Tom Harrell is a beautiful human being. He has triumphed over a hurdle that nobody should have to face. I am a dedicated fan and have many times emailed him thru his website. I think that you are right, he does read every email. Have you heard Tom Harrell on Philip Catherines "Moods" Vol.I and Vol II? Oh my...........
Yeah, all of my flugels play like a dream. This one in particular is not onlly an awesome player, but a time capsule as well. To look at it, it is hard to believe that it is from the late 60's. To play it is a whole other ballgame. I took my Couesnon flugels to a big band rehearsal and we all played them in the section toghether, to see what the blend and pitch was like. We could not believe the results. It took a few moments for everyone to settle in on them, but once they did, the tone and pitch was unreal. Almost without dropping a beat, the t-bone section turned and looked to see what was going on. They commented that this was the first time that we all played in tune together when we played flugels! Couesnon seems to lock in and since they are heavy wall horns, there is not a whole lot of play......
Anyway, Badboy- if you are interested in trading a Bb for this baby, let me know and I will be happy to email some photos. Seems crazy to have another great Bb, but I would prefer another Bb and would be great for a player to benefit from one of these fine flugelhorns. 8)