pwillini

I have played the Jazz's predecessor, the Bb Symphonique. I've never played a more difficult horn. It felt very stuffy at the mouthpiece and no matter whether I tried to play through the horn and blow out the back wall or play a controlled pianissimo, I couldn't make it work for me. The owner sent it back to Lee Adams, who now is the owner of the Callet line, for some work. According to Lee, he bored the leadpipe .002", in .001" incrememts, until he got what he felt was supposed to be the correct feel. Once that was done, the horn really opened up and the sound was so much better, much less effort needed to get the great sound Callet's are known for!

Don't dismiss other's opinions but be sure you play one before you buy. Better yet, play as many as you can get your hands on before you spend the bucks. My understanding is they can be as difficult to pick the "right one" as are Bachs these days!

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ScreaminRaider

BM- I play on a Kanstul M-B4s for legit stuff.

Now, I play on a Jazz that was made before Jerry Callet retired. I haven't played Lee's yet

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brian moon

The only place where I have seen Callet's being known for having a great sound is on this website. I played with a guy for a year that used a Callet Soloist and the sound was really ugly. I know someone who has a Jazz and the horn is a bottomless pit when it comes to air usage.

I have heard Jerry play his horns and they sound great from Double C and up.

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ScreaminRaider

BS and BS.......I play a Jazz and it is not a "bottomlees pit when it comes to air usage" I have a feeling that is the player, not the horn. Also, I have personaly sat next to Jerome Callet and heard him play. He has a better and bigger sound than anybody that I have ever heard.....below, and above Dbl C.

Brian, What is your problem with Callet Jazz? Is this gonna be the next Zues? If the horn doesn't work for you, that does not make it a bad horn.

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brian moon

I said there were a lot of better choices. Doesn't necessarily mean that it is bad.

Jerry has the best sound that you have ever heard?

Hmmmmmmmm..... veddy interesting.

I will say this. Jerry has the loudest F over Double C that I have ever heard. Not that there's anything worng with that.

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brian moon

What restaurant do you own? Is it in in K-zoo?

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ScreaminRaider

Well, ok...that was a little bold of a statement....Not the greatest sound I have ever heard, but a good sound nonetheless.

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Solar Bell

A friend has a Callet Jazz.
I borrowed his horn while waiting for my Lawler to come back from plating.
My thoughts were; "this thing is pretty nice nice. A little stiff, but it plays well up into the upper register.
By the end of the rehearsal I was saying "Man, I am I glad I don't have to play this thing all night!"
For me, it takes a LOT of air to fill. It is a nice sounding horn, but WAY too much work for me. I could not play it on a job and be happy.

-cw-

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Anonymous

Didn't know this would cause such a heated post. I like the horn a lot. It doesn't take much air at all for me to play. The sound is almost cornety with a legit mouthpiece, but is bright with a lead piece. Couldn't ask it to do anything else.

The new Yamaha Shew is really nice too, though!

abbtpt

Hi

I will put out some images of my horn when I receive it.
To show that its not only on the web people own a Callet.
Maybe others also will do so.

And a review on how the horn plays.

Harald