I got to tinkering with my project 4-B that I built a while back. I was never happy with the F attachment, and I had a bit of a buzz in a solder joint somewhere. I ended up ripping the whole thing apart and rebuilding it again. Nice and clean, no stress on the joints. Ever see a 4-B with an open wrap? Lol.
Still need to pull out the buffing wheel and some Tripoli and clean it up, I got a little sloppy with the solder in a few places. My hands were cold and my tendinitis was acting up. Still, every thing is air-tight, and it plays well! I’m much happier with it now.
4-B Mods
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Slidehamilton
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Re: 4-B Mods
Very nice!
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BGuttman
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Re: 4-B Mods
4B with open wrap? How about the Benge 190?
Nice job, though. Looks like you updated the later version with the fulcrum on the slide brace. I like the older version with the fulcrum on the slide receiver.
Nice job, though. Looks like you updated the later version with the fulcrum on the slide brace. I like the older version with the fulcrum on the slide receiver.
Bruce Guttman
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Bonearzt
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Re: 4-B Mods
Nice job!!
But I would recommend a brace between the F tuning slide legs for some stability when you remove the tuning slides!
But I would recommend a brace between the F tuning slide legs for some stability when you remove the tuning slides!
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Amconk
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Re: 4-B Mods
Yup, that’s in the works. Gotta find a suitable one, or manufacture one.
Michael Conkey
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Amconk
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Re: 4-B Mods
Benge 190... touché! Lol.
Yeah, I prefer the older version too, but so was working with the parts I had.
Michael Conkey
Southern Oregon Trombonist
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Southern Oregon Trombonist
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-Eastman ETB-634G
-Conn 23H Silver Plate
-Jin Bao Alto
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Crazy4Tbone86
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Re: 4-B Mods
Did you use .562 bore tubing or the original.547 bore tubing on the attachment?
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Amconk
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Re: 4-B Mods
It’s mostly the original tubing, just reconfigured. A few pieces of scrap tubing pieced in to fill in where needed.Crazy4Tbone86 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 5:15 pm Did you use .562 bore tubing or the original.547 bore tubing on the attachment?
Michael Conkey
Southern Oregon Trombonist
-Shires Tenor: 7GLW, Rotor, TW25-47, GX TS
-Eastman ETB-634G
-Conn 23H Silver Plate
-Jin Bao Alto
Southern Oregon Trombonist
-Shires Tenor: 7GLW, Rotor, TW25-47, GX TS
-Eastman ETB-634G
-Conn 23H Silver Plate
-Jin Bao Alto