| I have not been one of those guys, who changes trumpets every year or so, looking for "Just the right horn". I have never played a large selection of the most exclusive horns in existance. But I've played some very fine instruments including Bach Strads, Olds Supers and Recordings, and French Bessons. I also got to play the Wild Thing, that went on the recent tour.
Of all the trumpets I've played, the Eclipse is the best. It's the most responsive and has the most beautiful tone of any horn I've ever played. Since I received my medium red Eclipse, I've played it in small jazz orchestras, large Jazz/dance band settings, and in a concert band. In a few weeks I'm going to give it a try in a symphony setting. At first I was a little concerned that the MR may not be as much an all around horn as a medium yellow would have been. Up to now those fears have proven totally unfounded. The horn just plays great and sounds great in every setting.
I have also been playing on an Eclipse C trumpet some, although I haven't gotten to play one very much as of yet. I plan to give it a try out in the symphony setting in a few weeks also. The one I have (I borrowed it from Bruce Lee, the original Eclipse dealer in the States) has a yellow brass bell. And at home in the practice room, it also plays like a dream. I can't wait to actually play it in the setting for which it was intended. One thing about the symphony, I will be playing in, is that it rehearses in the same hall in which it performs. I've played in symphonies in the past that only did dress rehearsals and performances in a big hall. But I should be able to get a feel for the way the C Eclipse plays from the first rehearsal. I can't wait.
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