I prefer a bell rim clamp that locks onto the edge of the bell and
allows 360 degree rotation. I attach this to a low cost, heavy duty,
pivoting vise attached to a drill press table.
This allows me to work at any height or angle and works for any
instrument I care to make a fixture to hold. If you can't figure out
how to make your own version, you're probably best leaving the work to
someone else
-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Houston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: The Horn List <[email protected]>
Sent: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:03:35 -0700
Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Sticky Valves?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 6/30/06 1:20:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
>> Place the horn on one's lap or in a vise with the slides pointing
>> straight up. A repair person on this list will have the
>> best way to do this .
>>
> Rachael,
> Are you serious???
> Never, I repeat, never, put your horn in a vise.
When I need a horn held steady for something I'm about to do to it, I
place in the vise a wood block out of which extend two parallel wood
dowels, spaced to fit into two sides of a valve slide or tuning slide.
That holds the horn safely and securely, while I clean it, solder a
brace, or whatever needs done.
Maybe that's what Rachel meant by putting a horn "in a vise." Surely
she wouldn't suggest tightening the jaws of a vise on the horn itself.
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