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Old 06-19-2007, 12:25 PM   #2 (permalink)
Dale Proctor
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Re: Conn 22B valve guide problem

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Originally Posted by screamingmorris View Post
....The little things that stick out to keep the valves from spinning are attached to vertical rods that stick down into holes in the valves.
Those vertical rods are extremely loose in the holes so that they wobble like *crazy*.
Is there any way to tighten them?....

And the beat-up Conn 4 mouthpiece that came with it is also amazing in the richness of its sound while also making upper register relatively easy....
I don't think they will wobble in the valve case. When the valve body and guide are held in line by the valve case, there will be very little rotational movement, if any.

Those Conn 4 mouthpieces are pretty nice. I bought one to use on my 6B Victor and am very pleased with the overall tone, intonation, and upper register when using it.
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