Hi Scott! First of all, the Getzen horn is in the same price league (@$2000) as the Yamaha YHR567 or the 6D, almost $1000 less than a YHR667. The people who have played it in our shop have preferred it to the 567, both for sound and pitch. It's quite quick in response and the sound is sort of Alexander-ish, but more open. Construction quality is on a par with the Yamaha. (Guaranteed by Getzen for five years!) Its major shortcoming is also an asset: the bell is quite heavy (.021" at the rim). That makes the horn a little heavy but also more durable. It's well suited for its intended use. I wish Hoyer had built it with a water key, trim rings, and a bell cap molding (Most German manufacturers seem to feel these items unnecessary in mid-level instruments) but, they are minor issues. (The water key and cap could be added after the fact and the horn would still be slightly less expensive than the Yamaha.)
If you can find an Elkhart 6d at a good price and in decent condition it could be an OK horn. I always found the intonation squirrelly and, like all Conn student horns, they seem to have been built for someone who's seven feet tall. Bob Osmun www.osmun.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Scott Pappal Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 5:40 PM To: The Horn List Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Need a reccomendation for school horns Bob: I hadn't heard of this horn before. How does it compare to the Yamaha 567 or 667, or the Conn 10Ds in terms of playability and response. I ask because I have a large number of students, and I always have at least one or two students looking for entry-level/intermediate-level double horns. Also, what's the approximate pricing of the horn? Thanks, Scott Pappal P.S. I thought this would be of general interest. --- Robert Osmun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kipp- > > One horn to bear in mind is the Getzen Capri 561 > (http://www.osmun.com/prod/Getzen/getzen_horn.htm). > It's made by Hoyer with > a slightly heavier bell for student use. It's got a > good scale and plays > very responsively. All the notes are there. The > case is a Pro-Tec. > > Bob Osmun > www.osmun.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of Kipp > Johnson > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 6:46 PM > To: The Horn List > Subject: [Hornlist] Need a reccomendation for school > horns > > > Hi List, > I was approached today by my band director. He > wanted advice about what kind of horn to buy for the > school. He has about $2000 (maybe a little more) > set > aside to get a horn, and doesn't know much about the > market right now. This is for a high school band. > Currently they have two Holton 179s and three yamaha > marching horns. All five of those horns are around > 30 > years old. Any advice is welcome. Thanks in > Advance! > -Kipp Johnson > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > http://shopping.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/rosmun%40osmun.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hornhog%40yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/rosmun%40osmun.com _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
