| Re: one company, one instrument MJ,
Yes, they're similar to them but i was there the day he made his own. He even said to me "Put your hand on the tuning slide as though you were going to empty the water" (there was, as of yet, no water key on it), he made a little mark and then put on his new water key.
I asked him about the difference making them in the shop vs. sending out for them and he told me he's able to get a tighter seal with his. Like I said, it's a seemingly trifling thing but it's the little things, he's found, that have made the difference.
ML |