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Originally Posted by study888  Hello Strad Guy. Check with Ole Lou. I sold him a Liberty Parts horn that a friend of mine found in his Attic. It was one of the Early 1920's models.He may have not needed the first valve.Or may have some extras he might part with.As he is also a Music Tech.Hope this helps and good luck. |
That old "parts horn" has had more than a little dent removal, a replacement 2nd valve crook, new corks and felts throughout and all new springs. It currently has the valves from one of my other Libertys which are a sloppy fit. My intent is to hone out the cylinders of both of these Libertys and plate up with copper the valves that are serial number matches to the horns. I will follow this plating with an ultra fine lapping job. My 1927 Silvertone came from the factory with copper plated valves and also most of my early Holtons. I just discovered that my very early American Standard cornet also has copper plated valves. I find them to be extremely fast and light in all cases that I have tried.
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