| Uses for a Chinese trumpet?
I was recently (this morning) given a brand-new trumpet - a 'Harmony' (just by chance the name of a Bach model, it seems) but pretty apparently made in China. On a bad day. The valves seem to be permanently stuck in the up position. I was originally interested in a junk trumpet to provide a valve block for practicing fingering, but this is just the opposite of what you need for that - too nice-looking to cut up, and immovable valves. (If it had been the red model I could have given it to my nephew to carry around and pretend to play.) The cost of an estimate on getting these valves out and replacing them with some old ones that at least move will probably be $50 - any recommendations on how to just yank them out? Then maybe use lapping compound to get them to move? Or just treat it as wall art? TIA for any suggestions. (The case at least is better than the battered one I have for my old Ambassador, so it was worth accepting graciously.) Jude |