King 3B cork barrel question.

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stewbones43
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King 3B cork barrel question.

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A friend has just won a King 3B in an auction here in the UK. The serial number is 738*** so I have assumed a date of around 1978. I had a blow on it last evening and although I am not a King fan, I was impressed with how easy blowing it is and how it was suited to the trombone 1 part I was playing in the big band rehearsal.

However there are some small issues with the main slide; it drags a little between 1st and 3rd position-check it after a good clean, and there is a brown sticky deposit on the top of the outer slide when you moved from slide closed. This deposit also runs down the inner slide for a short distance.

Any suggestions about this last part? :idk:

What sort of slide bumpers might be in there, rubber, leather, sponge, chocolate sauce? :tongue:

Thanks in anticipation.

Cheers

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Re: King 3B cork barrel question.

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Could be anything stuck up in the cork barrels!
But definitely needs to be cleared, cleaned & replaced.
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Re: King 3B cork barrel question.

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Bonearzt wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:41 am Could be anything stuck up in the cork barrels!
But definitely needs to be cleared, cleaned & replaced.
Yup. Bring it to a competent tech to have it thoroughly cleaned, aligned, and have the felts replaced and you'll be good to go for a bit.
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