Doesn't work for my Schmid. Where a lot of the water collects is already past the Valves even and the only magic tilt you could do to get it back to the Spit Valve would be a full reverse rotation or something.
Is this what you're refering to? You see 50% of my water is spitvalve-worthy and the other half collects at the last coil before the bell. -William In a message dated 2/20/2003 12:29:26 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Subj:Re: [Hornlist] Getting rid of condensation > Date:2/20/2003 12:29:26 PM Pacific Standard Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > In a message dated 2/20/2003 11:07:38 AM Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > > 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 > > > > Hi Barbara, > > I have no experience with Yamaha (except the > Vienna horn) but there is usually a "magic tilt" > for most horns that will allow the water to be > dumped in seconds. I can dump my Schmid > F/Bb/f triple in about 5 seconds, including all > three sets of tuning slides, by two quick tilts and > using two water keys. The down side is that I > have to remember to pull all slides every month > so they don't freeze up. > > To determine the "magic tilt" (if your horn has one) > find out where the water usually collects and then > figure out how to get it to a single collection point > where it can be removed via a water key or a pulled > slide. The tilt will normally require at least one 180 > degree turn to get the water out of the tuning slides > and into the rotors. > > Hope this helps. > > Regards, Jerry in Kansas City > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/valkhorn%40aol.com > _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
