| Re: stomvi
I had a student who played with a lot of tension, trying out horns, and he sounded great on the Master model. With better players, (like me) I didn't notice as big a difference in sound compared to the price. Stomvis play very well in tune, and even the student Bbs reminded me of my Schilke B6 from p-ff. fff was not the same, though.
My C trumpets are: a 1970's Getzen Capri with an old dave Monette tuning-bell conversion, and a Getzen Renaissance Bb bell and a B&S rotary Bb converted to C. I use a Curry B cup with cornet-length shank on both, and both sound great and are fun to play.
Instead of looking for the instrument that plays the best, consider buying the one that is the most fun to play, and lets you sound like you want to.
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