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Re: Lawler's Goals.
« Reply #1 on: 10/08/2003 at 03:18:56 »
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Many of Roy Lawler's horns tend to be more commercially oriented. His TL-1/1A does have a bell flare similar to a Bach 37 and is a fine candidate for orchestral use. According to his website it is his most popular model. But the other standard models probably suit a commercial player better. Lawler's horns are custom made. They are not assembly line instruments such as Kanstul, Wild Thing, Yamaha, Bach, Zeus, B&S etc. They are built according to the specs of the customer. For instance the Lawler 21B I owned had its bell tempered 3 times to brighten the tone. The previous owner had a naturally dark tone and wanted to brighten his tone a bit. That trumpet was definately a great big band horn. The Lawler TL-6R has a rose brass bell and is designed to have that warm full Martin Committee tone. The TL-5 has a big fat tone. I actually saw a gold plated TL-5 that had been customized to the point that it had sheet bracing ala a Monette. It had a smaller pipe than the standard #2 leadpipe. It had extensive engraving all over the horn. The valve cluster had been moved forward like a Selmer Balanced Model trumpet. The trumpeter for Cirque du Soliel in Orlando was playing it. A truly beautiful custom trumpet. Even the size of the leadpipe venturi is customized according to the needs of the customer. For instance if a given leadpipe is too small but the next size too big then he will enlarge the smaller pipe's venturi to fit the player. If you want a .heavy 24 guage bell instead of a .20 guage bell then you've got it. He even adjusts the mouthpiece reciever gap according to the brand of mouthpiece you play. The horns listed on his site are the setups that he has found to be most popular but the customer can deviate from those combinations. Mr. Lawler makes some of the parts and outsources others. The valve blocks are Getzen made. They are a very good value for the money. His customer service is top notch too.
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