[TPIN] Yamaha NY / CH / LA / Shew compared

[MikeSpengl at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/2/2007 9:20:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
darndt at oriongate.net writes:

Thanks  for the reviews.  (Surprising 'verdict' on your part, going with  the
Chicago). 



Thanks to Chase from me also, I've been very  curious about what other 
players' reactions might be. Especially about the  'Chicago' model. 
 
     I'm not surprised about Chase's going with the  'Chicago'.  Last August 
I went to Wayne Tanabe at NYC's Yamaha Artist Svcs.  for a valve alignment, 
and while waiting I tried the same four models. Although  my time trying them 
was limited to an afternoon, the one that made the greatest  impression and that 
I kept going back to was one of  the 'Chicago.' horns. For me, it just seemed 
to have the right balance of  everything. (Yamaha wasn't letting any of them 
'out of the shop' however, and I  didn't have $3300 to play with...). 
 
    Quick "caveat" note: Chase notes in his review that a  "good horn is a 
good horn." How true. I actually tried two of the 'Chicago's'  that day, and one 
impressed me more than the other. As it did Jeremy Pelt (who  is a "Z-Horn" 
guy and happened to stop by). So I would be curious to know if  Chase tried 
more than one of each model and picked his four "finalists" to  really hone in 
on...
 
    Thanks...                  Mike Spengler



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