BruceLee
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Re: How long have these horns been around?
« Reply #2 on: 10/22/2003 at 01:28:37 »
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Thanks, Moose!
The New Yorks were as large as a .472, and were originally DEG trumpets (Donald E. Getzen), with Callet leadpipes.
The Soloist was a straight-through .470 bore, which gave way to the Jazz, with the Expandabore design. The Symphonique had all of the same spec's as the Jazz, yet had a traditional pinky "hook", as opposed to the pinky "ring", on the Jazz... and, obviously, the "classical" name.
The Symphonique C trumpet, considered the best in the .470 bore, with a copper-insulated bell section. The results are very "tonally" desirable.
The Superchops trumpet (.460 or .464) was well known as a Lead horn. It has been replaced by the new Stratosphere ML - .460 bore model, which was released in 2002.
As mentioned, the Callet "Jazz" Flugel was originally manufactured with a traditional "cornet-type" wrap of the tuning slide. The current model (available soon) features vertical slides, with a unique third slide that wraps around the lower leg of the horn.
All Callet products have tremendous projection characteristics, and feature an exceptional upper-register.
Bruce
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