| I played a 1500 tonight for the first time - what a sound! It had such a dark and full presence. Projection was excellent. I felt that as I went into the upper register I had to work harder than I do on my Schilke B2L. The owner of the horn suggested that it might be me and not the horn - that since I'm used to working harder as I go into the upper register I was doing my old habits on the 1500. He said that he felt the same way after many years on his Strad, but now he sounds very solid in the upper register.
For the 1500 owners, did it feel like you had to work harder in the upper register at first? Did this go away as you got used to the horn? I didn't get to play the trumpet as long as I would have liked. This summer I will be visiting a large music store to try out various horns that will give me a dark sound, such as the 1500 and possibly the Conn V1 with rose brass bell.
Thanks,
WFUnix |