I'm fortunate to have an amazing tech in my area, Dana Hofer, and I'll be taking the bell to him next week to get the bell looked at. Anyone ever play around with this before? Secondly, I'm looking to have the bracing on the bell looked at to see if there's a better way to support the tubes and get a more resonant sound. Is it worth it to even try to open up a 3BF rotor or should I just assume that it wasn't meant to play those lower trigger notes and move on with my life? Not that I often need to play Low F's (and lower), but it'd be nice to if the valve was more open.
When I blow air into the horn (not making a sound) and then press the valve down you can feel and hear how much the air is getting compressed inside the horn. I'm not really sure what work you're looking to get done, but I think they offer outstanding services at a very fair price.I have a King 3BF and the valve is just absolutely horrible. 547" tenor to get it back into tip-top shape. In a few months I intend to give them my. The work they do on slides is really something to behold, too. The staff is very helpful, and their techs are some of the most thorough in the business. If you have custom work you'd like to get done on a quality horn (like a 3B), I'd recommend them. I'm extremely satisfied with my purchase. I drove to the shop to pick it up, and it honestly plays better than my old 2B.
It was on the cheap (auctioning for less than $700), so I bid on it and won. The did their voodoo magic on the slide, and added a shop-made lead pipe. Nickle plated the bell, added a satin finish, replaced the tuning slide and added their own custom counter weights. I was hunting around on eBay and found a King Tempo that they had done some work on. I had been using an old 2B that had seen better days. This particular horn was a replacement for me.
It was BAC! They do outstanding work, some of their custom jobs are works of art. You want to make sure that what you wind up with is going to provide you with a sound that you're going to be happy with for a long time. Don't let a sales person push you into buying something you aren't sure about. If you're positive you want to buy a brand new horn, go for it, but try before you buy, and try as many horns as possible. A good horn that's well taken care of can last you 50 years or more. You can get a great deal on a sweet horn and save a lot of money. My honest advice? Buy a quality used horn. Other guys like the Conn 6H, and others still will tell you that Shires or Yamaha make the best jazz horns available. Some players even swear by the King Tempo (some have referred to it as the poor man's 2B). Some players prefer King 3B Silversonics, others say the King 2B is the most responsive horn available. The options are just about limitless, and the choice you'll make should really come down to what kind of sound you want your horn to make, and how you feel the horn responds to your playing. You may prefer an older Olds with a fluted handslide. 481" bore gives you more control of your high register than a. You may find that a dual bore (.500"/.525") blows more freely than a straight. You're going to want a small bore horn, but the details beyond that are entirely up to you. I really recommend finding a shop and trying some different horns. With a good lead pipe and Giardinelli 4M mouthpiece, the horn is perfect for playing lead in big bands, salsa bands, combos, solo work, and other types of commercial playing. It's very hard to over blow, I love the way it looks. It has a bright, punchy sound while retaining a solid core. I bought it because I love the way it plays, and the price was right. I use an old King that's been customized by a great little shop in Kansas City. Another great player, and this one didn't even need work. Then a few years ago, an online friend (who'd played bone in HS and a bit of college, but I hadn't known that) said "Hey, I've got this trombone from my school days, and I'm not playing it you'll make better use of it than I will" and gave it to me a late 1970s 2B that still looks almost new. I love how it's like a contemporary of what Glenn Miller and others would have played. Looks ugly as sin - some day I might get the old lacquer off and just leave it raw brass - but plays like a dream. That turned into C$400 at the time, and then I got about $250 worth of work on it done (a couple of weird dents, and took the slide to a slide doctor). Looked like it was one owner, picked up at an estate sale.
About 8-9 years ago, I thought "I want a smaller horn" 'cause I was doing more jazz/musicals stuff, and I found a 1939 2B on eBay for US$300. My folks got me a 4B for high school back in '76, so I got hooked a bit on King.
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