Liad Bar-EL

Taylor Chicago II

I just played it after a long hiatus and was amazed at its golden sound in all registers, free blowing and great intonation. I am sure that the solid one piece mouth pipe helps in this regard. The valves, German made, are the best I have ever used on any horn. The solid, strong and fast action of these valves seem to make the other horns that I have played, including my Schilke, to be soft and sluggish.

The feeling that comes with this horn is one of an artist who is honest, humble, straight forward and very positive in life. The only other horn that I have gotten this type of feeling is from my 1957 Schilke which was humbly made in the basement of Mr. Schilke, the founder of the company himself. The personal personality "stamp" that Andy put on this horn and that he puts on all of his horns is a valued item that money can't buy in other horns including Monette.

A horn from an artist of good values to be play with likewise characteristics will communicate the same to others who feel them while at the same listening to the golden sound, creates a love and joy in life that only an artist/musician can fully appreciate.

Andy, this horn is a keeper for a life time and will be passed on to the next generation in my family.

40cal

Jhorn229h

J

Manny Laureano

The guy just made a strong, passionate statement about a horn he really digs.

Why do you laugh at him, J229?

ML

PhatmonB6

Well, J229

40cal

That's a beautiful trumpet.....I like the color contrast between the leadpipe/tuning slide, and the bell.

Is that a copper bell?

Do you have a pic of the inlays in the valves? (unless I'm seeing things)

Liad Bar-EL

Taylor Chicago II Specs:

Bore size: .470"

Valve Block: Heavy casings, Recessed top caps, weighted bottom caps

Valve pistons: Stainless steel sleeves

Mouthpipe taper: Medium/fast

Mouthpipe construction: Machined from one piece of free-machining brass

Man tuning slide bow: 100% thicker than normal, annealed, offset C shaped

Finger Buttons: Titanium

Bell diameter: 5 1/2/140mm

Bell material: Red Brass 90/10 (copper/zinc ratio)

Bell construction: 2 piece, 50% thicker than normal, oversized rim thickness, partially annealed, built in 'choke'

Horn weight: 1.625 kg/ 3lb 9oz

All of this from a good family man. Who in the trumpet makers world would put a picture of himself with his son on his web site?

http://www.taylortrumpets.com/choose.html

I play with a custom mpc, Gianni Amidei (gianniamidei@tele2.it)

Jhorn229h

I find it funny that there is yet ANOTHER "Chicago" model out there! This is indeed a glowing endorsement by Liad, but I don't describe someone as "honest" and "straight-forward" when most of his horns look like bad copies of Monettes. Has Andy Taylor ever been to Chicago?



How does the Taylor Chicago II compare to the Wild Thing C Trumpet?

J

40cal

WTF? Why do people find it necesssary to piss over other people's posts about trumpets they like? If you don't like taylors, start your own thread, but don't stomp on Liad's post about him finding a trumpet he obviously likes.

Have you played one of these? Or a Wild Thing C trumpet for that matter?

Liad Bar-EL

The "honesty" and "straight forwardness" of Andy Taylor might over whelm you concerning his horns being compared to Monettes for he deals with this very openly unlike even most trumpet makers IMO: http://www.taylortrumpets.com/frameset.html

Andy is an artist and an artist is not confined to one particular way of making horns like other horn makers, including Monette. You can explore Taylor's site to verify this: http://www.taylortrumpets.com/

Here is just a small sample of what he makes which is very much unlike Monette.

Phat Boy Flugel



Here are a close up of those valves that you wanted to look at 40cal.


Copper 'Hartfield Edition' probably the finest ‘Smooth-Jazz’ trumpet available.



Chicago Compact trumpet

It is seven inches shorter than a regular Bb trumpet. It has a slide operated by the thumb of the left hand that can de-tune any note by up to a semitone. This enables the player to bend any note at will. Ravi Shankar also plays semitones on his sitar and even claims to have perfect pitch; so, here you go with a perfect pitch trumpet.



Here are a few more of them that you can click to enlarge.

http://www.bestwebpix.com/toys_hobby...FUxhEgoddATRhg

Andy Taylor has been all over the world and in most major cities of the USA including Chicago attending and displaying his horns at almost all trumpet conventions. If you would have taken part in any one of those conventions, you would have already known about this trumpet of mine and would have played it yourself so as to make that comparison with the Wild Thing C Trumpet for its maker was also in these same conventions.

You might want to try and get out a little bit more.

Liad Bar-EL