| For starters, Sam Gibbs in Wichita Falls is doing the work on my baby (the Omega).
Ok, about my neverending trumpetsearch (so it is beginning to seem)- I have ruled out the X series in Schilke horns, and have exchanged them for the S22 or S32 option in my search. Lemme explain the bore maybe a little better (I was hungry having just gotten out of class at my last reply, so kinda rushed it). Right now, I am having to use a Holton T602 (collegiate model, I believe that's the number), which has a .460 bore. Today it seemed like I couldn't fill the horn up for whatever reason. I dunno if that's got anything to do with hardly practicing over the winter break or not, and I really don't have that problem a lot, though I will say as the day went on I didn't have the problem as much. If it helps any, I think the Holton has to have one of the thinnest sounding upper registers I have ever played. The great news is that the Omega should be back by this weekend (at least that's what I've been told and I'm praying for!), so then I can listen to myself and remind myself what I don't like about the sound. I do remember that it is harder to play in the upper register than on the Holton (I'm probably not makin' a lick of sense here).
I had looked at the Kanstul 1500 and it was one of the ones that was higher on my list, as was also the Schilke, a Strad, V-1, and because of everything I'm hearing about it's versatility, the WT.
Gimme about a week or so before I can really say with more confidence what I want to change.
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Michael Smith
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Kanstul 1537/ Schilke 14
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