.562 vs .564 slides
- pwrjam
- Posts: 10
- Joined: May 03, 2023
Hello! I've got a couple old Reynolds Bass trombones that I love, but with one caveat: the slides are really heavy. I'm considering trying to have a custom carbon fiber outer slide made from Butler trombones, but Reynolds basses supposedly have .564 bore slides. My question is this: How different is .564 vs .562 really? Has anyone ever put a .562 outer on a .564 inner? Are they that different? Is it just some kind of difference in measuring techniques? How big a difference can 2 thousandths possibly make? On a semi related note; anybody ever replace their .522 bore Conn inners with more common .525 inners? Did it work?
- BigBadandBass
- Posts: 270
- Joined: Feb 13, 2020
If you talk to Butler about it I’m sure he can help and can custom make a carbon outer for you. I’m guessing you’re gonna have to send in the slide but he does custom work consistently
- Doug_Elliott
- Posts: 4155
- Joined: Mar 22, 2018
Outer slide dimensions are based on fitting the stockings, not the bore size.