[TPIN] Opinons needed

[David Adams]

I tried one out for about an hour last week in San Francisco.  In my  
opinion it is a very fine general purpose professional horn that I  
would be happy to play in just about any situation.  The intonation  
is great, the response is very good, valves are smooth and fast, and  
best of all, it has a wide dynamic range that is very consistent  
throughout its range, i.e. it will take a lot of air without breaking  
up.  It is a medium weight horn, and it has a reasonable amount of  
resistance which I like.  I thought it might be brighter sounding,  
i.e. more of a lead player horn, but it actually has a nice balanced  
sound and feel somewhat (dare I say it) close to a lot of Bachs.  The  
overall tone, while consistent and solid, was very good, but not all  
that exciting to me.  I expected a bit more resonance and a more  
complex tonal core (hope that makes sense).  I recently bought a  
Yamaha Chicago C, and am still amazed by its colorful tone,  
resonance, and how efficiently it plays.  I was thinking one of the  
Yamaha Bbs might give me a similar thrill (haven't tried a NY or  
Chicago Bb yet).  So, I liked the Bergeron Yamaha LA, but was not  
wowed enough to make the big leap.  I am curious what others have  
experienced, and if anyone has tried one of the NY or Chicago Artist  
Model Bbs that Yamaha has come out with.  Dave
On Mar 22, 2007, at 7:36 AM, Leon Merian wrote:

>     Dear fellow tipiners.....I would like to ask all of you for  
> your  opinions on the
>     Wayne Bergeron model Yamaha  { both pros & cons} and I thank  
> you for your concern and time, in advance.  Most sincerely.... Leon  
> Merian
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David B. Adams
Palo Alto Unified School District
Director, Foothill Symphonic Winds
www.windband.org/foothill