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Eduardo90 Regular Member
Joined: 26 Jul 2020 Posts: 38 Location: Dominican Republic
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 6:16 am Post subject: DEG The Caravelle Flugelhorn information |
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Hi you all, hope you all doing great. This is my first post on this forum, i would be thankful if someone gives me information about a Donald E Getzen The Caravelle flugelhorn, i recently purchased one of them, this flugelhorns valve block its horizontal just like a trumpet and the bell seems to be a one piece bell because it has a seam, the bell also is larger than the typical flugelhorn bell, it also appears to be a large bore flugel. Thank you in advance and sorry for my bad english hh. |
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Tony Scodwell Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:45 am Post subject: DEG Flugelhorns |
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I worked with Don Getzen on the last flugelhorns produced at DEG in the late eighties. Those were Signature 2000 models and my design was produced until Don Getzen sold the company to his partner Mark Schaffer. DEG as a company was closed two years ago entirely.
The flugelhorn you inquired about was probably produced for DEG by Blessing in Elkhart, Indiana. Later on Don Getzen had flugelhorns produced with the name "Donald E. Getzen Signature" and they were made by Willson in Switzerland. Those had bottom sprung Bauerfeind valves which Willson owned at the time and Willson instruments were imported and distributed by DEG for North America.
I hope this helps,
Tony Scodwell
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Eduardo90 Regular Member
Joined: 26 Jul 2020 Posts: 38 Location: Dominican Republic
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:16 am Post subject: Re: DEG Flugelhorns |
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Tony Scodwell wrote: | I worked with Don Getzen on the last flugelhorns produced at DEG in the late eighties. Those were Signature 2000 models and my design was produced until Don Getzen sold the company to his partner Mark Schaffer. DEG as a company was closed two years ago entirely.
The flugelhorn you inquired about was probably produced for DEG by Blessing in Elkhart, Indiana. Later on Don Getzen had flugelhorns produced with the name "Donald E. Getzen Signature" and they were made by Willson in Switzerland. Those had bottom sprung Bauerfeind valves which Willson owned at the time and Willson instruments were imported and distributed by DEG for North America.
I hope this helps,
Tony Scodwell
Thanks a lot Mr Scodwell, the information its really helpful.
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BGinNJ Veteran Member
Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 381
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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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I had one in the late 80's, so the dating sounds about right.
I remember it as being a student level horn, honestly I didn't enjoy playing it very much and I gave it to a multi-instrumentalist friend. |
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Eduardo90 Regular Member
Joined: 26 Jul 2020 Posts: 38 Location: Dominican Republic
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:53 am Post subject: |
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BGinNJ wrote: | I had one in the late 80's, so the dating sounds about right.
I remember it as being a student level horn, honestly I didn't enjoy playing it very much and I gave it to a multi-instrumentalist friend. |
Could you please explain why you didnt enjoy the instrument ? |
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Trumpetstud Veteran Member
Joined: 17 Mar 2021 Posts: 208
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2023 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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A friend is giving me one. the Bell says Lake Geneva, Wis, USA. i assumed that it might be a student level horn. I don't have serial numbers or anything yet. [/img] |
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Uberopa Heavyweight Member
Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 934 Location: Canada
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 8:27 am Post subject: |
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I picked up one of these in the early seventies. It was okay as a player but I replaced it with a Getzen Eterna. I think that it was the sound that I didnt like much. It was well made and had a trigger on the first vale slide iirc. I sold it to a friend who loved it. |
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