How good is good on valve replating?


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Posted by Jeff Chronister on July 09, 1999 at 01:30:40:

A few years back I had the valves redone on a Conn sousa a 14k I think,(it is a .750 bore silver plate with smaller body than a 20k), I played the heck out of it for about 3 or 4 years, then let it rest for a year or so, now I have dug it out of the mothballs and have noticed that the compression is not so great, after pulling out a slide the vacuum is gone in about 1 second, (the third valve doesn't even hiss) Is this normal? or was this valve job a below average job?

Thanks you tuba techies!

Jeff


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