MrKlark Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 I'm currently have a valve/rotor Olds Ultratone Contra, probably early to mid-90's vintage and in great shape. Being fairly new to this forum, I apologize if this has been covered before, but I was wondering if anyone knows if its possible to convert this over to a 3-valve horn? Thanks in advance --Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 (edited) I'm currently have a valve/rotor Olds Ultratone Contra, probably early to mid-90's vintage and in great shape. Being fairly new to this forum, I apologize if this has been covered before, but I was wondering if anyone knows if its possible to convert this over to a 3-valve horn? Thanks in advance --Rich Zig Kanstul came up with the EXACT conversion you're looking for...call the Kanstul plant. Don't know if they still make it, though. I think it ran about $1000 back in the early 90s. BTW...your Ultratone is NOT 90s vintage...more like 70s! Olds stopped making G bugles before King did, and that was in the 80s... Edited September 8, 2003 by 84BDsop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBob Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 Sam's right. In the early '90s, let alone the mid-'90s, we played three-valved horns. What you have there is a piece of history. Why convert it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scerpella Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 And for $1000 you could have a new 3 valve and keep your V-R horn as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrKlark Posted September 8, 2003 Author Share Posted September 8, 2003 And for $1000 you could have a new 3 valve and keep your V-R horn as well Wow - I've really been looking at the wrong sites - where can I find a 3-valve for $1000? Everything I've seen has been at least $5K - and the last time I spent bucks that large was for my Tuba - a Meinl-Weston 25. I only guessed '90s' because the Ultratone is in such good shape, and because the only other Contras Ive played were baby Getzens, while I was in Garfield and in an attempted (but failed) Cadets alumni corps. This horn plays really well and since I play Tuba a lot more than Contra, I just think that I'd be a whole lot more comfortable playing a 3-valve. --Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 Sam's right... 1st sign of the Apocalypse!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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