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by kneejerk52
(397 posts)
18 years ago

new wonder rolled tone holes?

do all the c melody horns conn made have the rolled tone holes?? upon inspection of mine i see mine does. will this make it harder to repad?

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  2. by definition
    (963 posts)
    18 years ago

    Re: new wonder rolled tone holes?

    not harder to repad, just harder to seal leaks

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    1. by Dave Dix
      (421 posts)
      18 years ago

      Re: new wonder rolled tone holes?

      Not all new wonders had RTH only the later ones but i cant remember when they were introduced ,possibly around 1918 but a bit later on C mels , the pads have a much longer life with RTHoles its not hard to re-pad these horns Dave

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      1. by kneejerk52
        (397 posts)
        18 years ago

        Re: new wonder rolled tone holes?

        thanks for the info now just one more question, i know there are many different kinds of pads. i am using the "roo" pads for the tru-tone im doing now they seem to be ok for this but would there be a certain kind of pad that might respond best to the rolled holes?

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        1. by Dave Dix
          (421 posts)
          18 years ago

          Re: new wonder rolled tone holes?

          You could use conn resopads or the flat metal resonator pads seem to work well in the early conns Dave

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        2. by connsaxman_jim
          (2336 posts)
          18 years ago

          Re: new wonder rolled tone holes?

          I put Conn resopads on my C Mel. I believe 1922 was the first year that the Conn C Melodies had rolled tone holes. 1922 is also the first year for the straight microtuner neck.

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        3. by kneejerk52
          (397 posts)
          18 years ago

          Re: new wonder rolled tone holes?

          thanks for the advice ill start when im done with the alto i am working on now, so far it's a great passtime for me working on them. i have a pro tech fixing the post on the neck it and needed cork and solder, didn't feel that brave.

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        4. by kneejerk52
          (397 posts)
          18 years ago

          Re: new wonder rolled tone holes?

          opps broke a small screw that holds a leaf type spring on the bottom of right hand palm key, can this be fixed???

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