First, no trombones were harmed in the making of this lamp.
I picked up a Chinese TSO for $20. My tech's quote to fix the slide was more than the horn is worth. It came with a case, some Superslick, and a generic mouthpiece so I figure I got my $20 worth. What to do with the horn? I found a brass colored floor lamp at a thrift store. I took the socket out, drilled out a wood closet rod bracket and clamped it in place, covered it with a sock, pulled out the tuning slide and put it only on the lower tube leaving the bell wide open, slid the bell over the lamp onto the bracket and and adjusted the height, re-installed the wiring, and voila, we have a floor lamp for the practice area. This can be done with any horn, and all you have to do to get the horn back playing is undo the wiring and take it off.
TSO into a useable object - floor lamp!
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I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are still missing!
Greg Songer
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Greg Songer
King 606, King 3B-F: DE LT101/LTD/D3
King 4B-F: Bach 5G Megatone gold plated
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Re: TSO into a useable object - floor lamp!
That worked out well!
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Re: TSO into a useable object - floor lamp!
I just had a thought - if somebody wanted to sneak another trombone into the house without spousal approval, just make it into a lamp!
I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are still missing!
Greg Songer
King 606, King 3B-F: DE LT101/LTD/D3
King 4B-F: Bach 5G Megatone gold plated
King 2107 bass: DE MB109/MB J/J8 King
Greg Songer
King 606, King 3B-F: DE LT101/LTD/D3
King 4B-F: Bach 5G Megatone gold plated
King 2107 bass: DE MB109/MB J/J8 King
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Re: TSO into a useable object - floor lamp!
You could make a recliner out of a cimbasso.... Nice lamp!
Dave
2014 Shires Q30GR with 2CL
1982 King 607F with 13CL
Yamaha 421G Bass with Christian Lindberg 2CL / Bach 1 1/2G
Bach Soloist with 13CL
1967 Olds Ambassador with 10CL
1957 Besson 10-10
Jean Baptiste EUPCOMS with Stork 4
2014 Shires Q30GR with 2CL
1982 King 607F with 13CL
Yamaha 421G Bass with Christian Lindberg 2CL / Bach 1 1/2G
Bach Soloist with 13CL
1967 Olds Ambassador with 10CL
1957 Besson 10-10
Jean Baptiste EUPCOMS with Stork 4
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Re: TSO into a useable object - floor lamp!
I would have done it the other end up, and used the flat of the bell (with some lexan) as a table.