TrumpetMaster - View Single Post - Would you buy it? Bach VBS 196 vs. Schilke P5-4 Piccolo

rowuk · 01-14-2008, 04:11 AM

I cannot answer this question in good faith.
I have played both (one Bach, many Schilkes) and can honestly say that the Schilkes all played well/in tune and were way too bright for me. The one Bach was at the Frankfurt music fair (arguably the largest in the world) and was a very big disappointment. Not in tune with a Bach or Monette mouthpiece, the rest does not even count. I simply rule out out of tune horns in the 21st century.

I have played several nice Yamaha, Stomvi, Kanstul, Getzen, Scherzer and Selmers.
In any case, you MUST play before you pay and I recommend taking an experienced picc player with you as a second set of ears. Play for each other and take written notes. Sleep over your decision and then lay the cash down. Do not accept a horn with bad intonation. There are too many good ones to be had these days!

01-14-2008, 04:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,206	Re: Would you buy it? Bach VBS 196 vs. Schilke P5-4 Piccolo I cannot answer this question in good faith. I have played both (one Bach, many Schilkes) and can honestly say that the Schilkes all played well/in tune and were way too bright for me. The one Bach was at the Frankfurt music fair (arguably the largest in the world) and was a very big disappointment. Not in tune with a Bach or Monette mouthpiece, the rest does not even count. I simply rule out out of tune horns in the 21st century. I have played several nice Yamaha, Stomvi, Kanstul, Getzen, Scherzer and Selmers. In any case, you MUST play before you pay and I recommend taking an experienced picc player with you as a second set of ears. Play for each other and take written notes. Sleep over your decision and then lay the cash down. Do not accept a horn with bad intonation. There are too many good ones to be had these days! __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.