Nick Drozdoff and Felix Vayser of the New York Trumpet Company will be in the Chicago area with the complete line of NYTC horns available for your inspection on Sunday, October 2, from 2 to 5 PM. Nick will be assisting him as host. They will be at the Watts Center in Glencoe, Illinois, in the rec room. The Watts Center is on Randolph Street, just north of Jackson Avenue. It is three blocks east of Green Bay and several blocks north of Tower Road. Do a map search on the intersection of Randolph and Jackson in Glencoe, 60022, and you'll see it.
Felix Vayser has a trumpet line par none. I was fortunate enough to recently obtain a NYTC Possegger Bb Trumpet. As some of you may know, although I am a serious player, I have an extensive collection of horns- I have been spending the past month doing comparison testing between Schilke, Kanstul, Bach, Conn, Calicchio, French Besson, Chicago Brass Works, Holton, LeBlanc and a few others. I don't think anything I have played that is manufactured in the US comes quite as close to perfection as the horns I was able to try out over at NYTC. The European craftsmanship is inherent in every horn NYTC distributes. One of the most interesting things I noticed was the sound the European horns produce isinfluenced by the country of origin. The Fildes from Spain had a certain feel, while the Eclipse from the UK had another. If you are able to go to the mini fest Chicago, it will be well worth your while. Once you try these horns you
will think of nothing else but a way to work it out to get one. Felix has done us players here in the US a good turn.
Sincerely,
Phillip DeFranco
Freelance Trumpet Artist - NYC
Endorsing Artist - NYTC by Possegger Bb Trumpets