What's the WORST horn you ever had to play?

camel lips · Heavyweight Member Joined: 24 Jan 2004 Posts: 687

Ill have to ditto what Hazmat said and go with the DEG.I own a DEG flugal which is the biggest pile of crap known to man and I owned a DEG soprano that was about as worthless as the flugal.

DEg makes some good low brass instruments for marching such as the Baritone Bugle and the Contra.I believe most of those are actually built by Wilson or Weir(sp)

asemaster · Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 5:53 am Post subject:

I had an old Getzen flugel that the open C octaves sounded as 7ths. Got real good at alternate fingerings though. I think it's a lamp somewhere now.
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SteelyDan · Regular Member Joined: 14 Dec 2003 Posts: 37

While perhaps not the "absolute worst" horn I've ever played I can definitely say that the most frustrating experience I've had was with the last horn I owned: A Bach Strad LT 180, 72* bell, 43-O leadpipe, supposedly one of the better combinations out there. This platypus had a great sound but was an absolute bear to play! I eventually had a valve alignment, several braces removed, different tuning slide and it still played like it had a sock stuffed inside of it. I'm much happier now that I've sold it and moved on.

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eivsol · New Member Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 3

Bach strad piccolo blæææ

musicmork · Heavyweight Member Joined: 13 Mar 2004 Posts: 1530

OMG Steely-Dan.....I had the SAME messed up horn back in the mid nineties.

It was a 43 LP with a 72 bell. Playing a note on it was like blowing through the Windsor Tunnel (Detroiters know what I mean).

Man...that horn sucked worse than an old crack-whore.

Oy vey..I shipped that baby back to WW&B so fast... it got back to THEM before my credit card statement came to ME!!!

Yikes and I had ALMOST forgot that piece of s.....so now what? Therapy?

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_PhilPicc · Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 12:42 pm Post subject:

Made in India pocket trumpet. I now hangs on my mother-in-laws front door with a wreath at Xmas time.

I really feel sorry for the wreath to have to hang out with such a piece of total crap.

Interesting thread,
Phil
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O-Dawgg · Regular Member Joined: 28 Dec 2002 Posts: 63

2 blessing, 1 besson, 1 bach standard strad.....

I wonder if my mouthpiece will fit in that partridge in my pear tree?!!

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mheffernen5 · Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 4:29 pm Post subject:

You know I hate saying this but I have really only played a HoltonT602 that sounds sick and a Bach strad which wasn't too bad.

NELATrpt · Regular Member Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Posts: 85

My starter horn: Bundy Cornet.

And just this past week, a WalMart trumpet that the band director at the local high school asked me to play! One of his students showed up with it this past week and he asked me to give it a blow. The brass (I think it was brass) was so thin, I could actually feel the valve block giving in my hand when I gave it a slight squeeze. There wasn't enough slides on the thing to come anywhere close to tuning it.

guenni-trumpet · Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 9:47 pm Post subject:

1. Bach Strad..... the resistance was as hard as blowing into a closed bottle.........
2. Jupiter pocket rumpet
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FreshBrewed · Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 1:03 am Post subject:

I have not really played any really bad horns. The one I've liked least is probably a Callichio R37. Really stuffy and the valves were in constant need of oil.......even after a proper cleaning.
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Angultra · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:05 pm Post subject:

India Pocket Trumpet...The mouthpiece looked like it was made of plastic, the valves stuck, and when I tried to play it, it was like 75% air and only 25% tone. From far away it looks like an instrument, from close a toy (I've heard many toys that sound better as well). I agree with Philpicc on this one...

Trumpet Dude · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:08 pm Post subject:

silverstar · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:09 pm Post subject:

The unknown brand of pocket trumpet that my dad got on ebay for $90. It's so bad that the valves corroded and are stuck in their casings...

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Gurukid · Veteran Member Joined: 26 Dec 2004 Posts: 124

Gurukid · Veteran Member Joined: 26 Dec 2004 Posts: 124

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=620&item=3772975674&rd=1

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P.S. Why does this seller NOT have more than 1 negative?

Xenoman · Heavyweight Member Joined: 19 Nov 2001 Posts: 1209

Monique Pocket Trumpet (HORRIBLE valves... they wouldnt' even go down half the time).

One of the cheap India cornets on ebay...

Angultra · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:31 pm Post subject:

tpter1 · Heavyweight Member Joined: 17 Jun 2004 Posts: 1194

The first horn I owned. Well, I had some pretty beat up school ones, too. I think is was a Conn..smelled like sweaty feet or worse; 2nd valve slide leaked and was held on with scotch tape. Spit valve on 3rd slide had a badly corroded cork. Paid $25 for it. When you blew it, some flaky stuff came out of the bell.

Before that, I was using the school's Bundy. The finger buttons on the 1st 2 valves were missing completely.

Angultra · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:33 pm Post subject: