Conn Basstrombone "Bartok Valve"

SamBTbrn · Post by **SamBTbrn** » Sat Mar 22, 2025 8:20 am

Someone a while ago posted a video of their Conn (70/71H?) where they had turned the valve tuning slide into a moving trigger slide, similar to Thein's Bartok valve. I can't find the post that it was in.

Can someone link me which thread it was in, or re-link the video and photos of the mechanism?

Best
Sam

Crazy4Tbone86 · Post by **Crazy4Tbone86** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 8:13 am

Is this the video you were thinking of?

hornbuilder · Post by **hornbuilder** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:36 am

Just noticed that horn has a nickel bell!! The valve tubing and gooseneck are yellow. Cool!!

SamBTbrn · Post by **SamBTbrn** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 12:02 pm

Crazy4Tbone86 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 25, 2025 8:13 am Is this the video you were thinking of?

That's the one! Thanks

Crazy4Tbone86 · Post by **Crazy4Tbone86** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 2:44 pm

hornbuilder wrote: ↑Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:36 am Just noticed that horn has a nickel bell!! The valve tubing and gooseneck are yellow. Cool!!

I was thinking that the bell section was mostly silver plated. Looking at it again, the bell does look like it could be nickel. I wish Mr. Nystrom would have given more details on the particulars of the instrument.

Schultz · Post by **Schultz** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 12:17 am

I work with Brad. He was the original bass trombonist of the Hamburg production of The Lion King. I’ll ask him next time i see him. He doesn’t play anymore but he still conducts our show. I know he offloaded most of his horns when he retired from playing, so im quite sure he wouldn’t have it any more. But im sure he’d be happy to share more information about it.

NotSkilledHere · Post by **NotSkilledHere** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 12:37 am

I could have sworn I saw this horn pop up on Elbblech a while back....

Edit: FOUND THE LISTING: https://elbblech.de/products/conn-72h-1 ... il-2-hebel

Someone please correct me if it's not the same horn. If it is, the listing translates as nickel plated brass bell

MStarke · Post by **MStarke** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:33 am

There seem to be more than 1 of these nickel-plated 72h in the world, but without the Bartok valve.

https://cderksen.home.xs4all.nl/Conn72HC1964image.html

Schultz · Post by **Schultz** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 12:10 pm

NotSkilledHere wrote: ↑Wed Mar 26, 2025 12:37 am I could have sworn I saw this horn pop up on Elbblech a while back....

Edit: FOUND THE LISTING: https://elbblech.de/products/conn-72h-1 ... il-2-hebel

Someone please correct me if it's not the same horn. If it is, the listing translates as nickel plated brass bell

There is a very high chance that’s the exact same horn from Brad’s video.

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