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oldlou · 04-19-2008, 04:36 PM

If one considers that the bottom spring valves are usually lighter in weight that their top sprung cousins, because they have no spring cage to hold the valve spring in place, they 'should be' lighter and faster. This is all theory and can be made wrong by such as the excellent Conn valves that also have a monstrous hunk of cork on their top. I have several trumpets and cornets with just about every valve design known and, if they were properly made and if they are not worn out/damaged/ improperly maintained and lubed, they all work well. I do have some complaints about some valve designs, but then, I am a cranky old fussbudget who still looks for perfection in any thing that I buy and I am usually disapointed after I get the object of my desire. Plastic valve guides and their poor wear characteistics do get me riled, even though some will claim that they are quieter than metallic guides. I say bull!!!!!

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04-19-2008, 04:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
oldlou Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi. Posts: 679	Re: Bottom Spring Valves are Really Nice If one considers that the bottom spring valves are usually lighter in weight that their top sprung cousins, because they have no spring cage to hold the valve spring in place, they 'should be' lighter and faster. This is all theory and can be made wrong by such as the excellent Conn valves that also have a monstrous hunk of cork on their top. I have several trumpets and cornets with just about every valve design known and, if they were properly made and if they are not worn out/damaged/ improperly maintained and lubed, they all work well. I do have some complaints about some valve designs, but then, I am a cranky old fussbudget who still looks for perfection in any thing that I buy and I am usually disapointed after I get the object of my desire. Plastic valve guides and their poor wear characteistics do get me riled, even though some will claim that they are quieter than metallic guides. I say bull!!!!! OLDLOU>> __________________ Couturier trumpet York Master Model trumpet York Elite trumpet York Airflow cornet King super 20 Master Model cornet King Liberty trumpet Reynolds Professional cornet Bohm & Meinl professional trumpet Besson 10-10 trumpet with Holton M.F. bell Olds Special cornet Los Angeles B&H Sovereign cornet G.R.Band Instr. cornet Getzen Super Deluxe trumpet and cornet Getzen Deluxe trumpet and cornet Many others no room to list