Dale Proctor

I think it already has....

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"Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away." - Sir Thomas Beecham

Olde Towne Brass
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Brass Band of Huntsville
www.brassbandofhuntsville.org

tatakata

Looks like you are trying to start one.

Adam Smith

Its amazing that so many people have such strong fellings both for and against bachs. Correct me if im wrong, but I cant really think of any other brand more loved and at the same time hated.

midwestchops

not off the top of my head. good point. thats all i heard about throughout school b/c thats just what everyone points toward. i say, once again, play what you like. if you like how it feels/looks/sounds, the build quality is good and it fits with what youre doing (sections, etc.) who cares what someone else says

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"I have never seen a country where they worry so much about their chops as they do in America." -Maurice Andre

A.N.A. Mendez

"It is very important that the horn you get will not hold you back in the stratosphere. Yes, Bach DOES make fine specimens that will do this well . . . ya just have to test a bunch to find 'em, unless you just get lucky."

Interesting....

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(Above) Alexanders ragtime band-circa 1960

"Baby, I'm already the coolest, and the hippist, now you want me to be on time too?" Buddy Love

"We appointed all our worst generals to command our armies, and our best generals to edit our newspapers." Robert E. Lee

brian moon

I prefer the 37 lightweight ML myself. I have never seen a large bore 37 or 37*, somebody's got to have one. That might be cool. I don't like to throw my lungs into the bell so I stay away from the 72 although I own one. Plays well but the 37 is easier for me. 25 is too tight on my ML horn but I like it on large bores. I have found the 43 to be bright and wild. Ken Robinson sounds great on his 43* though.

I have a tunable bell King Silvertone that is a great lead horn.

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Adam Smith

I have a bach ML 37 and it plays well up high (not the best but it does the job) but myself and others have had trouble projecting over the whole big band.

Ray Vega

I played a ML 72*LT for years. Woody Shaw also dug that model. Wynton recorded his classic "Hot House Flowers" on a regular weight Bach 72 Vindabona model which is a conical dual bore trumpet. Brian Lynch also played this model when he was first with Blakey. He later sold that horn to Charlie Sepulveda.
Bach's have a classic sound......just find whatever works for you.....hey, it might not even be a Bach.

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Ray Vega
Stomvi Artist
www.rayvegamusic.com

TrumpetEd

I say try as many trumpets as you can and choose the one that fits the bill and feels most comfortable to you. There are many good trumpets on the market. A lot of people like to recommend what they like, but it has to be what works best for you. There are many good lead trumpet players in the business and they don't all play the same trumpets. A list of them include:

Hal Espinosa - played an Olds Custom P-12
Roger Ingram - Schilke - modified by Steve Winans (aka Dr. Valve)
Jon Faddis - Schilke
Steve Reid - Calicchio
George Graham - NY Bach Stradivarius
Chuck Findley - Calicchio (I think he recently switched to another brand)
Wayne Bergeron - Kanstul - Now plays a Yamaha
Bobby Shew - Plays a Yamaha (used to play an Olds Custom P-12)
Warren Luening - Bach
Bernie Glow - played a Bach
Maynard Ferguson - played a Conn Connstellation, then a Holton MF, and lastly a Monette

So, you can see just by the few individuals I listed that although a good trumpet definitely helps, it is ultimately the player's abilities and what he prefers. Good Luck with whatever choice you make. One word of advice, if it's for lead playing I would suggest looking at a Medium or Medium Large bore horn, nothing larger. You don't want to kill yourself playing a big horn all night.

screamingmorris

You haven't told us what you think is wrong with your Schilke trumpet.
Schilke makes top-class trumpets.

- morris