[TPIN] What is the best horn you have played recently?

[Robert V. Robinson]

> 1.  What is the greatest (you define what that means) horn you have played
> recently (again, you define what recent is)?  Be as specific as you can 
> with
> make, model, year, modifications, mouthpiece, finish, whatever.


A silver Wild Thing in B-flat.  (This is not an advertisement for Flip, it's 
just my opinion).

I bought it new about three years ago.  I use the full (not conical) 
standard .470 bore
tuning slide that came with it, with one slight mod:  the brace has been 
removed. It
played great anyway, but it plays even a little better now with the brace 
removed.

When looking for a new horn back then, I played on everything I could find 
from a couple of
different models of Schilke, Bach, Yamaha and various others.  I have a 
Yamaha 6335S, which
I really like, but it just doesn't have the response that I wanted.

The mouthpieces I use are:  a Bach 1, and Monette B11, and a modified 
Schilke 14a4a.  The
Bach and Monette I used for classical stuff (which I don't play much any 
more) and church work,
and the 14a4a I use for jazz and big band, and any other time I want a 
brighter sound.


> 2.  What style or type of music or performance would be best suited for 
> this horn?

I use it for everything.  I has a darker sound than many other horns I've 
played, so when I need
a brighter sound I use a different mouthpiece (as stated before).


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