| I would just like to put my two cents into this whole Kanstul conversation.
I would just like to say that the Kanstul 1500A is by far the best horn I have ever played! Jack, I don't know if you remember me, I'm David Jacques, I just bought that horn from you a couple months ago, and I'm glad I found you here on this forum so that I can tell you how much I love this horn. My playing has improved so much over the last two months just because I'm playing this new horn. Everyone I play with wants one but they just recently spent all their money on either a Bach Strad or a Yamaha Xeno. The Kanstuls are amazeingly great horns, and if you're ever in the market for a new horn, never buy anything without trying at least one of the Kanstul models. I was amazed when I tried one of the horns, it played about like a Strad or a Xeno, a litle better, a very fat/dark/warm sound. Then Jack informed me that this was their entry-level horn. I would have expected something like this to be the top-of-the-line, but it wasn't. When I tried the 1500A modle I instantly knew it was the trumpet for me. Twoards the end of my "buying experiances" I had it down to either the Kanstul, or a French Besson (wich was also made by Kanstul). I went with the 1500A Kanstul and I'm glad I did, it is simply amazeing, and it was an absoulute blast to play that horn in Carnegie Hall last week, then again, it's a blast to play any horn at Carnegie. So I never really got a chance to thank you befor Jack, you deliverd a great horn and you were a great person to work with!
By the way, Heavens2kadonka, I too noticed that the third valve slide is pretty heavy compared to other trumpets, but thats ok for me, I like it that way!
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-David Jacques |