[TPIN] Bach stuff

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In a message dated 12/18/2007 1:56:15 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
jon at yakatus.com writes:

It's  true that Bach's been inconsistent in the past (better now), but all 
the  consistency in the world won't help if the basic horn is lousy. Played a 
 
gig the other night; the guy playing second had a new Yamaha Chicago C.  
After trying my horn (modified by Akright), he got on the phone with a  
friend back east, told him about the Bach, and now they're both going to  
Dillon's and Washington Music to buy horns.

Why? Did the Bach  really play that much better than the Yamaha? Maybe a 
little, but the  sound, dude, the sound! That's what it's all  about.

Jon



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Ah - Jon - you really play a "Bach -a-right", huh?  That is another of  my 
points.  Dick Akright and others make very good money modifying Bach  trumpets 
to make them play properly.  These are not the Bach's that kids  can buy.
And while I might agree with you about the sound for orchestra, I just  don't 
play in commercial settings with that many people who play Bach's.  I  can 
tell you that when I was on the Kenton Band and some other big bands, guys  who 
started on Bach's usually switched to something else because they couldn't  
match the sound of the section.  So, for me, Bach's are not the "be all and  end 
all" of trumpet playing.
Unlike Michael Anderson's little joke - I am not ducking for cover, but  
flame away if you feel like it.  I know that there are many of you out  there who 
swear by the horns - and that is fine.  As I stated in a much  earlier 
exchange - "different strokes for different folks" and all  that. 
Mike Vax



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