| It's all about configurations really. You can get a Bach that sounds bright, and you can get one that sounds dark, it all depends on the setup of bore size, bell number, bell weight, bell material, leapipe, tuning slide configuration (reversed, standard) tuning slide shape (squared, semi round, single radius round) etc. On top of all of that, the mouthpiece that you stick into the leadpipe is going to have a big effect on it as well, not to mention your "normal" timbre as a player. The darkest horn I ever played was a lacquered Bach Vinda Bona with this massive copper bell that started to open up wide at the tuning crook. One of the brightest horns I ever played was a lightweight Bach with a 72 Bell, silver plated.
The same goes for virtually any make or model of trumpet that comes in different configurations.
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