I call her "Rosie" because "She ain't exactly pretty... She ain't exactly small..."

Another marching band refugee. The finish was too far gone to polish out, so I took out all the major dents, sealed up all the holes, and sandblasted the entire horn. I then clearcoated it with Nikolas Clear Bake lacquer. While it doesn't show in the pictures, it has a sort of muted bass boat glitter to it, under the clear coat. Mostly, though, it's just kind of drab looking. The bell has some rippling to it, but sits flat on a flat surface.

The major modification I made was to add a threaded leadpipe receiver. It will take any .547 trombone leadpipe (the adapter is duo-thread, so it accepts both coarse and fine collars) and this allows you to tailor the sound to your liking. I'm not sure what's in there now, but it gave the best intonation of any of my .547 leadpipes. It also takes some of the tubbiness out of the sound and allows for a brighter tone.

These are great players, and they're significantly lighter than the Olds/Bach/Blessing marching baritones. The first valve slide adjust works great, and all slides and valve caps have been removed and greased.

Pictures at <IMGUR id="a/r41Uguh">https://imgur.com/a/r41Uguh</IMGUR>

That's exactly what I would do with a marching baritone if I had the bread to have mine modified. The large pipes should really go a long way to opening up the feel of these as they otherwise usually have a bit of stuffiness to them.

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