Mr. Betts,
May I pick your brain? What are the differences in taper between the
Kruspe pipe and the Schmidt pipe and what do they do to the playing
feel/sound? Just curious!
Aleks Ozolins
On Jan 30, 2008, at 1:50 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually, the 8D leadpipe is copied from the Schmidt, as are many
others
including Geyer, Reynolds, King, Olds, Holton, generic Allied,
etc. It's a
long, gradual F horn taper. It's probably a better pipe than the
Kruspe pipes in
regard to intonation but both have upper register problems. It's
the alloy
where Conn really made a boo-boo. They used plain old nickel-
silver and not
the nickel-bronze type alloy that Kruspe used. That helps explain
the
difference in sound between silver Kruspe's and the Conn 8D.
Close, but not quite
a cigar.
As Howard mentioned, Schmidt's were fine instruments and used by
many top
players including John Barrows, Jim Buffington, Forrest Standley,
Dick Mackey,
and Dale Clevenger. The Conn 4D and 6D tapers were copied from the
Schmidt
and wrapped up different.
KB
In a message dated 1/30/2008 1:01:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The Conn 8D was modeled after the Horner model Kruspe. The Schmidt
features a piston F/Bb change valve, rather than a rotary valve. Many
people, especially with smaller hands, have found this awkward.
Several
Schmidt owners have had a metal lever extension made to replace the
piston button in order to minimize the stretch.
Conn, however, at one time did make a Schmidt copy double horn.
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