with std US receiver), Kelly 25
Schiller American Heritage 7B clone bass trombone (DE LB K/K10/112/14 Lexan, Brass Ark MV50R)
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I see the problem with my original question. I have the light mead springs. I was assuming that they are the same as the regular ones, only lighter. But, the regular have 4 different strengths, where the light have 3 that are the same and a different one for the fourth valve. My set has one that is longer than the rest, so I guess that's the one for the fourth valve.Originally posted by Snorlax View Post
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You may have the regular strength springs, in which case the longest spring belongs to the FIRST valve. The regular set has only slight difference between 2 and 3. The fourth spring should not be the longest.
Howzabout some pixx??Jim Williams N9EJR (love 10 meter CW)
Formerly Principal Euphonium in a whole
bunch of groups, now just a schlub.
Shires Q41, Yamaha 321, 621 Baritone
Wick 4AL, Wessex 4Y, or whatever I grab.
Conn 50H trombone, Blue P-bone
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