Bass rotary valve spindle cover

[aaronhynds]

Hello, all!

As the title says, I was wondering if.anyone had experience with fashioning or using a cover for the spindle on a rotary valve, especially on a double valve bass trombone. I play a Yamaha 613H, and the second valve spindle (which is oriented vertically when in playing position) occasionally gets caught on either my collar bone/shoulder area or my shirt collar. I'm learning to hold the horn in such a way to minimize that issue, but until I build up that muscle memory, I was considering finding or making a cover of some kind. I know that Griego (I think) makes covers for Thayer valves, but I imagine those would be too big for my purposes. Any tips would be appreciated!

[pompatus]

Leather valve covers are fairly common accessories. One of the more popular brands is Leather Specialties Co. Their products can be purchased directly from their website, or from third-party retailers.

Here’s a link to their guard being sold by Hickey’s, that says it’ll fit the Yamaha YBL-613:

https://www.hickeys.com/music/brass/tro ... cblack.php

[BGuttman]

If you are looking for something to put over the working end of the rotor valve, you might be able to make something from an old plastic 35mm film can. I did this for my Olds Ambassador with F that had the working side of the rotor against my cheek (mounted upside down from how they normally are). Keeping it in position may require judicious use of tape.

[FrankSox]

Cruising the web today I have noticed that a few british tuba players have had their piston 4th valve replaced with a rotary 4th valve. They claim that it really opens up the lower register. Is it possible?

[Burgerbob]

Cruising the web today I have noticed that a few british tuba players have had their piston 4th valve replaced with a rotary 4th valve. They claim that it really opens up the lower register. Is it possible?

Well, that's one way to pivot from the original thread!