Greg5850

Has anyone tried the new special edition Bach New York 7 ? It has the original #7 bell and lead pipe and plays quite different than a standard Bach. I wonder how it compares to the original #7's?
I have had one home for a couple of weeks and I can't stop playing it. It responds so well, slots click right in, has a great focused sound and gives a lot back to the player. It seems to find the "sweet spot" on every note. I'm very tempted to spring for one.
I also tried the special #6 they put out a few years ago-didn't like it at all.
Greg

Greg5850

I have found my own information. The German music magazine "Sonic" had a review of the new Bach 7. The reviewer owns a 1941 Bach New York with 37 bell and 7 leadpipe and a 1964 Mount Vernon 37. He compared the new horn to the two old ones. Here is a summary of his opinions;

The new 7 has a "French Bead"on the bell with no wire, as does the Yamaha 8310Z and the new Yamaha 9445CHS-C trumpet.

The original New York horn is 125g lighter.

The #7 lead pipe is somewhat darker and more open that the standard #25.

The new 7 seemed to be a hybrid of his New York and Mount Vernon Bachs. (not a bad recommendation!) "Both the bright sound of the N.Y. and the fuller sound of the Mt. Vernon are to be found in the new 7". The new horn is more thinly built than 37's, so it has the faster response of the N.Y. and because of the bell bead and added weight sounds warmer and broader.

The narrower build gives a rounder tuning slide and elbow-thus offering less resistance. He feels that one must correct the intonation more with this rounder form Bach made prior to 1957.

It plays the high register more easily.

He said that after an evening of Big Band lead "the sound returns well, an absolute plus". On classical studies -"how easily bound and pushed passages can be played", and how pleasantly full and round the sound remains".

Again-this was translated from German, but was pretty interesting.

Greg

Veldkamp

Thanks for reading my review...

I had great fun in playing the 197 and almost bought it. The reason I didn't sell it is that the bell is very thin and I didn't like the design (silver/gold tri, etc.). But most important, I received my Hub van Laar after I tested the Bach and it played better for me.

I'm now testing the Yamaha Artist Bb, it also plays very well. More open then the Bach 197 but it has the same feel.

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