Removing an Edwards Bell tab
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Removing an Edwards Bell tab
Has anyone filed down an Edwards bell tab so that it can fit the modern valve section? I'm tempted to do this myself and wanted to hear from someone who has done it before.
(Yeah, yeah, I know...I should take it to my local tech.)
(Yeah, yeah, I know...I should take it to my local tech.)
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Re: Removing an Edwards Bell tab
File??? Take a torch to it, be prepared to have it look ugly if you don’t want to take it to someone.
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Re: Removing an Edwards Bell tab
Does it not fit with the tab on?
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Re: Removing an Edwards Bell tab
I took one off with a creme brule torch when i was in school. Left a little circle. Your results may vary.
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Principal Trombone, New England Repertory Orchestra
2nd Trombone, Glens Falls Symphony
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Re: Removing an Edwards Bell tab
The factory removed mine and re-laquered that area when I changed my valve set-up to the new (then) Edge bracing. Any tech or skilled amateur could remove that with a torch. That would leave less of a mark than filing down the old tab, and would also take that extra small piece of metal off from your bell section. The whole point of the Edge bracing was to minimize bracing that touches the bell to let it resonate.
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Re: Removing an Edwards Bell tab
My local tech shop removed it for free a few years ago when I had an Edwards bell. Torch is the right tool, not a file.
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Re: Removing an Edwards Bell tab
That’s hilarious. I do have a kitchen torch…Kdanielsen wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:02 am I took one off with a creme brule torch when i was in school. Left a little circle. Your results may vary.
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Seriously. About 10 seconds directed at the base of the tab with the kitchen torch. Pull torch back and tap the tab with something. Watch for falling solder. Don’t do this with shorts, carpet, or sandals. Make sure to have the bell sideways so the solder doesn’t fall elsewhere on the bell. And don’t touch hot metal with your bare hands (tuning slide tube or tab). If you want to clean off the solder, have a clean lint free rag handy, wave the torch by, you’ll see the solder get shiny and swat it off… again watch for flying hot metal.
Cheers,
Andy
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Re: Removing an Edwards Bell tab
And wear eye protection!!!!
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Owner/Craftsman, M&W Custom Trombones, LLC, Jackson, Wisconsin.
Former Bass Trombonist, Opera Australia, 1991-2006
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Oh yes! Proper PPE!
For a novice, this may include your BBQ apron, oven mits handy, and maybe some tongs. Again, don’t touch hot metal. It won’t look hot.
Cheers,
Andy
For a novice, this may include your BBQ apron, oven mits handy, and maybe some tongs. Again, don’t touch hot metal. It won’t look hot.
Cheers,
Andy