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siarr · 06-14-2007, 11:44 AM

I recently bought one (300 Series) on Ebay. There are the usual intonation issues, particularly the 4th line D, which I have to use the lower-octave 1&3 fingering on (in addition to using the lower fingerings on the E and Eb). This isn't a problem on something like the "Chocolate" solo from Nutcracker, which plays great on the horn, but gets to be a pain when trying to do Haydn, Hummel, etc. The sound is nice - very big, so that I have to back off a bit. I'm still looking for a good mouthpiece match, so it's a work in progress. Haven't decided if I'll keep it yet. Good luck, I'll be interested to see what your reactions are.

06-14-2007, 11:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
siarr Pianissimo User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hollywood, FL, USA Posts: 177	Re: Getzen Eb trumpet I recently bought one (300 Series) on Ebay. There are the usual intonation issues, particularly the 4th line D, which I have to use the lower-octave 1&3 fingering on (in addition to using the lower fingerings on the E and Eb). This isn't a problem on something like the "Chocolate" solo from Nutcracker, which plays great on the horn, but gets to be a pain when trying to do Haydn, Hummel, etc. The sound is nice - very big, so that I have to back off a bit. I'm still looking for a good mouthpiece match, so it's a work in progress. Haven't decided if I'll keep it yet. Good luck, I'll be interested to see what your reactions are.