Pictures of my Eclipse MR....THANK YOU LEIGH!!!!! - Page 3

trumpetmike8 · 11-09-2005, 09:05 PM

Lara,
I think what Frank means by the "Reka Stunt" is using the Reka cleaning kit to clean the leadpipe. Am I right?
Auf Wiedersehen,
Michael

BflatAnklan · 11-09-2005, 09:31 PM

I love that star on the bell! :)

Castle Bravo · 11-10-2005, 02:42 AM

Lara -

Email me those pics in a high resolution and I'll throw them up on the eclipse site eclipse.webmaster@gmail.com

Awesome horn!!

frank · 11-10-2005, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by trumpetmike8

Lara,
I think what Frank means by the "Reka Stunt" is using the Reka cleaning kit to clean the leadpipe. Am I right?
Auf Wiedersehen,
Michael

Ganz genau! Exactly!

Tootsall · 11-10-2005, 11:27 AM

Just one more comment, Lara. PLEASE go out and buy yourself a 5-leg K&M stand just for "Baby". I promise that you won't be sorry you did... they are FAR more stable than the 3-leg version. Honest.

oldlou · 11-10-2005, 11:55 AM

Tootsall gives pretty good advice, but, a Hamilton stand is even better and sturdier. The novelty 'store in the bell' three legged stands are a real hazard. I had one fail and have seen four others fail, letting the trumpet crash to the floor. In each case the horn sustained severe damage. Do you want that to happen to your beautiful 'girl'? I know that some of the stand makers guarantee their product not to fail. That guarantee is ONLY for replacement of the failed stand, not for repair of damage done to the horn. Read the warrantee carefully.

OLDLOU>>

TheLawTalkingGuy · 11-16-2005, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by oldlou

Tootsall gives pretty good advice, but, a Hamilton stand is even better and sturdier. The novelty 'store in the bell' three legged stands are a real hazard. I had one fail and have seen four others fail, letting the trumpet crash to the floor. In each case the horn sustained severe damage...
OLDLOU>>

Actually, I'm with Tootsall on this one. If the Hamilton stands, sturdy as they are, are those metal ones with three legs, then I have one of those, and I've put it away in favour of the K&M five (metal!) leg stand I use now. Any "tripod" design where the legs don't rest flat on the floor is an invitation to "tip me over". Ever wonder why you don't see four-leg rolling office chairs anymore? They're banned as a safety hazard.
Nothing flimsy about the K&M 5-leg, and because it rests on the floor, pretty much un-tippable (is that a word?) BTW, how exactly did the (three leg) store-in-bell stands "fail" - which part(s) gave way? They're not the most substantial pieces of equipment, but I'd never heard of them causing damage as you describe.

Oh, and NICE horn, Lara!

uatrmpt · 11-16-2005, 10:40 PM

Here's what you do for a horn stand on an instrument of that caliber: drop $150 on a Torpedo Case. Since it sits flat on one end, there's your horn stand. Just slide it in or keep the instrument in your hands.

TheLawTalkingGuy · 11-16-2005, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by uatrmpt

Here's what you do for a horn stand on an instrument of that caliber: drop $150 on a Torpedo Case. Since it sits flat on one end, there's your horn stand. Just slide it in or keep the instrument in your hands.

Right on! Both Tootsall and I are also satisfied Torpedo owners - I use it as a "second" stand on two horn gigs!

Jimi Michiel · 11-16-2005, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by silverstar

OldLou,

The reason I keep saying 'her' is because Leigh told me that all of his trumpets are women...so...that makes my trumpet a girl.

No, go right on flirting. I'm not 'that way'....

Lara

Reminds me of Jurassic Park. Leigh only makes women because he doesn't want them breeding without his control. Ok, I'm wierd...

-Jimi

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oldlou Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi. Posts: 595	Trumpet stand Tootsall gives pretty good advice, but, a Hamilton stand is even better and sturdier. The novelty 'store in the bell' three legged stands are a real hazard. I had one fail and have seen four others fail, letting the trumpet crash to the floor. In each case the horn sustained severe damage. Do you want that to happen to your beautiful 'girl'? I know that some of the stand makers guarantee their product not to fail. That guarantee is ONLY for replacement of the failed stand, not for repair of damage done to the horn. Read the warrantee carefully. OLDLOU>> __________________ Couturier trumpet York Master Model trumpet York Elite trumpet York Airflow cornet King super 20 Master Model cornet King Liberty trumpet Reynolds Professional cornet Bohm & Meinl professional trumpet Besson 10-10 trumpet with Holton M.F. bell Olds Special cornet Los Angeles B&H Sovereign cornet G.R.Band Instr. cornet Getzen Super Deluxe trumpet and cornet Getzen Deluxe trumpet and cornet Many others no room to list

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uatrmpt Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: AL Posts: 335	Here's what you do for a horn stand on an instrument of that caliber: drop $150 on a Torpedo Case. Since it sits flat on one end, there's your horn stand. Just slide it in or keep the instrument in your hands. __________________ --Matt--

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Tootsall Fortissimo User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Yee HAW! Posts: 4,641	Just one more comment, Lara. PLEASE go out and buy yourself a 5-leg K&M stand just for "Baby". I promise that you won't be sorry you did... they are FAR more stable than the 3-leg version. Honest.

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