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LIDL, silver-plated
£95.00
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JOSEF LIDL
F/Bb compensating double or ‘half
double’ formerly called ‘Acustic’ model.
Place of manufacture: Brno, Czech Republic
Bore / throat size: medium.
Alloy: silver plated brass, the plating in excellent,
unworn condition.
Bell flare: fixed
Weight: 2.35kg, quite lightweight.
Case: hard case in much-used but functional
condition.
Further details: this is the well-known, ingeniously
designed (in the 1920s!) Lidl compensator, with
its centrally placed horizontal 4th valve rotor, and
its rather 'visually bewildering' cluster of tuning
slides, none of which seem to belong to the rotor
beneath which it is situated!
This formerly very good horn is now in
generally poor shape acoustically, with very
low valve compression. It plays well only
when its rotors are oiled with medium
viscosity (quite thick) 'bearing' oil, which of
course slows down the speed of the valves.
Several brass technicians have reported that
it would be impractical, if not impossible, to
nickel-plate and lap-in the woefully leaky
large horizontal change rotor, because of the
layout of the tubes in and out of the valve.
Replacing the 4th valve is not an option,
because this Lidl model was discontinued
many years ago.
Therefore, this horn is being sold only for
spare parts.
Red Dragon I.T. Ltd.