| Kenne60,
I too am a comeback player, (7 years back after a 42 year layoff), and have been on a horn/mouthpiece safari. Chicago Benge .460, Burbank Benge .460, LA Benge 3X+ .464, LA Benge CG .468, Olds Super .460, Olds Recording .460, Olds Mendez .460, Olds Opera .468, not to mention an LA Benge pocket. I was very lucky in a way in that each of the horns was a very good horn of it's kind. The search was complicated by each horn's liking of a different mouthpiece. At the end, depending on the playing situation, I was playing the Chicago Benge for small rooms, and the Olds Mendez for loud halls. An '80 vintage 1s7LB Calicchio was on Ebay, and I sought Larry Gianni's advice.His reply convinced me to buy the 1s7, and after a short period of adjustment, I now have a horn that is superior , to me, to all the other horns Ive played. Now I can play one horn and mouthpiece, ( a Zottola 66D, bent for downstreamers), in all my playing situations. I'm very shortly going to be very busy on Ebay selling a lot of surplus horns and mouthpieces. Thank you Larry Gianni.
Best regards, John Creed |