Interesting Boosey at Joy Brass

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Vegasbound
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by Vegasbound »

It was B&H attempt to make a convertible but it never really caught on
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walldaja
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by walldaja »

Unusual concept. Anyone ever play one?
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Tbarh
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by Tbarh »

The Horn in itself leaves much to be desired but the i would love to have that valve section.<EMOJI seq="1f609" tseq="1f609">😉</EMOJI><EMOJI seq="1f44d" tseq="1f44d">👍</EMOJI>
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Vegasbound
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by Vegasbound »

[quote="walldaja"]Unusual concept. Anyone ever play one?[/quote]

Yes, and as I said didn’t really work on the F side
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psybersonic
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by psybersonic »

Dates from 1970's Had a couple of straights with one F attachment between us at a brass band in Birmingham UK . Preferred my HN White 3b.
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CalgaryTbone
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by CalgaryTbone »

I just saw one of these on eBay. There were a couple of players at Juilliard when I was there who played that horn, and one Conn 8H player who used that tuning slide w/the F attachment on his Conn when he needed a valve. Not the best playing valves with all of those tight turns, but very easy to make a quick change. Back then (late 70's, early 80's) a lot of players used a straight .547 for most of their work, and used an F attachment only when absolutely necessary. This set-up was more convenient than having another bell with a valve.

I remember trying a couple of those horns that i thought were pretty good - better without the valve, though. They may not have been consistent, however.

Jim Scott
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StephenK
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by StephenK »

I played one for many years. The Bflat side played very well. The F side was a bit temperamental, esp. mechanically. I never played it much without the f attach though.