ADDER

Hi people
Does anyone have any info on a Boosey and Hawkes Sessionaire? What they're like to play etc?
Cheers
Geoff

Schwab

Not as good as that Kanstul Burbank! Buy it!

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Dylan Schwab
Stage 1 New York

KRax!

But the Sessionair is also a really nice trumpet.

It was B&H:s top trumpet when it was made. I have one. If I could buy another one I would. (if you have one near you and do not want it for yourself, pm me). They are not sought after, mainly because they did not sell well and therefor still are pretty unknown. They were made for jazz, but frankly, who wants to bring a B&H to the big band? It ain't marching.

They were made in at least two models, regular bore (ML? L?) and Large bore. Mine is Large bore and it feels large too, it is very open to play, feels like it can swallow very much air. Therefor I would not recommend it for a beginner as it would be too easy to get the bad habit of using too much pressure on the lips.

Bright sound, light weight and it is really really cool to look at. Mine is pictured somewhere in the Vintage Horn Eye Candy thread.

Oh, and the valves are amazing! Truly amazing. But also very sensitive. They will stuck if not pressed straight down.

usabrit

I believe the Boosey and Hawkes Sessionaire Trumpet was designed and produced in the sixties with the help of Ernie Watson (Lead trumpet with the NDO.Northern Dance Orchestra) and possibly Grisha Farfel !!! (Billy Cotton Band Soloist).I took lessons from Ernie Watson as a youngster in the early sixties and remember being shown the trumpet before it went on the market.Nice looking Trumpet with 3rd slide trigger that sounded terrific when blown by Ernie.Good old days !!!