Valerie, Years ago when my sister lost a slide from her horn (yes yes), I contacted Bob Osmun to see what could be done. He gave me the information of a supplier who had the necessary pieces. They had to be assembled to fit her horn, but it all worked. I would suggest your friend contact a reputable repair shop to see what can be done to replace missing parts and fix the other problems.
Margaret > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:horn- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of valerie wells > Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 1:13 AM > To: horn list 2 memphis > Subject: [Hornlist] Old King that needs TLC > > My friend has an old King that he'd like to fix up & use as a back up > horn. Even though it's missing some pretty important parts & needs > repair, it's playable & he loves the sound. Below my signature line > is the best discription he could give. If anyone has one or more of > the missing parts, contact me off list. Also if anyone has advice to > share regarding this horn, I'm sure he'd appreciate that, as well. > -- > Valerie Wells > The Balanced Embouchure Method > http://bebabe.wordpress.com/ > http://www.beforhorn.blogspot.com/ > > The old King--- > I cant seem to find a model or serial number. It is an HN White horn. > I found 110 on > the main tuning slide. The instrument comes in an old wood case with > fabric cover. > The missing or poorly replaced pieces are: > > 1) Thumb rotor back bearing plate. All rotory valves have a plate > pressed into the back which the rotor axel sits in. This assures the > rotor is not rubbing the sides of the casing. > 2) Thumb rotor cap (the replacement does not have the correct thread > count) > 3) 2nd value rotor cap (not quite the right thread count) > If I had the back bearing plate, this horn might be worth some fix up. > The last person to touch it however must have been a plumber as it > looks awful and the fixed joint solders are all cracked besides. > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi- > bin/mailman/options/horn/mdikel%40verizon.net _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
