| Larry,
I tried a Bach Sterling Plus bell that Jay Daversa has. For what I do & get hired to play it wasn't right. It just seemed to take a lot of enegry (from me as a player) to get it "sound", soft or loud playing.
Now on a positive note for the Sterling Plus bell Bach, I saw Charley Davis play @ UNLV about a year & a 1/2 ago. He'd had his gold plated. He sounded very nice on that horn at all dynamic levels. Tom Porrello in LV plays one although I'm not sure of the model. Sounds wonderful!
If I wasn't so settled on the horns I have, I'd look at a Calicchio 1s-2 ( I love Jays ) or what ever the new "CF" model might be. I hear John Duda is making really fine horns, worthy of the name.
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