Dave Mickley

All that I can add is to PLAY the horn and forget the specs. I went from a very nice .462 to a C7 which is a step bore with no acclimation period at all. I played a friends large bore and it felt stuffy to me, I have tried numerous Shew horns [both 6's and 8's] and they are way to stuffy FOR ME. We all play differently and just because someone else says a horn is open and free blowing doesn't mean it will be open for you. My wife and I both play and we have only agreed on one horn and we can't play on each other's mouthpiece. So all the advice that I can give is to take your mouthpiece, a tuner and a friend [ to listen in front of the horn] and try all the horns you can. Try several of the same horns, we both liked the Yamaha Mike Vax and the shop had 3 of them but only one played to our liking so she left with a new horn. Yamaha is known for its consistancy but in this case all three horns played differently. So play-play-play until you find the horn that is right for YOU. Dave

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formerly known as old geezer Dave
C7
Yam. 231 Fl. 15383
King Master Cornet 295628
Weril Cornet Lo 7535