Help on Kanstul

bigjohntexas · New Member Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 4 Location: Detroit

I'm looking to buy a Kanstul 1500 or 1500A...If you know anything of these two trumpets i would like to hear your input....Also in terms of a darker tone should i go with the brass lacqure or the silver....Oh, and one more thing have any of you played on the kanstul woody mouthpiece, and if so how do you like it? Thanks

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PiccoloTrumpetVCM · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 1:19 pm Post subject:

I use the 1500 as my main horn. I have a laquer (i know I miss spelled that one) horn and get a nice thick dark sound. I like if for everything but lead. If I need to push it dubba g and higher it does not work so well.

hope this helps

Chris

HJ · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 4:59 am Post subject:

Hi,

I've played the 1500A for about five years. And it is like Chris says. It is just not a horn to play lead with. The sound is almost cornetlike dark, beautiful, well balanced. It slots pretty well up to DHC, but the sound is too dark to cut through a bigband or horn section. It feels a bit like playing lead on a cornet. Everything is possible but is it the right sound?
I played the lacquered bronze bell, and used this in combination with a Yamaha GP 14C4. It really sounds dark, but finally a bit on the dull side, too. I tried to solve this problem with different mpc's, but for a brighter sound, you will need a brighter horn.

Bert

_Japle · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:31 am Post subject:

I have a 1500 S (silver). It was laquer when I got it; Zig silver plated it for $160.
There were some problems with the way it played and I sent it back to the factory. They replaced the leadpipe and tuning crook and tweaked the heck out of it. It plays extremly well now, but has just a bit too much resistance for a former bass 'bone player like myself.
I like a big sound and the horn delivers. I'm playing a Kanstul M-B4S mouthpiece with a #16 throat and Prana backbore. I have a B4L on order.
Most of my playing is a combination of classical and jazz (not lead). I don't feel the sound is too dark at all. Seems perfect to me.
I'm considering selling it and getting another Kanstul with less resistance.

John
Cape Canaveral

trumplyr · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:39 pm Post subject:

Bigjohntexas,

Welcome to TH. It's good to see another Michigan member.

Other than Kanstul themselves, an excellent source of info here in Mi. is Byron Autry ( Lansing area ). He works for Kanstul and has worked on the development of many of their horns. If you PM me, I'll help you get in contact with him.

Marty

jhatpro · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:47 pm Post subject:

Kanstul advertises the 1502 as a horn for lead players. Check out the TH thread earlier this week on the 1502. Also, go to the http://www.kanstul.com and compare the Signature horns. I play the 1504 which would be a good lead horn as well. It has a bell similar to a Bach 72/43, which is considered a great lead horn.
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