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J. Jericho

@Niner said in Easy Quiz:

When I was a kid....and that was a long time ago... I could tell you the make and year of every car passing by while standing on a busy street corner. And that was before I was old enough to have a learners permit. Now days I can't tell a Honda from a Toyota, nor a Chevy from either for that matter, much less guess the age of any vehicle within ten years. Trumpets were once upon a time distinctive... not so much that way now days.

Reminds me of the time in high school one of my friends wanted to test my hearing, so I agreed to face away from traffic and identify cars by the exhaust note. I got each one right, and with my latest answer "'65 Mustang V8", he said "OK, smartass... what color?" I immediately replied "red". That ended the test, as his jaw dropped for a while. In case you're wondering, I had guessed on the color; we all have our limitations.

flugelgirl

I wouldn’t say all trumpets look the same now - Bach’s still look like Bach’s, Schilkes also have their own specific look, and the two Adams Bbs I play are quite distinctive. We could easily play this game with modern horns.

@flugelgirl Great. I'd like to see some examples of clear producer distinctiveness.

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@flugelgirl said in Easy Quiz:

I wouldn’t say all trumpets look the same now - Bach’s still look like Bach’s, Schilkes also have their own specific look, and the two Adams Bbs I play are quite distinctive. We could easily play this game with modern horns.

Oh, absolutely. Even the valve "feel" is quite different. I can tell Bach valves from Schilke valves any day. Same with Getzen. Some of the best valves I ever tried were from CarolBrass...and my Selmer Radial has an amazing feel to its valves. Trumpets from various manufacturers still have peculiar qualities that leads to customer loyalty. I wonder if Kanstul struggled because they tried to be more like other manufacturers than to create their own identity.

Kujo20

@Niner said in Easy Quiz:

@flugelgirl Great. I'd like to see some examples of clear producer distinctiveness.

I think there are a handful of distinctive parts/horns out there that quickly identify the maker.

-BAC’s leadpipe receiver and their main tuning slide “loop” brace.

-Taylor bells and leadpipes

-Basically any small part on a Harrelson (I’ll single out both his bracing and finger rings)

-Schilke’s trim kit parts

That’s just a few off the top of my head.