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YES. Walter Blanton plays a Scodwell trpt. He has one of the first Tony ever made. His is gold plated. (I have two one silver plated, one gold plated .. all plating done by Kanstul).

About Tonys Flug ... i can't say enough good things about it. ( I bought Tonys old Cuesnon from him in 1990.) It has the sound and feel of a great Cuesnon Monopole. You tune it "not' at the mpc reciever, instead it has a tuning slide at the crook coming out of the valve section /bell area.

In years past Tony got the valve clusters from someone in Europe, but it takes so much time for him to do too much raw work ... Tony has gone to Zig to produce his design.

The only other flug I like as much as Tonys is a very good Cuesnon! I have played several Scodwell flugs & have loved them all! I have Tonys old Cuesnon and not only love it, but have a sentamental attachment to it. Were it not for that, I'd get one.

I should mention that Tonys horns come in raw brass. Don't quote me on this, but I believe the price from Rayburn, or Mike Thompson Music is $2,400 - $2,500. If you're one of those that wants to surf "eBay" or the "Trumpet herald" and hopes to find a great horn for cheap ... keep doing it. These are for a serious player who wants a horn he's going to keep & play!

I have two of Tonys trumpets, one custom made for me, and the other from a LV vet. Well, I've really owned 4, but these are the two that I've settled on for me. I'd be pleased with any one of Tonys trumpet "as is". Prior to playing Scodwell trumpets I had a very good Calicchio 1s-7 (that I sold to Dave Johnson of Calicchio) and a great Bach 43*. Sold both because I didn't play them anymore!

Seems I've written a short book here ... so I'lll take a break and answer any questions anyone has.

Regards,

Michael