| Dave,
I feel a bit compelled to reply. I made the Olympus avatar. A bit of the leadpipe has been cropped (oops). Also, the bell is 5 1/4 inches so the perspective in the picture is a bit off. And the small pictures don't give a great view.
As I recall having has several go through my hands, the valves sure felt forward some. It is very balanced for a big bell horn. However little or a lot they are forward, it is nicely balanced.
Jim |