aneel

just got back from spada`s today, was actually just
there to try and find some kind of lightweight horn
for commercial use, (more about that on my mrcinkiewicz post!) tried out 2 picc`s, an old
3 valve selmer and a wonderful 3 valve paul
jeninga. was almost one my way out the door when
Vincenz asked me if i would try a new spada picc
that was just on its way to be plated. it was a 4 valve model based on the design of the new schilke
p7-4 only a bit `chunkier` the long valve block
(made by werner spiri in winterthur) allowed for more `open` curves in the leadpipe and bell bow.
the bell was seamless copper like schilke but with
a larger diameter at the end of the flare, leadpipes were specially designed from blackburn. he said at
the moment only 3 were in existance, but i`m sure he`ll have back orders soon! excellent response,large sweet sound, and really easy to play,
at 2900 euros raw (or there abouts) it is expensive
but still worth consideration!

trumpetnick

I owe one of those beauties. Yes they are pretty expensive, and yes they are worth the price. I thought that the valve block was bauerfind, but was never so much concerned about the brand name as it works like hell Playingwise I found it more similar to the F. Besson picc then to the schilke. Here was my first overview:

http://www.trumpetmaster.com/vb/139/...o-33469-2.html (Spada Custom Piccolo)

Mine is all gold plated with additional trigger for the 1st valve slide.....which is costly as well, but found it quite useful.

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Spada Bach B flat 72, leadpipe 2L/DWMM1.5C
Spada Bach C 256, leadpipe 2LQ/DWMM1.5C
1956 Olds Ambassador Cornet
Spada Custom Piccolo

If you don't know where you are going, you 'll end up someplace else

aneel

nice axe trumpetnick! yours is based on the P5-4 design
copied by so many incl. kanstull and F. besson, not having played one I can`t say what it compares to playing wise, if it is an upgrade of the F. besson then it must a great picc.!
the new spada model as I said is based on the P7-4 design.
(schilkes new 4 valve version of their classic 3 valve model, the P7) Obvoiusly I don`t know how the two spada models compare (Rene is the guy who could tell you),
what I can say is that the P7-4 is freer blowing than the P5-4 (larger bore, traditional bell bow) It`s great for le sacre or anything needing a bigger sound