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Originally Posted by W Scott Anyway, what I hope will come out of our discussions is something that will allow a player to have form some sort of idea about how a horn might play before actually picking it up. Further, if upon playing the horn and finding the 'feel' not to their liking, too maybe have some ideas for changes to the set up instead of just giving up on the horn.
It's really frustrating (IMO) to have to pick a horn by trial and error. There should be some way to intelligently evaluate how a horn will play other than actually playing it. For example, I like the way the Eclipse horns look that Leigh has, but will the horn work for me? If it doesn't, (too stuffy, too much reisistance) how/what changes do I make? That is where I hope these discussions lead too.............. |
There are too many variables to come up with an absolute set of rules. They all interact, so you may have the formula almost right, then screw it up with the wrong bell or wrong leadpipe, etc.
HOWEVER, experienced builders can usually build a horn that responds as you desire. You'll need to tell them what you like about your current horn and how you'd change it to better suit you. The good people at Eclipse or Lawler can the suggest a horn to suit your style.
I actually enjoy "trial" and don't consider it an "error" when a horn doesn't suit me. I file that away in order to help someone else that might be better suited to the horn. (It'd be an "error" if I bought a horn and it didn't suit me, but that's never happened).
Dave