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cgaiii Heavyweight Member
Joined: 26 Jun 2017 Posts: 1548 Location: Virginia USA
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2022 5:56 am Post subject: Re: Yamaha vs Schilke |
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Christian K. Peters wrote: | Kenny,
Yes, the only difference in the X3 and B3 are the bells. |
Yes. If you have a tunable bell horn, you can turn an X3 into a B3 by getting the B3 bell. I have thought about getting some extra bells for my X3L. When I talked to Schilke about it, they said they would want to have the horn in hand to get it right. _________________ Bb: Schilke X3L AS SP, Yamaha YTR-6335S
C: Schilke CXL, Kanstul 1510-2
Picc: Kanstul 920
Bb Bugle: Kanstul
Bb Pocket: Manchester Brass
Flugel: Taylor Standard
Bass Trumpet: BAC Custom
Natural Tr: Custom Haas replica by Nikolai Mänttäri Morales |
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Jerry Heavyweight Member
Joined: 20 Jan 2002 Posts: 2163 Location: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2022 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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I found that I can color the sound more on the "Beryllium" bell on my C3Lb than I could on any of the several yellow brass Bb Schilkes I've owned.
I can easily get a rather warm sound on the "Beryllium" bell down low and in the middle register. I can get it to really sparkle quite easily above the staff.
It's also the quickest responding horn I ever played.
That might be also attributed to the tuning bell, but I always have the Schilke moveable brace attached, so that might negate some of the attributes of the tuning bell. |
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nowave Veteran Member
Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Posts: 453 Location: brooklyn
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:07 am Post subject: Re: Yamaha vs Schilke |
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cgaiii wrote: | Yes. If you have a tunable bell horn, you can turn an X3 into a B3 by getting the B3 bell. I have thought about getting some extra bells for my X3L. When I talked to Schilke about it, they said they would want to have the horn in hand to get it right. |
Just a note to say that fixed-bell Schilkes do play/feel different from their tuning-bell counterparts, as least IMO. I learned this the hard way when I had a B1 I liked converted (by Schilke) to a tuning-bell setup, and liked it less when I got it back. |
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Tom LeCompte Heavyweight Member
Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3341 Location: Naperville, Illinois
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:57 am Post subject: |
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Yes, you can turn an X3L into a B3L, which is not quite the same as an X3 into a B3.
Schilke sells something called a "sound post" which is a bell-side brace for tuning bell trumpets. It doesn't make the horn play exactly like a fixed bell, but it's a lot closer. I would certainly consider that option.
Schilke bells are also not cheap. I'd certainly consider buying a second horn (used) over a multi-horn kit (new). |
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