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Originally Posted by MUSICandCHARACTER I think I understand what you are saying here. But that doesn't eliminate the "work." If you make a change, say from a medium bore with resistance to a large bore with little resistance because you want, or need, the sound the bigger horn produces -- you will have to work to acclimate. Adjusting to a new horn is work. Adjusting to a new mouthpiece is work.
Sure you can adjust the mouthpiece/horn to fit you, which is great -- unless you want or need a different sound. I know personally I don't play as well on a low resistance wide open horn. But the sound I get from my excellent slotting Holton is great. I don't need (or want to) change my sound. But that is not the design purpose of a WT. It is wide open and made to "color" the sound. That may take work to adjust to. |
Our philosophies are totally different here. I tend to buy horns and mpcs that make me work less. My Concept TT sounds big and open on almost any mpc; however, I do keep a GR66MS around for when I need a "legit" sound. I don't use that mpc much above high-C, so the extra work to play up there on it is really mostly an academic question. OTOH, the GR66LX that I used to use on my 6310Z is just way too big and too much "work" for me to use on the TT, no matter how big the sound. If the TT/GR combination hadn't enhanced several areas of my playing immediately, I would not have "worked" to make function. I was attracted to it because the it was a "match" for me.
The ability to color the sound of a WT is not that special IMHO. The fact that it comes with a wide assortment of main slides provides some flexibility, but I suspect that most users will settle on one or two of those. You can do the same types of things with Schilkes and Bachs. I can't make a WT sound like a Bach 37 to save my life. That big ole bell just has a different ring from the "classic" 37. I'm not saying that a WT can't be used in a section, but I suspect that the user will need to be sensitive to dynamics and not out blow the section (I need to guard agains the same thing with my TT in a "legit" section).
Still Jim, I know what you're saying. For instance, you don't pick up a C-trumpet or picc without "work", if you're coming from years of playing only Bb. Both those examples have really different sounds than Bbs and the horns blow different enough that you're going to have to work at it. Within, Bbs I suppose that you could adopt the same attitude, but I tend to look for combinations that work for me on day-one.
Dave