Marc

Thanks for your message R Good. Yes I love the Bobby Shew Flugel and have just changed from Holten oil to Yamaha Synthetic Light. I bought a second hand Getzen Doc Sev. recent model (sometime after 2000). I was dissapointed when it arrived - kind of felt blocked. I ended up getting a round crook from the US and it definitely opened it up. It's got a great sound and feels good in many ways but the Bobby Shew Flugel has something that's missing on the Getzen (even though its a Flugel). I don't fully understand a lot of the terms I see (slotting, free blowing etc.) but maybe that's it - 'free blowing'. I see your from 'deep in Texas' - long way from here though I've heard similar in climate in some ways
Cheers
Marc