Hat Head or Bottom

Jazzcmor · 10-27-2009, 09:42 PM

I recently got a beautiful vintage Conn director off e-bay. I sounds great and looks great withits copiron bell. Valves, slides and topcaps are easy. BUT, the bottom caps a stuck fast (without using a wrench). What to do?

VetPsychWars · 10-27-2009, 10:41 PM

Rubber glove.

If it doesn't come off with a rubber glove, you can smack it with the heel of your hand a few times while holding the casings with your other hand. If that still doesn't work, take it to a technician.

Tom

Indian · 10-28-2009, 11:42 AM

Use an old belt. Take the end without the buckle and wrap it counter clockwise around the cap. keep wrapping as much as possible and then pull the loose end and squeeze the wraps. It works like a strap wrench and should remove the cap. DO not use too much pressure, pulling or squeezing, so you will not damage the cap or casing. If it does not work take it to the Tech like Tom said.

Brekelefuw · 10-28-2009, 07:46 PM

You can also try running warm-hot tap water over the caps for a few seconds.

10-27-2009, 09:42 PM	#1
Jazzcmor New Friend Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Blue Ridge Parkway, VA. Posts: 9	Hat Head or Bottom I recently got a beautiful vintage Conn director off e-bay. I sounds great and looks great withits copiron bell. Valves, slides and topcaps are easy. BUT, the bottom caps a stuck fast (without using a wrench). What to do?

10-27-2009, 10:41 PM	#2
VetPsychWars Piano User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Greenfield WI Posts: 263	Re: Hat Head or Bottom Rubber glove. If it doesn't come off with a rubber glove, you can smack it with the heel of your hand a few times while holding the casings with your other hand. If that still doesn't work, take it to a technician. Tom __________________ 1949 Buescher 400 Trumpet 1939, 1946 Buescher Aristocrat Trumpets 1955 Buescher 400 Cornet Meeuwsen custom 5C-ish mouthpiece Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Concert Band

10-28-2009, 11:42 AM	#3
Indian Pianissimo User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 242	Re: Hat Head or Bottom Use an old belt. Take the end without the buckle and wrap it counter clockwise around the cap. keep wrapping as much as possible and then pull the loose end and squeeze the wraps. It works like a strap wrench and should remove the cap. DO not use too much pressure, pulling or squeezing, so you will not damage the cap or casing. If it does not work take it to the Tech like Tom said. __________________ Rob, King Liberty SilverTone (3) King Liberty (7) Super 20 (2) Conn Vocabell 40A - 40B - 80A (6) - 81A (1) - 38A Victor (2) - 22B - 16B, 12B Coprion bell Getzen Tone Balanced Super Deluxe Holton French LeBlanc (1) - Al Hirt 550 Olds Studio (1) - Special (1)

10-28-2009, 07:46 PM	#4
Brekelefuw Forte User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,532	Re: Hat Head or Bottom You can also try running warm-hot tap water over the caps for a few seconds. __________________ Schilke B3L Schilke XA1 Bach 37 180 ML Chinese custom horn Yamaha 6310G Wedge 5B, 5A and 5FLG After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music. ~Aldous Huxley

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