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giakara
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 2:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Check my signature , i own two Lawler trumpets and i make my living with this two babes , both of them are easy to play well in tune and nice sounding trumpets , i play mostly big band/commercial music .

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Selmer Paris 3 valve picc
Yamaha 731 flugel
Carol mini pocket
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shofarguy
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I only own the three horns listed in my signature. I also am not a pro player.

I like both Bb trumpets for the same reasons. They both produce a sound with strong low-end harmonics; They both have an open, free blow; they both have loose-ish slots that let me bend, fade and color pitches as I play; They both feel balanced in my hands. They both have solid, wide projection.

The Wild Thing is like a Benge, but more of it and better. The foibles (like poor natural intonation) that the Benge has are absent in the WT. The strengths of the Benge (agility, flexibility, expressiveness) are present in greater magnitude in the WT. Some of the strengths that other brands have (secure slotting, good note separation) that are not part of the Benge character are present in the WT. The WT is more responsive at low volume than my 5X and all but one or two horns I've tried that might equal it in this regard.

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Flip Oakes Wild Thing Bb Trumpet in copper
Flip Oakes Wild Thing Flugelhorn in copper


There is one reason that I practice: to be ready at the downbeat when the final trumpet sounds.
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oljackboy
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 3:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I play a Schilke B5 Bb. Fairly bright, great intonation, easy to sound strong on.
My flugelhorn is a Taylor Standard in Copper. Very, very dark and fluffy,
takes some getting used to, expressive and quirky. Played properly, the intonation is spot on. Easy to overblow.
Kanstul 1530 cornet. Warm, flexible, extremely sensitive to mouthpiece.
Just my stuff. Other guys play other stuff.
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rockford
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bb-Bach Strads (NY and Mt. Vernon 6,7,25,37,38,43 I collect them)
C-Bach 229/25H Yamaha Xeno
Eb-Yamaha 761
Piccolo-Yamaha 915 Bb/A Schilke G4L
Flugel- Yamaha 731
Bb cornet- Getzen Eterna
C cornet- Bach 239
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NY/Mt. Vernon Bach trumpets. Yamaha flugelhorn and piccolo A/Bb, Monette and Hammond mouthpieces. Fender and Peavey Cirrus Bass Guitars. Ampeg and Genz-Benz amps. Embraer 170/175/190.


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p76
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Demi-semi pro (i.e. get paid less often than playing for fun, but do get paid at times).

Yamaha YTR634 and YTR732 are mainly used when money is to be made - poor man's Schilke, so all the good qualities of those horns, just not as much - but cheaper to buy. 634 (ML bore) for Orchestral, 732 (M bore) for shows etc.

I'm not a lead player.

Also have an Olds Super which I have used on occasion, has more of a "vintage" sound, a Selmer Radial which I haven't had long enough to use, and an Olds Studio, which I might use if I was playing outside, but IMHO is not really a pro-level horn (at least the one I own isn't).

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C - Yamaha 641.
Cornet - Olds Ambassador A6T, Besson 723, Olds Ambassador Long.
Flugel - Kanstul 1525
Mpc. - ACB 3CS, ACB 3ES, Curry 3BBC, Kanstul FB Flugel
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vatrumpet
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bach 180-37, ML
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HornnOOb
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not a pro, but my horn is! Destino 3* offers supurb slotting, very free bow, fairly bright and will sizzle and sing when you ask it to. This is a great trumpet IMO. Would be an excellent lead horn if an excellent lead player got a hold of it!!
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Severinsen Destino 3*
1971 Getzen Eterna 900S Severinsen Model
1984 Getzen Eterna 896 Flugelhorn
1951 Olds Special Cornet

Denis Wick 1C Heavytop
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RNJTrumpet
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yamaha 8335LA, big beautiful sound, great response, open upper register. Takes a lot of air...too much air for me at times. I downsized to ML M/K tuning slide from the stock LB tuning slide, and switched to a Warburton 6bb from a Bach 10, now it is perfect. I play in a concert band and flugel in church, I'm not a pro.
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cjl
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a Blackburn Bb and C and hope to get others some day.

Simply put, I find that Blackburn trumpets allow me to play and sound better than I really am.

-- Joe
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qcm
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pro horns I use:

Selmer 4 valve piccolo trumpet
Kanstul Model 923 D/Eb trumpet
Kanstul Model 1510 C trumpet
Kanstul Model 1530 Bb cornet
Kanstul Regulation Bugle in Bb
LA Benge 3X Bb trumpet
Bach Strad 37 Bb trumpet
LA Benge FL3 Bb flugelhorn

Except for my D/Eb, which is a relatively recent acquisition, they've all paid for themselves several times over from paid gigs. I use Kanstuls because they work for me.

