That was my thought too. I've played a Paxman 25A and it was very notchy and the range was quick and light to above the high C.
BTW, you Alex guys remind me of the Mac guys who's solution to any computer question is "get a Mac". The 25A is a very big horn. It plays and sounds much more like an 8D than an Alex. An Alex would not be an ideal trade. Richard Smith On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:09:41 -0500, Robert Osmun <[email protected]> wrote: > You've described all the symptoms of leaking valves. I don't need a > compression test (we would do one anyway) to tell me that a twenty year old > Paxman is sorely in need of a valve rebuild. Hanging after-market > mouthpipes, etc., on a horn that leaks is a waste of money. Get the basic > horn right and you'll be in position to experiment with modifications. > > My two cents, > > Bob Osmun > > > On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 2:24 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I've been trying to look around on the internet to see what improvements >> can be made to my 20 year old Paxman 25A. The lacquer was removed before >> I >> bought it and the horn does really well in the low range. The high range >> isn't as great as I'd like it to be and there are some minor notchyness >> issues >> and intonation issues in the high range. I've got a little extra money >> and >> so I found that Patterson can install a better leadpipe, but I'm not >> sure >> who else does this sort of thing for Paxmans. >> >> I just want a few minor improvements here and there, not a huge overhaul. >> Any suggestions? >> >> -William >> _______________________________________________ >> post: [email protected] >> unsubscribe or set options at >> https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/rosmun%40osmun.com >> >> _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
