| Draggin' this one back to the top. I asked the owner of that Allora where she bought it. COSTCO! Now...correct me if you think I'm wrong, but I'm guessing it is NOT B & S production. More likely BS production.
I tried it out tonight for a bit. It seemed to play OK for me but choked off pretty quickly up around a G or A at top of staff. I was able to get a messy high C out of it. She has got the valves working OK but seems to need to pour oil on them several times during a rehearsal. The tuning is off (flat on the low notes, sharp on the high ones). I didn't notice it that bad when I tried it with my GR mouthpiece so I'm hoping (for her sake) that it's the mouthpiece backbore.
Shes a comeback player, Navy reserve, has REALLY nice, solid tone but her range is limited at about a D in the staff at the moment. After she's had a month or so to get her chops back in half decent shape I'll let her try some different m/p that I have kicking around. If anything starts falling off the horn I'll be sure to let y'all know.
BTW, the repairperson for one of the local music stores is playing french horn in this same band. You should have seen her cringe when she heard the word "Costco"!! |