5th dependent valve (#4 slide assembly w/rotor and trigger) for YEP-321

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5th dependent valve (#4 slide assembly w/rotor and trigger) for YEP-321

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' anyone have one of these rattling around in a draw collecting dust, before I make one out of stuff that I have sitting around here?
(Alternately, a full-extension #1 slide trigger would just about accomplish all of the same goals, but...)

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Re: 5th dependent valve (#4 slide assembly w/rotor and trigger) for YEP-321

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@joshealejo was just looking for one and was successful. Perhaps he found two...?
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Re: 5th dependent valve (#4 slide assembly w/rotor and trigger) for YEP-321

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If one were to go through the trouble of making one of these, wouldn't it be 'better' to make a replacement main tuning slide with a valve in it (assuming clearance, enough dollars, and desire) ?
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Re: 5th dependent valve (#4 slide assembly w/rotor and trigger) for YEP-321

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I made a king 2280 into a independent 5 valve euphonium. No regrets, and I love the instrument. If it had the tone of my Packer, I'd play it every day
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Re: 5th dependent valve (#4 slide assembly w/rotor and trigger) for YEP-321

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@cjk
The bore of the main slide is very large and tapered, as well as the location being awkward.

The spare rotor that I have is more of the bore size of the fourth circuit. If I bother to install it - dependent or independent, I probably won’t sell the instrument.

Three euphonium-type instruments seems quite extravagant for a doubler, but I am a doubler who is paid to double, and – not being a euphonium superstar – their diverse strengths assist me in sounding competent to those who hire me.
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Re: 5th dependent valve (#4 slide assembly w/rotor and trigger) for YEP-321

Post by Kirley »

I've often wondered about a 1st valve slide trigger. There is quite a bit of slide length in that circuit.

I'm kind of hoping that nobody has one for you so that I can see what you come up with, bloke. Sorry. :smilie6:
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Re: 5th dependent valve (#4 slide assembly w/rotor and trigger) for YEP-321

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A #1 slide trigger would be pretty easy, and would offer:
E-flat
D
D-flat
a sucky/sharp C (unless #3 were also pulled)

I believe E-flat and D are enough, though a C would be sorta nice.

Though this instrument is (now that I've hastily gone over it) "dent-free enough", it's not perfectly dent-free.
There's a small chance that I might "jack up" the (currently: perfect/floating) alignment of the #1 slide when removing some minor #1 casing slide crook dents, so I would probably (at least) remove those minor dents prior to installing such a trigger.

There is also a very easy way to install a PERMANENT dependent 5th valve in the #4 circuit.
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