Maggie Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 A local repair shop told me they couldn’t fix a stiff third tuning slide on a 1977 Bach Stradivarius bc the horn had metal fatigue. I’ve never heard of metal fatigue in a trumpet. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Jericho Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Find another repair shop. I'd want a second opinion at least. Metal fatigue in a trumpet is not unheard of, but it's not common, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BachLoyalist Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Agree with J. Jericho... Slides that are stuck can be removed, but need to find a repair shop that has a good brass repairman... While solder joints can break if pulled too hard, that is not metal fatigue of the actual tubing and can easily be fixed during the repair process. I'd take to another local music store... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gendreauj Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Did the repair shop, attempt to sell you a replacement slide? Go to another repair shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleStaff Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) Hi Maggie, Sorry to hear about your vintage Bach Stradivarius. I had plenty of issues with mine (1972 model 180 with #37 bell) and ended up sending it to Charlies brass works. He completely reconditioned it, replaced the leadpipe (broken because of a stuck mouthpiece), broken brace (between the leadpipe and bell) and a nasty dent in the bell from dropping it. It plays better than new. Here's a picture of it that a friend posted: My Bach Stradivarius- all shiny Here's a link to Charlie's. E-mail him with a picture of what's going on and ask his opinion. http://www.charliesbrassworks.com/index.php Best of luck !! Edited November 28, 2019 by MiddleStaff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 Thanks for the info and advice. Took the trumpet to Osmun Music and they fixed it right up. No “metal fatigue” after all, just a misaligned 3rd slide that I guess the first shop couldn’t or didn’t want to fix. Very happy with Osmun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gendreauj Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Glad that you had the slide fixed. Surprisingly how some shops personnel acts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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