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Sunday, December 2, 2012
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An extremely nice type face on that Adler. For rejuvenating with WD-40, I use an underwood no. 5 with a busted frame, but the ribbon spools still work. As I wind the ribbon via the crank from one spool to another I spray the unwinding ribbon evenly. Takes care of those uneven spots.
ReplyDeleteAn extremely nice type face on that Adler. For rejuvenating with WD-40, I use an underwood no. 5 with a busted frame, but the ribbon spools still work. As I wind the ribbon via the crank from one spool to another I spray the unwinding ribbon evenly. Takes care of those uneven spots.
ReplyDeleteI avoid most of the unevenness associated with WD-40-treated ribbons by spraying some in a jar lid, dipping a small piece of terry cloth towel in it, and rubbing it bit by bit on every section of ribbon (still on the spools, but removed from the typewriter).
ReplyDeleteThis largely eliminates the need for letting it "set" for a number of hours with your method, and provides a relatively even application. It takes me less than a half-hour to treat a ribbon.
What kind of cornet & trumpet do you have? My cornet is a mid-50s Buscher, and my trumpet is an Olds Ambassador.
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DeleteGood idea Cameron. I got the WD-40 idea from one of your posts. I think I will try the lid and terry cloth. My first ones where I took my time for an even spay worked fine, but this time I was in a hurry.
DeleteI have an old Bach Mercury model and a Bundy ML cornets. I do not know the age of the Bach. It was old when I got it as my first instrument when I was in the 4th grade. The Bundy is a late 1960 or something. Looks really beat, but sounds good. It was a free bee from a fellow trumpet player who did not want it.
The Buescher cornets I have seen were all very nice and they all had a nice sound to them. I never played one though. If I remember correctly these were a bit heavy for a cornet and that is what gave them there great sound.
My trumpet is a Yamaha YTR-4320ST. I use a weighted mouthpiece to give this horn a bit of a more robust sound. It think it sounds a bit tinny. Everyone else says it has a good solid sound with a regular mouthpiece. I had weighted the lead pipe, but it looked to funky so I made some brass weights at work and modified an old Bach 3C.
That Olds Ambassador was always one of my favorites. My neighbor had one and he would let me borrow it sometimes. It was one of the best balanced and easiest playing trumpets I ever used.