Looking for Parts and Parts
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Looking for Parts and Parts
I’m in need of a male end 20k bell tennon, technically I need it for the old style 40k but I think I can just used a modern one and a sax neck expander tool get it larger enough. Preferably in silver and mostly round, but really anything that doesn’t have holes in it would be good. I’m also looking for two old style conn water keys. Only one needs to be a complete assembly plus nipple, the other one I just need a key
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Re: Looking for Parts and Parts
Yes $125 plus shipping
I have 3 pr 4 of these
I dont sign in often here
Email is bayviewcondos@hotmail.com
I have 3 pr 4 of these
I dont sign in often here
Email is bayviewcondos@hotmail.com
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Re: Looking for Parts and Parts
The old (Elkhart) style water keys were fairly large...actually larger than the Texas style, and (later) they used King water keys.
Additionally, their saddles were complicated (hand-made of three parts) and fragile.
Allied Supply sells BRASS versions of the (nickel-brass) water keys that Buffet uses on their tubas (I'd assume that Buffet doesn't make them, and that they buy them).
These water keys are nice and large, and available in two configs: more curved and less curved.
They aren't cheap to buy, but are "affordable".
Sadly, ONE of the two configs features a flange brazed to the saddle which is approx. euphonium-bore curved, whereby the saddle supplied with the other one features NO flange - defining it much easier to install. I've tried to get them to understand that the no-flange saddle should be supplied with both configs, but they seem to respond as if I'm communicating in Farsi.
ANYWAY...
The advantage to moving to these is that (likely) if they get messed up, they are still made and can be replaced without replacing the saddle.
Additionally, their saddles were complicated (hand-made of three parts) and fragile.
Allied Supply sells BRASS versions of the (nickel-brass) water keys that Buffet uses on their tubas (I'd assume that Buffet doesn't make them, and that they buy them).
These water keys are nice and large, and available in two configs: more curved and less curved.
They aren't cheap to buy, but are "affordable".
Sadly, ONE of the two configs features a flange brazed to the saddle which is approx. euphonium-bore curved, whereby the saddle supplied with the other one features NO flange - defining it much easier to install. I've tried to get them to understand that the no-flange saddle should be supplied with both configs, but they seem to respond as if I'm communicating in Farsi.
ANYWAY...
The advantage to moving to these is that (likely) if they get messed up, they are still made and can be replaced without replacing the saddle.