Questions tagged [valves]
For questions related to the mechanisms in brass and other instruments that change the length of tubing within the instrument and therefore alter the pitch.
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Trumpet valves, lengths, and pitch
I would like to know a bit more about how the valves of trumpets (and other brass instruments) work than is here: Trumpet at Wikipedia.
I am ignoring issues such as it being a transposing instrument. ...
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How to disassemble a tuba for cleaning
When I remove the valves of a piston tuba, do I remove the spring also?
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Bach Stradivarius LT42 restoration
I got a Bach LT42 with quart valve for few Euros, worth about € 1000,-.
Now the trombone was built in the 1980s, so its material is brilliant, the sound is really great!
The caveat: It’s in quite ...