Posted by Eve on May 01, 2001 at 20:08:19:
In Reply to: Re: Help identifying a mouldy oldie... posted by Guy in Oregon on May 01, 2001 at 12:10:24:
It's in BBb. It's very small and light.
I could play over the range of the instrument, and all the pitches were recogniseable, but it's stuffy and not very resonant (hardly surprising given the significant damage to the second-largest bow of the instrument). At the top turn (near the bell, but on the outer edge) the damaged tubing is
The valves and cluster are in OK condition*, but the valves would be leaky, and there would be other leaks too, in the most damaged areas.
So, in summing up: stuffy and leaky, but fully chromatic.
* Of course I didn't try to move the valve slides!