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Originally Posted by Jerry Freedman  I hate to seem stupid but the dumbest questions are the ones that aren't asked. What exactly is a reversed lead pipe and why would anyone want one? |
A conventional leadpipe horn has a tuning slide with two slightly smaller diameter tubes which slide in and out of the rest of the horn. When you apply grease it goes on tubes attached to the tuning slide, and when removed the U-shaped tuning slide has two roughly equal length greasy tubes that fit INTO the horn.
On a reverse leadpipe the upper greasy tube is fixed to the end of the leadpipe, and it slides in and out of the tuning slide. The tuning slide when removed, has no greasy tube on top and one on the bottom. It resembles a J instead of a U.
I don't know why it is called reverse - makes it sound like the whole leadpipe is flipped over.
The answer to your last question is still being debated.