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Re: Besson Horns

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Subject: Re: Besson Horns
From: "Ian P Daly" <ipdaly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 01:31:26 -0700
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Hi William,
changing valve oil may help but try getting these students to take the valves out,
wipe them down and re-oil every day. Re-aligning won't stop them sticking.
Aligning is to do with port match. See Bob Reeves' (LA) home page. He has the patent
on it. 
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Ian

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>Dear List,
>
>I have a problem I hope someone can help me with. Some time ago our band
>purchased 2 new Besson 700 Eb Horns for our beginners. On initial
>inspection they seemed ok, so we gave them to 2 of our kids. Of late I
>noticed that the valves occasionaly stick. They are past their warranty. I
>presume they had this problem from the start, but as they were being played
>by beginners (11 & 12 years old), I didn`t realise there was a problem. I
>know others on this list have had problems with Bessons, and I was
>wondering has anyone come up with any answers? Is it possible to have the
>valves re-aligned or something? Changing valve oil helped a bit. I`m going
>to complain to Besson, but being realistic, I know I`ll have to find an
>answer myself.
>
>On a related issue, some of our older instruments are could do with an
>"overhaul", and we`re looking for someone to re-condition them. Has anyone
>any suggestions.
>
>William Dee
>
>
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