gtromble

Rowuk said "The Schilke horns traditionally did not have much of a gap. That is because Renold knew much more about leadpipe design and had control of the blow and intonation there. Bach instruments can often be improved by adjusting the gap and valves. Monette instruments are also finicky when the gap is not correct."

One of the differences between the Schilke B series horns and Bachs is that Bachs have more defined slots for the notes while the Schilkes are 'slipperier.' I know that the gap can influence how a horn slots. An extreme example is Lynn Nicholson and Maynard Ferguson (story is Lynn did it first) grinding down the mouthpiece shank so it would seat in against the leadpipe and eliminate the gap. This made the horn much more flexible. So..... I've wondered if the reason Schilke didn't use a gap was because he liked the more flexible slots.

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Silver Spring, MD