Leonard & Peggy, what advise did you gave to Shannon ? "If you are happy with the way it plays..." ??? Does it mean lose tubes, special at the valve section , would not influence the horn badly. Even a minimal leak is crucial for bad playing. If there are leak & lose tubes, big dents flatten the tube to 50%, how can a horn play ? It can just fart nothing else. Get it repaired, if it is worth to be repaired, or buy another used but reasonable horn & nail the old horn to the wall. =========================================================
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leonard & Peggy Brown Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 5:25 PM To: hornlist Subject: [Hornlist] how much is too much (dents) >>My horn is in need of some sodering and dent removal. I'm wondering how far I should take this. I don't want to ruin the sound of my instrument (obviously). There are several large dents (present when I purchased the horn, not from me) that need to be removed, and some tubes (by the mouthpiece and slides) have recently come loose and need to be resodered on. I'm wondering how far I should take the dent removal etc when I send it in? The big dents have to go, but should I ignore the little ones, or should I get those removed too? Anybody know how much this usually costs? Thanks Shannon<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++ +++++++++++ Shannon, If you don't want to ruin the sound of your horn, I am guessing you are happy with the way it plays. Why remove the dents at all then? Yes, the loose joints MUST be fixed because they will get worse and pipes will start bending. LB _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans.pizka%40t-online.de _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
