USSR Made Helicon
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Three Valves
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Re: USSR Made Helicon
Thought Criminal
Mack Brass Artiste
TU422L with TU25
1964 Conn 36k with CB Arnold Jacobs
Accent (By B&S) 952R with Bach12
The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column
Mack Brass Artiste
TU422L with TU25
1964 Conn 36k with CB Arnold Jacobs
Accent (By B&S) 952R with Bach12
The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column
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Casca Grossa
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Re: USSR Made Helicon
If he dies, he dies.
I cannot be defeated
I defeat all men
I must break you
He's not human. He's like a piece of iron.
Mirafone 184 CC
Blokepiece Imperial
Soon to be 5 valve Lignatone/Amati Eb
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Blokepiece Imperial
Soon to be 5 valve Lignatone/Amati Eb
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matt g
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Re: USSR Made Helicon
This about sums it up. Generally, the main issue are the valves. They tend to not be fitted with precision. I had a friend in college that picked up a St. Pete in 1994/1995 brand new and it already had leaky valves.
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Three Valves
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Re: USSR Made Helicon
Anyone ever graft an orphaned valve cluster onto one of these??
They look so cool it's hard to resist!!
They look so cool it's hard to resist!!
Thought Criminal
Mack Brass Artiste
TU422L with TU25
1964 Conn 36k with CB Arnold Jacobs
Accent (By B&S) 952R with Bach12
The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column
Mack Brass Artiste
TU422L with TU25
1964 Conn 36k with CB Arnold Jacobs
Accent (By B&S) 952R with Bach12
The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column
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LargeTuba
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Re: USSR Made Helicon
I've definitely thought about it, but rotors cost $250 a pop. I think the risk outweighs the potential reward.Three Valves wrote: ↑Mon Sep 27, 2021 11:26 am Anyone ever graft an orphaned valve cluster onto one of these??
They look so cool it's hard to resist!!
If anyone wanted to sell me 2 18mm valves for cheap, I would gladly experiment with this Russian Eb.
I wonder if more valves would improve it
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humBell
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Re: USSR Made Helicon
Is there a particular listing we are discussing?
I got my first* Russian tuba yesterday.
My impression is it plays like something is stuck in the bell, and i assume that is because something is stuck in the bell.
I have been doing other things, so i haven't flushed it yet...
*- possible i got one already that doesn't play years ago and forgot in the intervening time as it rots in my attic equivalent.
I got my first* Russian tuba yesterday.
My impression is it plays like something is stuck in the bell, and i assume that is because something is stuck in the bell.
I have been doing other things, so i haven't flushed it yet...
*- possible i got one already that doesn't play years ago and forgot in the intervening time as it rots in my attic equivalent.
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