Posted by js on August 17, 2001 at 01:54:29:
In Reply to: Re: Re: valve extensions or other remedies posted by Chuck(G) on August 16, 2001 at 20:38:54:
Yes. I omitted an important detail and even used the term "spatulas". I apologise for my blurred thought - which started out thinking of the correct version of the instrument (and a clear solution to the problem) and then wandered off to another by the end of my post. The detail that I left out - and that caused my mind to wander - was first substituting the existing fingerbuttons with those inexpensive, large, and brass-topped Yamaha "student"-YBB201 fingerbuttons. Quarters can easily be soldered to the tops of those for more friendly hand position.
Sorry, and thanks!