Dennis Houghton is pretty good at fabricating some suff. Did a great job on the missing/damaged main tuning slide for a Kruspe.
On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 8:42 AM, Margaret Dikel <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/bgross%40airmail.net > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
