@slaw Brian, I like the way the Trumpet is designed that allows easy access to the tubes.
Steve, It is a very ‘utilitarian’ no nonsense old school look. I kinda like that, a lot, as it seems to be saying, ‘I have a job to do. I doesn’t need additional eye candy or ‘wiz bang’ amenities’. But, that is pretty true to all Jim’s products.
As far as the tubes being easy access. Well, for me, good and bad. Allows me to fuss with stuff like dampers easily, but as they are ‘staring’ at me, it just begs me to shop for ‘better’ new or NOS tubes. Thus far, have fought off that temptation. For all I know, swapping may not effect it much at all. So, being patient, and letting it be itself.
