Tech/maintenance Low C# foot cork on 1926 TrueTone alto?

[bobstad]

Sure a rubber band works when something breaks on a gig. Or some duct tape for a temporary bumper. Or cellophane / plumber’s tape to help seal a pad that tears. Or…. Many players keep an emergency repair kit with them on gigs, especially if travel is long. And at the next available opportunity they either take the horn in, or fix it themselves.

This thread has gone on for a few days now, more than enough time for a trip to the hardware store or for Amazon to deliver. Just get yourself some cork and contact cement, and stop daydreaming of days gone by where crafty old codgers fixed their horns with crumpled bandaids, and trimmed their reeds using a half dollar coin and a lighter.

I'll post a photo of my rubber dropper bulb fix, once that's done. Otherwise, thanks..later.

p. s. I think I tried that 50 cent trick..when a new reed cost that much?

 

[LostCircuits]

Frequent error, not Frankenstein but the monster.

Yes Frau Bluecher! Would you like the chicken or the egg?

 

[Woodpad]

Using the word "science" in this context is a blasphemy.

Please do not combine science with the word blasphemy as we scientists firmly believe in denying that science is a belief.

 

[Targa]

Yes Frau Bluecher! Would you like the chicken or the egg?

Don’t say that, you’ll frighten the horses.

 

[turf3]

Frequent error, not Frankenstein but the monster.

Correct; but the question is, what was the name of Frankenstein's monster?

 

[Colin the Bear]

She didn't name it.

 

[Targa]

Correct; but the question is, what was the name of Frankenstein's monster?

Frank-N-Furter called his Rocky.

 

[LostCircuits]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlLzbG1MEQc


The original book was written by a high school classmate of mine.

 

[Woodpad]

She didn't name it.

This also happened in the movie: the bride of Frankenstein. The bride of Frankenstein was Elizabeth. The female monster created with an artificial brain didn't have a name. The absence of a name confused a lot of people.