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Drewdude403
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Posted: 2005-12-17 07:51 CET | |
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I've been contemplating having the laquor stripped off of one of my old crappy horns. I use it just for marching band, pep band, and anything eles i could possibly really f up my good horn doing. What do you guys think? About how much should it cost? I really like the look of raw brass, and since my mouthpiece (monette b6) is worth more than my horn, im not worrying much about the value of the trumpet. -Drew |
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slyfoxy
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Posted: 2005-12-29 03:25 CET | |
| i don't know how much it costs but if you are willing to fuck up your trumpet stripping the laquer sounds freaking sweet. you can do it yourself with sandpaper and/or a sander but the chances of screwing it up increase by doing that. | ||
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jannellevdb
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Posted: 2005-12-29 06:45 CET | |
| i dont know but, i just think drawing on it could be fun for an hour or two. | ||
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trumpetplayerofdoom
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Posted: 2006-02-11 03:12 CET | |
| if you strip of the laquer, the actual brass is gonna follow pretty quick. most trumpets are only brass-plated or electroplated(correct me please if i am wrong) and if you get any moisture or salts on the brass and dont wipe it off regularly the brass will start to come off.... thats what happened to a used trumpet i got... | ||
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Asian Man
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Posted: 2006-02-12 18:19 CET | |
| no trumpetplayerofdoom, trumpets are usually made of brass (ie. brass instruments) but are usually plated with different metals. When you remove the laquer off of the instrument, the actual brass will be exposed to moisture and will tarnish quickly. The brass will not come off from that unless you polish it or scrape it with sand paper or something. | ||
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skanksta'
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Posted: 2006-07-13 04:58 CET | |
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NO NO NO NO!!!!! NO SAND PAPER!!!!!!!! just use some CHEAP brass polish (not the kind for trumpets) but the kind for stuff like fancy food-ware or brass railings and stuff like that, i used some on and old trumpet that had half of the laquer already worn off from much use, so i decided to polish it, little did I know that it took the rest of the laquer off!!! The shine from the polish eventually wore off after a few days or so and now its true, raw, un-adulterated brass. It truly is a thing of beauty :L Oh and to comment on "trumpetplayerofdoom"....... that kind procedure is used on veeeeeery cheap trumpets like the kind at Walmart, which aren't even worth-while to buy. |
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