[TPIN] looking for a good used C trumpet

[Tim Swensen]

  A good question indeed, but one without a simple answer.
  The short answer I would give is to look for a used large bore Bach C.
  Generally, look for a 229 or 239 bell (229 seems more popular for
  orchestral players).  Leadpipe choice makes a big difference in the
  playing characteristics.  The 25A is probably a good compromise between
  good sound, OK intonation, and OK slotting.  A 25R (i.e. reversed) pipe
  will play a bit more open than a 25A.  The 25S is the longest of the
  non-reversed pipes, with better intonation, but the sound is evidently
  not as desireable, because I don't see many of these around.
  The 25H pipe is short and fairly open.  Many people use it.
   
  There are other good brands.  The B&S Challenger II models designed
  for Jouko Harjanne are good.  (Look for the JH moniker in the model name.)
  Yahama makes a number of well-respected models.
   
  I really like the Edwards Generation II C trumpet line, but I'm sticking to my
  used Bach for the time being.
   
  While Bach B-flats seem to be the canonical sound most people go for,
  in the C trumpet world you usually give up some playability to get the
  desired sound.
   
  Tim Swensen
  

Dave Lee <davesjazz at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
  i'm in need of a good used C trumpet...i play an early elkhart bach 37 (ml)
for everything else and love the sound i get from it....with that in mind,
what is the usual C trumpet that would favorably compare to that
horn....thanks, dave 
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