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Various assortment of Bach MLV Tuning slides

The Bach Stradivarius ‘Vindabona’ Bb trumpets are made with a progressive or conical bore, rather than a cylindrical bore. The top leg of the tuning slide should measure .444′ and the bottom leg should be .453′. Then, there are .453′ ‘filler’ tubes installed until you get to the .459′ valve casing and slides. The #72 standard weight bell fitted to the Vindabona should read .462′ at the tail. Early Elkhart Bach Stradivarius Vindabona (MLV 72),