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Technical Restoration of a Geneva Trumpet Bell Flare | Brass Toff

Leave a Comment / Trumpet / Russ Marsh / February 12, 2026

This Geneva trumpet arrived at our Lowton workshop exhibiting structural failure within the bell flare. Diagnostic assessment revealed that the distortion in the brass taper was causing an immediate shift in the instrument’s acoustic impedance. Clients from Widnes often present instruments where internal calcification has further compromised the resonance. The accumulation of calcium carbonate and […]

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Precision Diagnostics: The Physics of Trombone Slide Regulation

Leave a Comment / Trombone / Russ Marsh / February 8, 2026

When resistance is felt in a brass instrument, specifically the slide of a trombone, the issue is often a breach of critical mechanical tolerance. A smoothly functioning slide requires a near-zero coefficient of friction, maintained by a thin layer of lubrication between the inner nickel stocking and the outer brass casing. Physical debrismineral deposits from

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Precision Diagnostics: Restoring Critical Valve Tolerances in Brass Instruments

Leave a Comment / Trumpet / Russ Marsh / February 8, 2026

Instruments frequently arrive exhibiting severe internal contamination. Deposits range from bio-film residue to crystallized calcium carbonate (calcification), particularly prevalent in the third valve slide area. This material disrupts the critical clearance tolerances necessary for proper function. When assessing a severely impacted trumpet, the initial phase is diagnosis: quantifying the deformation and structural compromise before any

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Bell Alignment and Acoustic Restoration: Addressing Severe Trumpet Deformation

Leave a Comment / Trumpet / Russ Marsh / February 7, 2026

This instrument, a severe case of physical deformation, presented with a bell section deviated significantly off the primary axis—approximately 40 degrees lateral from the vertical plane. Such a structural anomaly immediately compromises acoustic projection and necessitates excessive spatial clearance when cased. Unlike intended design tolerances, which mandate concentricity for optimal standing wave propagation, this physical

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