| Ok i guess my viewpoint is going to be a little different.
I had a band director back in high school that had a real good ear.She could tell when something just wasn't right in the horn line.
There was a couple of us guys that had Bach strads that didn't like to bring them to practice.We worried they might get scratched or dented.Well anyways we practiced and practiced for weeks on our student horns during band camp and weekly practices and when it came time to perform or first show of the year the director just about came unglued up in the stands.
When the show was over she came running down to the field and wanted to know why our tone was so different and out of balance.When she found out a couple of us were using different horns she gave us a ultimatum.Pick one horn or the other.That was it.
Bottom line is this.Your part of a band.When you change your sound it throws off the whole sound of your group.If your doing solo work or stage stuff its a entirely different matter.
Pick a horn and stick with it. |