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Originally Posted by nordlandstrompet  I like very much what you say about learning to play the flugel. As you mentions, it is not a trumpet. I have also played the Besson Sovereign (947) with DW4F (and DW4BF) for some 15 years, and knows about all the tricks to keep it in tune, especially when you are fighting against a group of 3 Eb-horns in a brass band. The best flugel is always the horn which suits you best, together with the mpc which suits you best. Remember that a horn only allows you to play and fulfill your skills. (If you buy Chuck Magnione's horn, you are still yourself....). When playing, remember that you are the tuner/equaliser, the mpc is your cables, and the horn is the loudspeaker. You can make a good sound with a good tuner/equaliser and a rotten loudspeaker........ |
I'll agree with this ... (maybe not entirely with the "rotten loudspeaker" comment. I've been a guitar, mandolin and keyboards player, for over 40 years. I have learned a great deal about speakers. The subject is infinitely complex. There are speakers that reproduce sound in a very sterile manner, and there are speakers that are very "musical" in character. The very best sound reproduction can be highly enhanced with analog effects, not digital ones. Trust me on this one).
I have been fortunate in acquiring a vintage F. Besson (Paris) fluegelhorn, which is extremely "sweet" in sound / tone character. My "main squeeze" fleugelhorn, however, has become one of several Martin Committee fluegelhorns, which most everyone disparages. Until recently, these horns languished in their cases. A prominent jazz-artist tipped me off on a near-perfect mouthpiece for these horns, and I have been in "7th Heaven" ever since. What a difference ....
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