| Van,
In regards to your post if it was addressed in part to me, I need to make something clear in case it wasn't (hey, it's possible!).
When I demoed the horn, I pretty much played it nonstop. With me, playing a tighter horn completely throws my entire methodology when it comes to playing trumpet, so the shift for me isn't as easy as it is for others. I'm a guy who lives and dies on how I manipulate the air within myself, and having a horn that restricts that manipulation just isn't my rig. Again, that doesn't make it universally the worst horn in the world, but if the shoe won't break in (i.e. myself), it ain't no good. I probably could have broken into it after a few months, but it just isn't worth my time given that I'm already a sufficient player on my current horn, maybe not a contender for the heavyweight crown, but sufficient.
Also though, one more thought about the horn. If I were primarily a chamber orchestra player, there's a darned good chance that I'd love this horn.
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