Nice to see so many familiar names. Glad I found all you guys and gals!

Glad I finally figured out where everybody ended up.... I'm STILL trying to piece together what the heck happened to trumpetmaster.com --- I hope all that wealth of information isn't gone forever. Makes me sad to think that all of oldlou's post may never be seen again.

At any rate, glad to see so many familiar names here.

This is what I've been dreaming about most recently.... I would LOVE to own this, but I don't have a spare $2500 laying about.

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The early 60s Aristocrats were STILL good quality horns.... by the time the 70s rolled around, they were "good" horns, but not made with the LOVE and craftsmenship of previous years.

I've only done LIMITED soldering on the horns I've worked on to this point. I'm starting to get the hang of it and as I'm considering MORE complex jobs I am looking into getting a soldering creme to keep the adjacent areas cool and protected from the heat.

To all you guys and gals doing work like this, what do you use to protect your finish when you solder?

I've found items used in jewelry like "Vigor Heat Shield" and "Kool Jool" but I really don't want to experiment, I want to know what is our industry accepted.... and what works (not well, but) GREAT.

Please let me know!

This is what I've been dreaming about most recently.... I would LOVE to own this, but I don't have a spare $2500 laying about.

Getzen 900LX Eterna "Deluxe"

Nice to see so many familiar names. Glad I found all you guys and gals!

Glad I finally figured out where everybody ended up.... I'm STILL trying to piece together what the heck happened to trumpetmaster.com --- I hope all that wealth of information isn't gone forever. Makes me sad to think that all of oldlou's post may never be seen again.

At any rate, glad to see so many familiar names here.