King 2B Legend waterkey

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berntd
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by berntd »

OMG, I just saw my idol play on her new 2B Legend and I noticed that the water key is a only a little trumpet style lever.

When did that happen?

Why?

I thought this was a copy of the original design.
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Burgerbob
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by Burgerbob »

Some old Libertys have the same spit valve design. I have a friend with a '40s horn like that.
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Crazy4Tbone86
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by Crazy4Tbone86 »

I think some of the new Jupiter small bore pro jazz models have a trumpet-style water key on them. If you are trying to make the slide lighter, using a smaller water key is a logical place to start.
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berntd
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by berntd »

It has to be reachable. I have a trumpet key on my old Jupiter. It was a repair.

I find it hooks on stuff and is hard to reach.

There was obviously a reason for the lever design of a trombone key.
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by Burgerbob »

Hey, I never said it was good! I have the same design on the Butler carbon fiber slide I just got and I don't like it.
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berntd
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by berntd »

I wonder if it is an option perhaps? I do not see it on all of the pictures when searching.
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by SFA »

My understanding is it is a feature of the Jiggs Whigham model trombone.
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by afugate »

[quote="SFA"]My understanding is it is a feature of the Jiggs Whigham model trombone.[/quote]

Yep. The Jiggs 2B has the trumpet style waterkey.

--Andy in OKC
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berntd
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by berntd » (edited 2022-01-07 2:57 a.m.)

I had no idea they made different 2B models.

I thought a 2B is a 2B.

Interesting.
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by greenbean »

I have a 1990s 2B that has a regular key. But a 2B+ that owned once (also from the 90s?) had the "Amado" key.
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berntd
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by berntd »

[quote="greenbean"]I have a 1990s 2B that has a regular key. But a 2B+ that owned once (also from the 90s?) had the "Amado" key.[/quote]
Surely that would be much worse?