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Originally Posted by dbacon Anything you do to a bach makes it play better. Take off a brace, add amado keys, add a brace, move the ring, change the lead pipe, drop it...bachs are endlessly changeable! | I had the Callet third slide conversion done to my horn.
My LB Bach is a 72* bell with a regular weight body.
It played great before, this is the horn I used on WSS, it is now lighter by one brace. It feels like the pre-war Besson I traded away many moons ago. It even looks like the Besson, the third valve slide is reversed.
I am very happy with this setup.
Wilmer |
I have a similar Bach, LB/72* with the LT body I got at Giardinelli's in the early 70's. Had the brace removed along the lead pipe towards the tuning slide (one brace on the tuning slide is still there for support), it looks more like the Besson Meha. Plays very well. Bought Mel Broiles Benge recently from Steve Dillon and it plays a lot like an old Meha (which I think Mel played for years), but brighter than the Bach. Both horns play like they are related.
Can't believe the fat sound you play with on West Side Story. When the show would come through town I'd always listen to that record and try to copy as much as possible. You set the standard pretty high.