Getzen 300 Eb/D

jophst · Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 8:23 pm Post subject: Getzen 300 Eb/D

Has anyone tried one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16214&item=3761306785&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

I'm sure these play really nicely for the money, and this one is at a good starting price also. Brett, would you like to share some thoughts? I've only had experience with a couple short bell Eb/D trumpets:

Bach 304 Eb/D with extra slide: Hands down the worst hunk of junk I have ever held to my lips. I still cringe when I think about it. Terrible sound, horrid intonation (I had to double check the slide that was in there to be sure). It sounded like a horn you would hear at the circus - like a toy even. Needless to say, I had more expectations for it.

Yamaha 6610 Eb/D : This one played a LOT better for me with a nice bright brilliant sound but still had some intonation issues. I was looking for a bigger sound and slightly better intonation, otherwise, I might have kept it.

I've never tried the Getzen though. It looks like a good value though. Any thoughts?
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Tl2uMp3t_Er · Veteran Member Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 162

Tom LeCompte · Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:16 pm Post subject:

I took a look at the 2004 Getzen catalog and price list, and there are no D/Eb's in it. Today a 300 series is their entry level instrument, and an entry level D/Eb would be unusual. Couple that with the fact that Brett has reported counterfeit Getzens from the 3rd world on Ebay and I'd be wary of bidding until Brett confirmed that it really was one of his.

Cheers,

Tom

Tl2uMp3t_Er · Veteran Member Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 162

Yeah, me too, and check this out.

If you look at the bell on the back, there is this uneven part. It is most likely to be a 2 piece bell, but I might suspect that the bell of the real Getzen 300 was cut off, then later put onto some kind of trumpet. Just my HO.
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bandman322 · Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 10:13 pm Post subject:

WOW!!! We are all looking for scams so hard that we might miss a great deal when it comes along. This happens to be my horn. I am the second owner of this horn, but I've had it for quite a while. I used it on many jobs back when I was doing a lot of orchestral work, and also when I was playing in the pits for operas. I have no need for this horn any more and it's too nice to sit in a closet.

Come on Brett -- I need you to come to my defense on this one! It's the real deal!

By the way -- I realize that the buy it now price was kind of high, but the $350 starting price is more than fair for this horn. I'd love to hear Brett's opinion as to what this horn is worth. If he says lower then I'll lower the starting price to be fair.

By the way, I do believe that Getzen still makes a D/Eb but has it in the Eterna line.

I didn't mention this horn myself because the market place is where ads belong. My apologies to TH for this post, but I thought it was important to mention that this is a legit horn.
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tpetplyr · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 4:58 am Post subject:

Played one awhile ago. It was a nice horn, but cute sounding. It was small and chamber like. Great for Haydn and Hummel...but I wouldn't have even told my orchestra section i owned it, much less pulled it out. It depends on what youre going for. For stuff like the Eb concerti, church, brass quintet, itd be a great little horn. For Tchaik 4, not so much.

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jblo · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 6:46 am Post subject:

FWIW - I also tried one of these some time ago and would second that these are not "big" horns. Tone was definitly on the brighter side but would work well for lighter Baroque and Classical pieces or as a chamber horn. As I recall, the horn was quite solid but the intonation was just OK - not unmanagable though. I used it on the D side against a picc and it blended quite nicely.
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KevinInGeorgia · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 8:56 am Post subject:

I have one ..
It's a Lighter Horn .. Great for playing the Second part in Handel's Messiah against some one playing a Picc in A on the 1st part.. It blends well with a Picc.

It is a smaller bore much like the Bach D180. Also a great little horn for Descants. Mine is much better in Tune on the D side than the Eb..

Kevin

bandman322 · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 12:01 pm Post subject:

This one is much better on the D side than the Eb side, but is that because we play more on the D side than the Eb side? I also have a Schilke Pic and I play it much better on the Bb side, but most of my friends prefer it in A. I think that with multi-key instruments that we play the side we use more better than the other side, not always because it is better, but because we have just become accustomed to the tendencies of that side of the horn. I have been working alot during the last 3 months on the A side of my Schilke. Thanks to this extra practice I find that I play it well now on both sides of the horn. Just an observation from my own experiences.
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