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HaveTrumpetWillTravel Heavyweight Member
Joined: 30 Jan 2018 Posts: 1021 Location: East Asia
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:35 pm Post subject: Is this a real Bach flugelhorn |
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I saw this for sale on ebay, and the seller describes it as a good horn, but says it runs flat, and also says it was made in the US but was really made in China (!). This is fake, right? The price is great for a slightly out of turn Bach but pricey for a knock-off. |
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HaveTrumpetWillTravel Heavyweight Member
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Goby Heavyweight Member
Joined: 11 Jun 2017 Posts: 652
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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looks like a fake to me |
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JWG Veteran Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2011 Posts: 258
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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Definitely not a Bach; I have early version of 183 Flugelhorn that differs from the later versions that have the "trumpet-like" top-sprung valve block.
While eBay photo shows straight-through, bottom-sprung valve block like early version of 183, it looks all wrong with the connecting ferrules and bell crook. _________________ Flip Oakes Wild Thing Bb and C with 1.5 TCC, XT, C, C-O, O, & L mouthpieces
Bach 183S (undersprung valves & straight taper pipe) with 1.5 Flip Oakes XF |
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hongcho New Member
Joined: 05 Jan 2016 Posts: 2 Location: Seoul, Korea
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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It looks a lot like a Chinese "copy" (just the label on the bell, I guess) I bought off of Aliexpress for about USD 250. |
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