For the past 5-6 years I've had EVERY horn I've owned PVA'd by Wayne. Needless to say he does GREAT work and the PVA has ALWAYS made a difference in how the horn played....some a BIG difference...some a smaller difference...it depends on how far out of alignment the horn was before Wayne got a hold of it! If you think Schilke has a problem with their alignments...Wayne told me that the Schilkes have one of the BETTER alignments compared to the other horns out there. So imagine what the others "look like" when Wayne gets them!
BTW...I noticed a couple of you are playing a B1L. I've had one out on trial for the past couple of weeks. I haven't played a Schilke tuning bell trumpet for about 20 years but I have to say the more I get used to the different blow the more I REALLY like the horn. VERY centered...VERY bright...VERY even up and down the horn...VERY easy upper register...and GREAT intonation! I think this one might be a keeper!
Butch