Slide width on small bore

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Tbarh
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by Tbarh »

Are all 508 bore and smaller slides narrow?… With my wide jaw i have a very hard time playing them…Shoudnt be like that ?<EMOJI seq="1f92c" tseq="1f92c">🤬</EMOJI>

Are there any aftermarket slide crooks to be bought out there ?

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Tbarh
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by Tbarh »

[quote="ithinknot"]<LINK_TEXT text="viewtopic.php?t=18492">https://trombonechat.com/viewtopic.php?t=18492</LINK_TEXT>[/quote]

Thanks !<EMOJI seq="1f44d" tseq="1f44d">👍</EMOJI> Do You also know if there is someone producing small bore aftermarket crooks .. ?
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by ithinknot »

There used to be the 'Wide Glide', but they're out of production. Maybe someone around here has a spare for you.

M/K Drawing do, but 71 mm wide max... if you want something significantly wider, see if you can get the Kuehnl part, or it's going to be a hand bent custom job.
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by Tbarh »

[quote="ithinknot"]There used to be the 'Wide Glide', but they're out of production. Maybe someone around here has a spare for you.

M/K Drawing do, but 71 mm wide max... if you want something significantly wider, see if you can get the Kuehnl part, or it's going to be a hand bent custom job.[/quote]
Thank You ! This is helpful !<EMOJI seq="1f609" tseq="1f609">😉</EMOJI><EMOJI seq="1f44d" tseq="1f44d">👍</EMOJI>
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by Macbone1 »

Shires, Besson and any German make will have small bores with nice wider slides. Rath maybe too but not sure.
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by Tbarh »

[quote="Macbone1"]Shires, Besson and any German make will have small bores with nice wider slides. Rath maybe too but not sure.[/quote]
Thanks ,but only looking for a crook (and maybe slide handles <EMOJI seq="1f609" tseq="1f609">😉</EMOJI>)