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I have these two cheapies, a Selmer London "Karl Meyer" tenor and a Jupiter 767 alto...
The Selmer:
The Jupiter:
I want to use one to experiment cutting away parts of key cups unnecessary for my new padding system. This would mainly be to see if the key work could be usefully lightened in weight, but also for a cosmetic difference to a standard horn. The current pads would be replaced.
Which should die?
The Selmer has clean new looking pads but loads of leaks (poorly fitted). It has a speckled patina. It's an Orsi and may not play very well even in good order. It would perhaps be the most expendable to test weight loss and cup "design." It's vintage and rarer than the Jupiter. It's pads need sorting anyway so why not replace them.
The Jupiter's pads are OK and it plays well. It's given me a standard alto to test against my identical prototype horn with my patent pending pads installed. Once comparisons are finished it is expendable. It has a ratty patina. The 767 may play better than the Selmer when re-padded. I have all the pad measurements for the Jupiter already, to make them up.
I'm edging toward the tenor but I'm also part way through a Beaugnier tenor too which needs a load of needle springs (a new task for me) and that's putting me off it!
Just thinking out loud really...
The Selmer:
The Jupiter:
I want to use one to experiment cutting away parts of key cups unnecessary for my new padding system. This would mainly be to see if the key work could be usefully lightened in weight, but also for a cosmetic difference to a standard horn. The current pads would be replaced.
Which should die?
The Selmer has clean new looking pads but loads of leaks (poorly fitted). It has a speckled patina. It's an Orsi and may not play very well even in good order. It would perhaps be the most expendable to test weight loss and cup "design." It's vintage and rarer than the Jupiter. It's pads need sorting anyway so why not replace them.
The Jupiter's pads are OK and it plays well. It's given me a standard alto to test against my identical prototype horn with my patent pending pads installed. Once comparisons are finished it is expendable. It has a ratty patina. The 767 may play better than the Selmer when re-padded. I have all the pad measurements for the Jupiter already, to make them up.
I'm edging toward the tenor but I'm also part way through a Beaugnier tenor too which needs a load of needle springs (a new task for me) and that's putting me off it!
Just thinking out loud really...