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    Best Available Sheet brass to Match the color of Cast Brass

    Hello Amazing group of engineers. I'm not exactly an engineer, just a bagpipe maker. I use cast pieces of brass in my work. The alloy is 80% Copper, 15% Zinc, 5% Tin. I often pair these cast pieces with both brass tubing and brass sheet. I know I won't match the color exactly without using the...
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    Low pressure valve(?) for experimental musical instrument

    Hi, I had tried the "orifice" idea first. What I tried was a hole drilled through a dowel about an inch long. That didn't work. As soon as the pressure was reduced enough the amount of flow was also too low. Would the fixed plate with a hole have different results? Yes, both instruments...
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    Low pressure valve(?) for experimental musical instrument

    Hello Forum members, I apologize if I'm intruding, as I'm definitely not an engineer. But I didn't know where to turn to for help. I'm a professional woodwind maker, specializing in bagpipes. I'm looking to try my hand at inventing a musical instrument that would basically "plug into" the...

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