trumpetnick

Few others used horns...no pics, but if you ask spada for he we surely cooperate.

http://www.spadamusic.ch/seiten/occasionen.htm

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1956 Olds Ambassador Cornet
Spada Custom Piccolo

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Zaraskabat

Michael,
I cannot offer any experience with any of these horns, but I am very interested to hear of your adventure as it unfolds. I have also been quite interested in the Kanstuls and would like to hear your impressions when you try them.
Ken

Daniel Nole

The B1 or if you like something with "Bach like" Stradivarius sound ,the S32.
Both models are wonderful instruments.
See interesants review at:

Brass Review.com - Schilke B1

Brass Review.com - Schilke S32

Daniel


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Auggy62

I don't know what you are trying to imply TrumpetNick.....Felix does have pic's of the used horns that he is selling and would probally send you more if you asked him to do so....If you check on TM for all the dealings everyone else on here has had with Felix and the NY trumpet Co. Everything has been top notch.

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trumpetnick

Auggi,
I am not trying to imply anything. Felix sure have made fine horns, and I really fancy to try one day the signature Stage 1 flugel if I get an opportunity to. It is really looking ace! So it is the spada, just a bit different. Felix has very fine horns to offer, so has Rene Spada. There is no a problem at all for me. For the moment while Felix includes in the used horns section photos, the Spada website does not, so I guess that if asked, they will send pictures to anyone interested in their horns. OK. We were speaking of trumpets and not flugels....
I am sure that there is things that spada does , but Felix doesn't offer and Felix can offer things that Spada doesn't for one reason or another. That is normal, that's why some of us may have horns from al different brands like NYTC, Spada, Eclipse, Monette, Courtois, Bach, Stomvi, Schagerl, Scherzer and god knows what else. All these can offer top quality instruments but everyone of them will have such and such advantage and such and such disadvantage. Just normal. Nothing to mess with.
I am sorry if I have given a wrong impression.

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Spada Bach C 256, leadpipe 2LQ/DWMM1.5C
1956 Olds Ambassador Cornet
Spada Custom Piccolo

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bilboinsa

Mike:

Might I suggest you wait until the TBA convention just down the road. I am sure there will be LOTS of horns on display. Here is a link for the schedule, etc...Texas Bandmasters Association - 2007 Convention - San Antonio, TX

kanick kanick is it???

Good luck and have fun!

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Schilke B2
Kanstul 1525
1927 Conn 22B New York Symphony

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."

miles71

I would reccomend trying Felix and the NYTC. I have recently gotten my custom Cal. and he is a pleasure to deal with. Top notch is an understatement. If you are interested in the schilkes contact Larry at Stus Music in Westminter Md. 1 800 908 7585. He has quite a few in stock and is usually willing to work some shipping and trying out time with customers.

Good luck, it does end up being fun.

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bilboinsa

And Schilke WILL be there per their own website...that right there is worth the wait--the finest display in all conferencedommanship... :)

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Schilke B2
Kanstul 1525
1927 Conn 22B New York Symphony

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."

Castle Bravo

Have you entered the Eclipse contest yet? That MR is a very versitile horn....and the price is right!

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bigaggietrumpet

Sorry I haven't been able to reply in some time. We're getting close to finals, and let's just say I haven't had a chance to be bored in some time.

I intend to enter the contest as soon as my writer's block goes away. Plus I have get the rest of the entry done. But that requires time I really haven't had, but I hopefully will get in.

As for why it's time to put the Studio down, the valves are shot. It's also never really been a good fit in our symphonic band section. I've played around with oral cavity shape, and went with a deeper cup mouthpiece, but it's still just not really fitting in (I blame that solid nickel bell flare). It's an outstanding horn for commercial work, and if I was playing a lot more jazz and such than I am, I'd simply replate the valves (if they aren't already beyond that point).

As an update, I've narrowed the Yamahas down to the 8335 RGS, but right now the frontrunner is a Kanstul. I'll probably be calling Jack sometime this week to see what he thinks.

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Hullabaloo: The official band of Texas A&M Basketball
Kanstul 1537/ Schilke 14
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