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Old 06-19-2007, 08:13 AM   #32 (permalink)
GordonH
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Re: Why did Monette go back to small

The reason the bigger Monette trumpets sometimes sound dull is the way they are recorded.
Mine sounds horrible when I play it in the house, but when I play it in a concert hall it sounds amazing.
If you mic them up too closely they can sound dull.
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