frankenhorns

dizforprez · 10-04-2004, 02:59 PM

i have been wanting an Eflat for a while but am seriously short on $.

I have been toying with the idea of putting together a frankenhorn but i am not sure if it would be worth it. i have getzen Bflat that wouldnt be worth reselling but i can take the valves from it and a bach 229 bell. so all i would need is a leadpipe and someone to put it together and cut the slides down.

what do you guys think; would it work? would be it worth it? or is this a totally off the wall idea?

nieuwguyski · 10-04-2004, 07:14 PM

20 years ago I had a college instructor who had a Getzen Eterna Bb that had been cut down to an Eb. It was his only Eb trumpet, and seemed to play quite well. So I'm sure it *can* be done, but to get it done well would probably cost nearly as much as buying a used Eb.

dizforprez · 10-04-2004, 07:40 PM

thanks, you are probably right, any one know how much it would cost?

MUSICandCHARACTER · 10-04-2004, 08:26 PM

This is the kind of job my friend Dan would do.

He owns the Village Tinker Brass Repair shop
http://members.evansville.net/dschultz

Drop him an email and ask. His prices are usually very reasonable.

Jim

10-04-2004, 02:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
dizforprez Forte User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,028	frankenhorns i have been wanting an Eflat for a while but am seriously short on $. I have been toying with the idea of putting together a frankenhorn but i am not sure if it would be worth it. i have getzen Bflat that wouldnt be worth reselling but i can take the valves from it and a bach 229 bell. so all i would need is a leadpipe and someone to put it together and cut the slides down. what do you guys think; would it work? would be it worth it? or is this a totally off the wall idea?

10-04-2004, 07:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
nieuwguyski Pianissimo User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 202	20 years ago I had a college instructor who had a Getzen Eterna Bb that had been cut down to an Eb. It was his only Eb trumpet, and seemed to play quite well. So I'm sure it can be done, but to get it done well would probably cost nearly as much as buying a used Eb. __________________ John N. Nieuwguyski

10-04-2004, 08:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
MUSICandCHARACTER Forte User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newburgh, Indiana Posts: 1,165	This is the kind of job my friend Dan would do. He owns the Village Tinker Brass Repair shop http://members.evansville.net/dschultz Drop him an email and ask. His prices are usually very reasonable. Jim __________________ Dr. Jim Fox Licensed Mental Health Therapist Mouthpiece chart: www.ibowtie.com/tmptmpccharts.html

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dizforprez Forte User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,028	thanks, you are probably right, any one know how much it would cost?

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