I have gone to these horns, exclusively, as I am now 60 and my arm just isn't what it used to be. They are lighter than a single F, even with the A valve, and much lighter than a double. They also have excellent aerodynamics. I kicked a 42 yard field goal with one recently. My legs are still pretty good and this beat my old record with a single F by a good 3.37853877 yards! I don't recommend the bright nickel plated finish, though, as it is much harder than the lacquered "antiqued" finish and doesn't wrinkle up nearly as easily. The nickel plated ones are heavier, as well, and the nickel is more aerodynamically resistant to the atmosphere so it doesn't sail as far. I like lacquer the best, followed by lightly tarnished raw brass. Silver plate is not bad, either. This said, I have no qualms about giving any of them my highest recommendation! KB In a message dated 2/5/2008 9:45:06 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
message: 21 date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 06:41:49 -0800 (PST) from: Wilbert Kimple <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> subject: [Hornlist] Schill Horns Yes, we've all seen them on ebay at fantastically low prices, but last Saturday I actually got to play one. Horrible brand name, at least to Americans. This was a four vavle single Bb, nickle silver, with screw bell. It was very solidly constructed and used thick metal on the bell. It had a nice plastic case for the money. The seller wanted $180. At first the horn played badly. Very out of tune. So, I removed the main tuning slide, reversed it, replaced it, and tried again. This improved the intonation dramatically. However, I now found the fourth line D and fourth space Eb were impossible to play. I took out the mouthpiece I was using, the one that came with the horn, and put in a Schilke 27. Bingo!!! The horn played great, nice sound, very well in tune, and the D and Eb were as solid as you could want. The valves seemed tight, at least according to the "pop" test. They didn't wiggle, either. The tone was a bit darker than my Alex triple, but not muffled or stuffy. The horn did have a bit more resistance than my Alex, but further mouthpiece experimentation might fix that. A very nice horn from the bottom to high C. I didn't buy it, but it would have fit my current needs very well. So, there may be some hope for Chinese horns after all. Wilbert in SC **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48) _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
