[TPIN] Who actually make valves ??
Joël Eymard
bulgroz at clara.co.uk
Tue Feb 6 09:20:48 CST 2007
Olaf Brattegaard a écrit :
> Hello list,
>
> It is always touching to read something like; << stripped horns play
> better....... >> or << I relaquered my horn, and it became
> unplayable....... >>.
>
> Then I saw this remark; << The valves are fantastic. I don't know who
> makes them but I believe that they come from Germany >>, and thought may
> be it's the opportunity to switch our very sensitive minds into
> something more verifiable?
>
> Among the 800+ (?) of todays trumpet makers, which ones actually make
> piston valve sections themselves?
>
> Here is where I've seen it with my own eyes:
>
> Inside USA:
> - Schilke
> - Getzen
> - LeBlanc(?)
> - Bach(?)
>
> Inside Europe (EU):
> - Bauerfeind (Kinner & Babilon)
> - PGM Couesnon (flugelhorns + cornets only)
> - Amati
> - B&S(?)
>
> Please add/remove to/from the list, but only if you are 100% sure.
>
>
> Regards,
> Olaf in Oslo
> "If you can't play, concentrate on the equipment"
>
Add Selmer Paris (I visited the factory and saw valves making)
Joel
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