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Originally Posted by HoltonMFhorn Of course I started off looking at the Kanstuls, Taylor, Yamaha, and narrowed it down to two The Blessing B154RT Artist model and the Olds NF13MRT. |
Wow, quite a different between a Taylor and a Blessing
First, you might want to know that Blessing makes the Olds line. Olds has no manufacturing of its own -- just a label. BTW, the lower level ZeuS Fluegel horns are made by Blessing too.
So not a lot of difference between the Olds and the Blessing. Olds has a better warranty and is usually a bit more expensive. The better warranty is a big appeal to schools.
Actually Blessing makes a pretty decent low end Fluegel. Tootsall is right about Jupiter -- they retooled a few years ago and the quality of the horns has greatly improved.
It is really hard to beat the Kanstul 1525. Many, many players play that Fluegel. But it is a bit pricey. But the Kanstul KFL 725 competes in price with the Blessings. I don't think any new Yamaha does and certainly not a Taylor.
Depending on how much you plan on playing it should determine at what level you buy. If you are going to play it a lot, you may want to step up from the lowest level. If not, perhaps the a good quality low level fluegel would fill the bill, Olds, Blessing, ZeuS, Jupiter or Kanstul.
JIm