[TPIN] "True Bach/Primative??

[Michael Anderson]

Speaking of Schilke - a good friend of mine was at the NAMM show and said
that schilke has come out with a new "Orchestral" piccolo trumpet. Different
design from the P5-4. Now, there's a beast I'd like to try.

MA


> From: Tim Swensen <kanstulpicc-tpin at yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: <kanstulpicc-tpin at yahoo.com>
> Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:56:43 -0800 (PST)
> To: <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [TPIN] "True Bach/Primative??
> 
> You raise a very good point, Jon.  Year after year, Schilke's quality has
>   been fantastic.  Yes, I know there was the Yamalloy affair, but that
>   was a long time ago.  I remember going to the Schilke table
>   at the Lexinton ITG Conference.  Their horns just played beautifully.
>   Pat Schilke was manning the table, and I complimented him on
>   the wonderful quality of those horns.  And even since the selling
>   of the company, when Andrew Naumann took over, the horns have
>   remained great.  They have a certain design philosophy.  It will appeal
>   to some and not to others.  Their construction quality is held to a
>   very high standard.