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abundrefo
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 Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:34 am Post subject: Smith-Watkins flugelhorn? |
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Hi, have any of you played the Smith-Watkins soloist flugelhorn?
I can't find much information about it, other than what's in Smith-Watkins website.
I'd like to know how it plays, compared to other brands.
And I'd really like to listen to an audio sample.
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abundrefo
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:49 am Post subject: |
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...so it's basically a Kanstul 925 with traditional water-keys? |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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| This is possible but depends on when the horn was manufactured. |
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khedger
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: Smith-Watkins flugelhorn? |
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| abundrefo wrote: | Hi, have any of you played the Smith-Watkins soloist flugelhorn?
I can't find much information about it, other than what's in Smith-Watkins website.
I'd like to know how it plays, compared to other brands.
And I'd really like to listen to an audio sample.
Thank you. |
I just noticed that Trent Austin (Austin Custom Brass) has Smith-Watkins trumpets listed on his site (I didn't look at flugels).
You might want to drop them a line and ask about your flugelhorn. They're great guys and won't steer you wrong.
keith |
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Rapier232
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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Look for videos of Mike Lovatt. He plays a SW flugel.
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Bob Stevenson
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| Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 1:39 am Post subject: |
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| SW do have a workshop in Yorkshire and there is a brass instrument builder, presumably for their hand made stuff, however, when SW was in London most of their range was made by Kanstul and 're-badged' including the "London" stamp. There is a long history between Smith and kanstul. |
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