I have a Yamaha 862 which is a Kruspe wrap like the 668. I bought this horn second-hand, and it came with extra water-keys installed on both of the 3rd valve slides. This seems to have been well thought-out...between the three water-keys, along with an occasional pull of the main F slide, you can get all the water out pretty quickly. This assumes that you have dumped all the water from the valve cluster into the third valve slides. However, now that I've switched to a Paxman 44 (descant w/ a low F loop - 6 valves), I'm still trying to figure out the best way to get all the water out from this horn.
Fred -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Burt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 11:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Hornlist] Getting rid of condensation Hello, all, Last year I switched from a middle-aged Alexander 103 to a Yamaha 668ND. It has one water key on the lower crook of the main tuning slide. Lately, and it seems to be happening more and more, I have been getting annoying amounts of condensation, which I have a hard time locating and emptying. I don't remember having this much difficulty with the Alex. In a recent concert with my woodwind quintet, it took way too long to seek out and empty the spit between movements. This not only made me feel self-conscious but also annoyed my fellow players, who were anxious to keep the musical momentum going! Has anyone else noticed this problem with Yamahas? Do you have any suggestions about how to deal with it? All advice welcomed -- thanks. Barbara _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/fred_baucom%40calpers.ca.gov _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
