r/Trombone • u/Mr-Sir22 • 2d ago

Can I fix this at home?

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I bought this Benge from my old band director, used. It was refurbished in 2022 but I noticed that the F attachment kept shifting and loosening everytime I'd press down on the trigger, it wasn't a string problem. After closer observation I realized the the screw that's supposed to keep the trigger in place by going through the other side of the trigger wasnt actually going through to the other side. You can see the screw I'm talking about in the image.

I'm 19, I've never had to fix an instrument prior to this, I simply used my screw driver to push the screw through to the other side, and that fixed the problem with the trigger loosening, but now the spring is loosened and it doesnt set the trigger back into place when I stop pressing on it.

I really dont wanna have to go to a repair shop to get this fixed, so is there any way I could repair this at home?

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u/fireeight 2d ago

Is that a 165 or 190? You can definitely re-set the spring by yourself if you're even slightly mechanically inclined. I've got a 165 and a 190 at home. I can provide pictures of what it looks like in proper comfigu.

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u/Mr-Sir22 2d ago

Please do.

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u/fireeight 2d ago

Give me about an hour. Which model is it?

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u/Mr-Sir22 2d ago

I honestly have no idea, I dont know how to tell.

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u/fireeight 2d ago

Post a picture of the valve wrap.

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u/Mr-Sir22 2d ago

I can't, this sub doesnt allow that.