Do the 6/7/8B all use the same handslide? Guessing yes, but just want to get confirmation or correction.
Thanks.
King bass handslides
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BGuttman
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Re: King bass handslides
Yes
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Re: King bass handslides
Different leadpipes, if I'm not mistaken
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MaxPirone
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Re: King bass handslides
I have now a duogravis from 72 and then a 8b from 80's I think the leadpipe is different
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Re: King bass handslides
No. The Duo Gravis hand slide has a different width end crook and it is slightly narrower and longer than the 7B/8B hand slides. At least the earlier ones. I had a 1972 Duo Gravis and the slide differed from my 7B slide as I described. I recently had a new end crook put on my 7B, and Chuck Ward luckily had one laying around. He said the Duo Gravis end crook wouldn’t work. All three slides have different lead pipes from each other as well.
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Re: King bass handslides
Anyone no the length of a 6B hand slide? I'm looking to replace the tubes on some HS horns and I'm working with Shires parts as potential replacements.
6H (K series)
Elkhart 60s' 6H bell/5H slide
78H (K series)
8H (N series bell w/ modern slide)
88HN
71H (dependant valves)
72H bell section (half moon)
35H alto (K series)
Boneyard custom .509 tenor
Elkhart 60s' 6H bell/5H slide
78H (K series)
8H (N series bell w/ modern slide)
88HN
71H (dependant valves)
72H bell section (half moon)
35H alto (K series)
Boneyard custom .509 tenor
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RichC
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Re: King bass handslides
Tubes measure 24 1/2” from the end of the cork barrels. Barrels seem to be about another 2” if this helps.
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Re: King bass handslides
Are you going to replace with the yellow brass tubes? I wonder how much the Shires tubes weigh vs the King tubes.
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Chazzer69
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Re: King bass handslides
As the OP, I had an ulterior motive for asking the question which I never followed up on. I'm in the market for a used/cheap/trashed slide that I can pull the upper cork barrel (mouthpiece side) from as a potential replacement part for a totally different horn. Or just the cork barrel sans remainder of the slide would be ideal. The question probably belongs in the classifieds, but if anyone on this thread has one...