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Posted: **Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:26 pm**

If only they’d sold the outfit as well.

Posted: **Sun Mar 14, 2021 6:33 am**

Neat ad...showing a military serpent...

Posted: **Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:54 am**

What are Tri-C valves?

Posted: **Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:24 am**

bort2.0 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:54 am What are Tri-C valves?

https://cderksen.home.xs4all.nl/ConnDictionary.html

from the link wrote: Tri-C valves
Conn: "An anti-bounce discovery for trumpet and cornet valves, coupled with a radical new way of finishing the pistons themselves - conical damping to eliminate bounce, crysteel pistons that stay like new, clean chamber because there is no felt fuzz." Source: Conn Chord magazine, 1962. As far as I can tell Tri-C valves are always top spring valves. The "conical damping" consists of a cone shaped piece of cork at the top of the valve spring mechanism which fits into a conical shaped space. Presumably this eliminates "bounce". Tri-C valves were used on trumpets and cornets between 1959 and 1962, probably on instruments with serial numbers 800,000 through 999,999. Instruments from 1963 on don't have the conical piece of cork anymore (serial numbers C00,501 and higher).

Posted: **Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:09 am**

I've played one of those. Fifth partials are still flat.

Posted: **Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:33 am**

iiipopes wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:09 am I've played one of those. Fifth partials are still flat.

yeah...but in a B-flat band (where most all music is in B-flat major), that's "perfect".

Posted: **Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:02 pm**

What is the date for this ad?

Posted: **Mon Mar 15, 2021 2:13 pm**

bisontuba wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:02 pm What is the date for this ad?

Someone in a fancy dress?

Posted: **Tue Mar 16, 2021 6:40 pm**

bisontuba wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:02 pm What is the date for this ad?

Based on the styling, I’d wager within a couple of years of 1960.

Posted: **Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:56 am**

word.

Posted: **Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:41 pm**

Now THAT’S “Driving Rock”...

Posted: **Sat Mar 20, 2021 4:33 pm**

windshieldbug wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:41 pm Now THAT’S “Driving Rock”...

Driving...around-and-around in a cul-de-sac, looking at a MAP, yet...

Posted: **Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:48 am**

Watch out bloke!

I tried to give you a thumbs-up for the above post and got back: "Invalid thank"
So now the BBS seems to be making value judgements!

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