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Old 05-18-2004, 02:33 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Bb orchestral use

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Originally Posted by davidjohnson
it's often mentioned that american orchestral trumpeters like to use large bore Cs....is there a preference for large bore Bbs also?..or do they find an ml bore suitable?

dj

It's really all up to the player brother. I like the LB C/Bb's just cause I'm a big guy and push a lot of air. There are plenty of recordings with both ML and LB horns being used. Just do some research. Take care.

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