Fantastic work!

@timyllym

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

I own my father’s Old’s Cornet Special. His father bought it for him new for 50 dollars according to my father. It still plays and is in the original case. Just needs some TLC.

The Bob Reeves flugelhorn mpc sounds very good. Did you request one with a more shallow cup? (I have a Olds Cornet with the Large Shank issue). Another question, my Olds Cornet has eyelets for a tuning rod, it doesn't quite make sense. It's not for the third valve slide but the main slide. Odd.

@timyllym

2 жыл бұрын

I used regular Bob Reeves 43.5F which is their shallowest flugel mouthpiece. Those tuning slide eyelets may have been inserted at some later point, perhaps to keep the slide locked to some position.

Excellent demonstration and beautifully played too. Thank you for your work! I'm wondering why you couldn't do anything about the silver plating, having just watched your video demonstrating silver plating repair. Would it have been possible to re-plate the silver on this cornet?

@timyllym

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, it would have been possible to re-plate this cornet but it is not always feasible regarding the value of the instrument. Olds Special's are not so expensive instruments, although in my opinion they are highly underrated and excellent value for money.

Great video..Substantial work..cost for repair quite high I suppose..btw, sounds great, or you do anyway.

@timyllym

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The time spent on repairing this doesn't correlate with the value of this instrument. I did it for myself. It is a fantastic old instrument.

Hello; I have quite a few old horns. I have done a few simple repairs here and there; but would like to continue more serious; but the tools are quite expensive to own here in America and don’t want to buy tools which wouldn’t be used. Are you able to help me on this? I can trade you horns if you like for tools as well.

@timyllym

3 жыл бұрын

Hello, I'm afraid I can't help. I agree that tools are quite expensive but they are also quite essential. I have bought many tools from Ferree's. You can find also Chinese tools from eBay. They are cheaper but I'm not sure about their quality.

@nef003

3 жыл бұрын

@@timyllym when I ask for help; is more of telling me which tools are most essential for repairing trumpets. I don’t want to buy tools which I may not use as frequently. Just a few which might come to you mind. That will help out plenty. Thanks so much.

@timyllym

3 жыл бұрын

Ok, these come to my mind quickly: Dent hammer, rawhide mallet, straight burnisher, tapered mandrel (steel) as well as a wooden mandrel, knuckle dent rods and balls, set of 101 dent balls and a driver, soldering equipment. You can find these e.g. from Ferree's.