_dcstep
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During one of the breaks at the gig today I was talking with the sax player about brass and other metals used in trumpet building. I mentioned that a lot of horns built in the late forties and through the fifties were made of melted down post-war shell-casing brass and that the resulting horns were prized by many.
He said the same was true of saxes, particular the Selmer-Paris models. The kicker is that he claims that Selmer-Paris has somehow replicated that brass and their new horns have improved dramatically as a result of that and other recent quality improvements.
Has anyone here heard of this? A brass formula isn't all that a mysterious thing, I'd think. After all, the brass formula used by the US Army in WWII should not be a big secret. So, if such brass is so good, why wouldn't the instrument manufacturers have it specifically alloyed for instrument building. Maybe Selmer has done this. Any info in this regard would be appreciated.
Dave
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[ This Message was edited by: dcstep on 2003-12-14 18:21 ] |
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