[TPIN] Need a Quality More Mellow Horn

[David Adams]

I have a Selmer Claude Gordon with a Bach 72 H bell on it that is  
very mellow that I am trying to sell.  It is an interesting hybrid  
(large bore lightweight horn with a heavy bell) that plays well, has  
great valves.  If you are interested, contact me off list.  Right now  
the horn is on consignment at a local music store, but I can get it  
back and sell it for a good price to a fellow TPINer.  Best, David Adams
On May 8, 2007, at 1:11 PM, mike magers wrote:

> Some people naturally have a brighter tone than others.  If you  
> really felt like you needed to change horns and not brands, you  
> might want to try a Bach 72.  It probably would not respond a whole  
> lot different from your 37.  I am just the opposite in that I get a  
> naturally dark tone.  I usually play on a horn with a lightweight  
> 37 bell on it.  When I play a 72, or one of the heavyweight bells  
> that sometimes float around, it sounds to me like I am playing into  
> a washtub.  Good luck, whatever you decide, but for me, a 37 is  
> about as mellow sounding a horn as I would want for everyday playing.
>
> Someone who knows more about mouthpieces will suggest that you keep  
> your 37 and try some pieces with deeper cups.  That seems like an  
> obvious response to me, unless you have tried and rejected this  
> already.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "MBillMaguire at aol.com" <MBillMaguire at aol.com>
>
> I have a Bach Strad Model 37 My trumpet teacher noticed and commented
> several times that the horn has a bright tambour. I have been given  
> the  suggestion
> that I look for a more mellow sounding horn from some in a jazz   
> group I play
> in. I am able to modify the tone but it's still too  bright for  
> many things I
> play. I am open to another Trumpet or a  Cornet or modifications to  
> my Model
> 37 that are not too expensive. Flugal  horn is maybe too much of a  
> change.
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