[TPIN] Bell Bow (NOT Bilbo Baggins!) Bends

[Jon]

So it took them many years to notice that something as obvious as this? At 
least Vincent can stop spinning now. As much as I hate to agree with Mike 
Vax, maybe I'll take another look at Getzen... :)

Jon

ps: does anyone else think the new Chicago C is awful? Weird sound and even 
weirder intonation... or maybe it's just me.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Anderson" <manderson at okcu.edu>
To: "TPIN" <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [TPIN] Bell Bow (NOT Bilbo Baggins!) Bends


> While I think it is true that the post-strike horns are really good, this
> particular change in design isn't a conscious harkening back to an old
> design... Actually, during the strike they went over every aspect of
> production and found that the jig they were using to do the bell bends was
> way off and had been for many years. So, they built a new jig based on the
> actual specifications of the correct Bach bell bend. I also think that the
> way the bell tail fits into the first valve casing is more critical than 
> the
> actual bend. That misaligned jig caused them to often not be square at 
> this
> critical juncture. This is one of the common things the guys who do Bach
> conversions and customizing do
>
> Apparently, they also got rid of some dead weight workers during the 
> strike
> and only hired back those who were really good at what they do. So, it
> should be no surprise that quality control is up at Bach.
>
> MA