| Hi Mike,
Charlie switched to his Mt Vernon and a Reeves just as he was about to leave the band because he chops were getting chewed up a bit and he was getting physically tired ( from the road ) so he wanted something with more resistance to blow against ( His Mt. Vernon 37 ) , plus having "road chops " , he could overcome the 37's inherent resistance and use it to loosen up a bit.
At that point, he could lay back alot more because he knew the book and could really pace himself thru-out the night The Reeves he used had more of a cusiohioned rim to help his " lip cutting " issues and sounded better in a Bach with the more open backbore ( 692 )
He told me after a while, he was on " auto-pilot " by the end of his tour with the band.
Larry |