I am hoping to get a new Bb in the not-to-distant future, once I figure out how to pay for my daughter's college. Horns I'm considering, and have played, are Flip's WT (LOVED the sound), Kanstul 1600, Kanstul Chicago 1001, Kanstul X Model (assuming Brian doesn't hide it in the showroom like he did the last time), Eclipse MR (REALLY nice horn), Shires and possibly a Sonare. Also wouldn't mind checking out some of Felix's NYTC horns.

-Dave
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Kanstuls, LA Benges and a Selmer picc.
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John Mock
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi. I am not a pro, and wanted a more "commercial" sound, so I recently sold my other dark sounding trumpet and am only using the horn in my signature: Kanstul "Fr. Besson International" 800-2. It has a .460 bore and Kanstul's version of the well-known "37" bell.

Though it was marketed as an "intermediate" or even "student" trumpet, because Kanstul did not have such a model, they really don't know how to make a less than pro-level horn. Now the sales people at one well-known store recently tried to tell me it is made "with inferior materials", but I played their Kanstul 1537, and indeed, the Kanstul 1537 is roughly equivalent in playing characteristics to my horn--though it does have nicer finger buttons for the higher price.

For me, trumpet price is an issue--I have to be bargain-conscious as this is not my profession.

If I were buying a new horn today, and the Kanstul 800-2's are sold out, I would buy the Jupiter Roger Ingram 1600i. When I played it, it was different--but it's a great horn capable of doing any style or sound anybody wants to do with it--as I've personally heard Roger demonstrate. It's available at a great price significantly below most if not all other pro trumpets, yet the quality does not suffer, and I'd buy one in a minute if I had the money.

John
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slapmacky
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Every tpt I use except C, is Yamaha (heavily modified though)

They are exceptionally well built, and easily tweaked.

My C, is a Shires.

-Lou
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Capt.Kirk
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The only way all of us could play pro as in the main way we pay the bills would be to turn the clock back to pre-1950's!!!
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F.E. Olds Nut
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My '49 Olds Super. Nice, big fat tone and very free-blowing. Great projection.
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Crazy Finn
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Capt.Kirk wrote:
The only way all of us could play pro as in the main way we pay the bills would be to turn the clock back to pre-1950's!!!

Uh - that's not the topic of the thread. It's just more or less a survey of the types of "professional" trumpets that player's use (ie Bach Strad, Yamaha Xeno, etc).

Yamaha 6335S for me. Got it in 9th grade almost 2 decades ago. It's still my go-to horn - fussy valves and all. It's like that worn-in infield's glove. It's not pretty, it's not new, it very likely not even be the best, but when someone hits a grounder at you, you know that you're going to field it smoothly and throw the guy out because it's like an extension of your hand thanks to your many years together.
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LA Benge 3X Bb Trumpet
Selmer Radial Bb Trumpet
Yamaha 6335S Bb Trumpet
Besson 709 Bb Trumpet
Bach 184L Bb Cornet
Yamaha 731 Bb Flugelhorn
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Trptbenge
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I mainly play a 1946 Olds Super for jazz but I also play a Mt. Vernon Strad - 1961 Vintage and a 3X Burbank Benge.

Mike
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Blue Trane
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bach Bb 43* Silver
Bach Bb 37 Silver
Bach C 239 Lacquer
Bach C 229H Silver
Schilke Picc P5-4 B/G Gold
Getzen Eterna Cornet Silver
Bach Cornet 37 Silver
Schilke C Cornet Silver
Kanstul 1025 Flugel Lacquer
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James Becker
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bach 180S37G Bb trumpet with Osmun PVA, Osmun Resonance Enhancement TM cryo treated, Tanabe brass valve guides.

Bach C180ML239/25S C trumpet, Bach 184MLGS Bb cornet, Yamaha 635T flugelhorn
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Mnc
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just a comebacker here, using a Bach LR 180s72
for community, big band, and small ensemble. Be-
fore that, a Lawler Model T. I like the reverse leadpipe
and sound of the 72 bell.
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Tuba
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks everyone for the feedback, please keep it coming! This is really educational for me.

To be clear, you don't have to be a "Professional" you just have to own a "Professional" horn.

I think it is interesting to compare what everybody plays, and try to find the common denominators between the horns that people use, OR what did these particular makers get right?
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