| I think that's "one way" to keep the slide from coming off. Monette does it with their horns. It is quiet, it is low cost, and it's a pain if you need to pull the slide for any reason (or limit the extent to which you'd have the slide extend). Bach's system of a threaded rod with stop nuts on it is great but means there are fiddly little bits that can get lost when you are cleaning the horn ....
My personal preference is a small screw that holds against a ring on one of the slide legs similar to Yamaha's device.
I also have a Getzen cornet that uses their plastic "keeper"....I'll be getting that changed to a set screw when I get the cornet overhauled.... the plastic "bit" can rattle around or get broken too easily. (and it ain't very attractive neither)
Please, don't take this as a knock against the Zeus O... I'm just responding to your comment about the use of a string and pointing out that others have precendence AND that there are other "systems" for keeping the 3rd from bashing the bell (or getting lost!) |