Dave W wrote about attaching quarters to thumb levers:
Some horn players use them on the thumb lever as an extension, as well.
Usually they have to be bent before soldering for ergonomic reasons.
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I took a horn lesson with Alan Greenspan once, and
he recommended attaching the
What is the purpose of these coins?
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1. Adds thickness to valve levers that have worn down thin -- prevents
such wear on newer valve levers.
2. Provides for lengthening the levers to accommodate players with
shortish fingers.
3. Gives a tactile reminder to keep the fingers appropriately arched so
that the balls of the fingers
If God had meant us to attach coins to our valve levers we would still have
silver dimes.
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Hey, we got'm -- no problem. Don't know how God feels about it, but plenty
of the old silver dimes are still around. Check out eBay. Check out coin
shops you can find listed in the Yellow Pages. Shucks, check out the
Florida flea markets.
Though no longer in circulation, silver dimes are
So that one might always be solvent with 30 cents hard cash always at
hand. Pun intended.
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On Thursday, June 23, 2005, at 01:20 PM, Bill Gross wrote:
What is the purpose of these coins?
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On 23 Jun 2005, at 8:13 pm, Alan Cole wrote:
However that may be, any way you shake
it silver coins are way cooler than those sissy concave finger
buttons --
at least among the rank amateur horn crowd. (Don't know about the
professionals, though.)
I think by far the coolest coins to
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1. Adds thickness to valve levers that have worn down thin -- prevents
such wear
as lever extensions, formerly HR
Dave W wrote about attaching quarters to thumb levers:
Some horn players use them on the thumb lever as an extension, as well.
Usually they have to be bent before soldering for ergonomic reasons.
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I took a horn lesson with Alan Greenspan once, and
he
For gorgeous coins, check out Cuba's mariposa (butterfly) series:
http://wbcc-online.com/ctrys-c/cuba.html
The coins are tri-metallic and they appear to be enameled with bright
colors. I can't imagine anyone actually using them to buy stuff with.
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