Why not just swap the caps between the 2 instruments, the bottom caps do not matter but if the top caps are of a different thickness the valve alignment will be effected.
If you are adventuress there is a great number of DIY copper plating instructions on youtube,
Regards, Stuart.
Thank you Greg for your update on Windworks, I realize it is near 20 years since my lessons with Greg, he had not been teaching long and was still developing his thoughts. I still use his book as a warmup. At 86 I don't think I will be having any more lessons. Regards, Stuart.
@SSmith1226 I had a couple of lessons with Greg some years ago when he first started teaching when he lived here in Melbourne and have his original Mystery to Mastery book. I would have had more lessons but he moved to Queensland some 1000 miles away, There is nothing way out in his teaching although he has his own nomencular for some of the concepts, Regards, Stuart
@barliman2001 Google ebay.com g.mu6 will give link to his store. Regards, Stuart.
Several years ago I purchased a Amati Eb piston valve trumpet from ebay seller g.mu6 and cut it down to F, I have only played it once in Orchestra, no complaints.
I see he has a couple of rotary valve F trumpets for sale.
Regards, Stuart.
@acb The Wiss has been my main horn for three years now, I have used it in the community symphony orchestra, big band and wind symphony, my initial impressions have not c,hanged, it is the best horn I have ever played, I have had no problems blending with a section of Bachs and other makes, I have carefully checked the tuning with an electronic tuner and found a maximum error of +- 6 cents from the even tempered scale over my range (2 1/2 octaves). AT 5500 euro it was not a cheap horn but commensurate with other hand made horns. Regards, Stuart.
I have made several sets of inlays from 1/8" black bakelite sheet, cut octagen shape. glued to end of rod with melted shellac and turned to size in the lathe, rounded top edge and polished, glued into button with Super Glue Regards, Stuart.
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Ebay seller Gmu-6 often has F alto rotary valve trumpets, some time ago I bought an Amarti piston valve alto trumpet in Eb from him. takes a standard trumpet shank, cut 150mm out of the loop in the bell tail to bring it up into F, one of these days I will shorten the valve slides to finish the job. Regards, Stuart.
I have only stretched one set of springs, I think it was a Conn 22b that belongs to a friend, the problem was the valves were not returning to the top, stretching fixed this. I have a Courtois French Besson trumpet that came from the factory when they moved out of France, I believe it was a prototype that never went into production. The valve springs were so strong it was painful for my arthritic fingers to press. Searching the stock of 2 repairers did not find suitable. The springs the original were 12mm internal diameter, I thought I might be able to expand a smaller dia one. A set of Yamaha Flugel horn springs were about 10mm id and had a lot of turns, forcing the springs over a 12mm rod and tapping all round with a small hammer until the spring released its hold on the rod gave me a spring of the right length and strength, a 100 gm weight will depress the valve 1/2 way which seems to be common on several of my horns. ( Could someone please tell me how to paragraph a post) Regards, Stuart.
No prices given. but if I have to ask the price I cannot afford it. Regards, Stuart.
From the FAQ on the website saxophones made in China and Taiwan, reasonable assumption trumpets are too.
@trumpetsplus Congratulations Ivan on the new venture. your new website is not recognized by Google, I get taken to Prof.Dr Matthias Bertsch alias Dr Trumpet. Regards, Stuart.
@dr-go WOW!!! great glisses.
Regards, Stuart.
@barliman2001 Curious about the 4th valve loop, my Selmer G the 4th valve only drops a tone to F.
Regards, Stuart.
Could not find my old measurements, I have measured 4 Selmers, diameter of inside of bell and distance from bell mouth. Regards, Stuart.
@bobmiller1969 said in Selmer Trumpet Bell Tapers?:
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Some years ago I measured the tapers of my Selmer Bells using different sized washers mounted on a rod and measuring how far they went in.
I measured with three sizes and recorded the results, if I can find them they may be of interest to you.
1946 Grand Prix, 1950s Balanced, 1975 B700L, 2000 Concept TT, Ferron-Selmer C, Radial Bb, Radial 99C.
Regards, Stuart.
@fels For teaching a beginner I suggest you watch on youtube Mr Bill's Trumpet First lesson. This is the best instruction I have seen.
I do not encourage lip or mouthpiece buzzing as I feel this introduces excessive chop tension. Feel free to chat if you would like to discuss further,
Regards, Stuart.
Centex Brass has a number of Olds models for sale, I have bought several horns from Clay and have not been disapointed.
Regards, Stuart.
Regards, Stuart.