Good morning all. I'm in search of a few silver King bits and pieces for a project I'm building for my own use. I'm looking for:
-silver King 3v cluster from a 1240 or 2340, with or without pistons (a 4v cluster would work fine but I'm not holding my breath).
-any silver King outside slide tubing or crooks
-1 silver top valve cap of the old, old style with the cross hatch rather than the later straight knurling, picture to follow...
I'm interested in anything you might have sitting around, up through a complete horn. I have some of the above in lacquer/brass and can send it off to be silver plated, but I'm aiming to have it match the 'vintage/distressed' silver of the rest of the project.
Thank you for reading and have a nice rest of your day.
WTB: silver King parts or complete horn
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Re: WTB: silver King parts or complete horn
Top valve cap I’m in search of:
- Old King top valve cap
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Re: WTB: silver King parts or complete horn
I have a handful of silver slide tubing. It might be Conn. What size do you need? I'm assuming .687?
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Re: WTB: silver King parts or complete horn
The inner tubing or crooks are .689 bore. The ID of the outer (silver) tubing is .716"
Thanks for looking!
Thanks for looking!
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Re: WTB: silver King parts or complete horn
I already owe you...
Let us know how many chunks of tubing, and how long are the minimum length that would do you any good.
I might have some old caps, but I'm not sure.
If you can stand top caps that aren't crosshatched but ALSO do NOT accept a felt donut, the BACH top caps fit King, and I'm willing to buy some of those and silver plate them for you.
Let us know how many chunks of tubing, and how long are the minimum length that would do you any good.
I might have some old caps, but I'm not sure.
If you can stand top caps that aren't crosshatched but ALSO do NOT accept a felt donut, the BACH top caps fit King, and I'm willing to buy some of those and silver plate them for you.
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Posting this reply in an attempt to remind myself to check in my shop today after work...!
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Re: WTB: silver King parts or complete horn
I’m more that guilty of forgetting things like that all the time!!!
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Re: WTB: silver King parts or complete horn
Using the Olds/Bach top caps is pretty cool (and I could buy those and get them silver plated for you - a set of four), because
- not ONLY do you rid yourself of the "King donut" look, but ALSO
- the center riser is 1/8 inch LOWER, so you can chop off your piston stems by 1/8 inch, and end up with a lower profile hand position.
Please open up an email dialog with me re: caps and silver plated tubing.
- not ONLY do you rid yourself of the "King donut" look, but ALSO
- the center riser is 1/8 inch LOWER, so you can chop off your piston stems by 1/8 inch, and end up with a lower profile hand position.
Please open up an email dialog with me re: caps and silver plated tubing.
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