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I feel very sorry for the person that überhaupt (to use a German word) considers buying this horn

Bruno Tilz makes a s..tload a mouthpieces, one type I know and that is the BaKo type: BaKo means Bach Kopie (copy), he makes CNC copies of Bach Mount Vernon mouthpieces.
Well, since the original Bach Mount Vernon, as well as the New York and Elkhart mouthpieces where not very consistent it's risky to just order them... You'll never know if you like them after playing them.
The build quality is very well, I ordered once a BaKo 3c and that one was way bigger than my Vincent Bach Corp. 3c, the BaKo feld more like a Vincent Bach Corp. 1 1/2c + the backbore was HUGE

After reading so many hallelujah stories about B&S trumpets I had to give that brand a try.

Mod. 3137 Challenger I: Bach 180/37 copy. A well made horn, good valves but the sound didn't even come close to my old Elkhart Bach 180/37. Sold it to a German guy

Mod. MBX. 72-ish bell, ml. bore, l leadpipe and tuning slide. Good sounding horn but to me way too heavy. I traded this one in for a Yamaha 8130 Z. The latter was way easier to play for me

Mod. eXquisite Malcolm McNab. Copy of his old m-bore Vincent Bach Stradivarius. This one I ordered from Thomann; in 2009 they where the only shop who had them in stock. Beautiful made instrument but for me so hard to play that I was glad that I could return it. The m-bore Conn 22B 'Victor' turned out to be a way better match, that one I played for years until I exchanged her for a Getzen Eterna

At least I gave it a try but I.ll have to say that to me the B&S trumpets where one big disappointment

@tmd I have such Royal Crown bag too! Inside houses a Jo-Ral straight, as well I carry a Sshhmute and a Harmon Type-B mute

I have been playing a Franz Straub for years. He builded (don't know if he is still in business) his trumpets around a Bauernfeind valve machine, as Hub Van Laar did and Miel Adams does. It was a very good instrument.
I sold the Franz Straub for a trumpet with a non 72-ish bell

Willson makes his own valves as -I think- Spiri does, both Swiss musical instrument makers

Backbore 6* bended, 7* bended, both for trumpet 30 euro each
Top 4M, 4MC, 4ESV, 5SV, 50 euro each

All parts are in good condition

Shipping is no problem

I am here too!

@Kehaulani said in Does a large bore horn take more air?:

Then, why do some players "run out of air/gas" in large-bore horns quicker than in smaller-bore horns?

Now that is a very good question! Since my Getzen 900 LB took so many less air to fire up rather than the Getzen 900 Severinsen ML I had to sell the latter, same thing for my Bach 180/43* rather then the old Bach 180/37...
Both horns ML bore but the 180/43* sucked all the air out of me

My old Conn 'Victor' 22B (M bore) had the same feel like my Bach 180/37 ML bore
The Getzen Eterna 700S ML bore feels a lot tighter than my Conn 18B Director M bore

Bore size said nothing, there are simply too many parameters in trumpets to judge them on bore size only; you'll have to try them

I like valves that never let me down. My Getzen horns never let me down but the new bought Straub with Baurnfeind and my 80's Bach did... That was The Horror

But actually, at least 60 second hand horns later, I never had valve issues with later horns like Conn 22B, Conn 22B USA, Julius Keilwerth, Selmer Radial, Selmer, Yamaha (even one with plate loss!), B&S, Antoine Courtois, Melody Maker, Martin Handmade, Jupiter, XO Brass, King, Schenkelaars, Olds, Buesscher, Holton and the ones I already forget had fine valves so what can I say?

I like the Yamaha valves and the valves of my later Bach trumpets where great as well; good compression even after 30 years of intensive use.

Since I like Getzen instruments I tend to have a favor for Getzen valves but actually I have to admit that there are many great valves out there

@Dr-GO said in More info about me:

But is he the utimate?

No, that will be the globalist Moderator

@Dr-Mark said in Does a large bore horn take more air?:

Here's a little snippet from Yamaha:
The bore of a wind instrument is the internal diameter of the tube through which the air passes when the player blows into the instrument. Since the size of the bore determines the volume of breath required, it will also affect the timbre.
In increasing size, bores are described as "medium bore," "medium-large bore," or "large bore." The smaller the bore, the less breath is required, resulting in an instrument that is easier to play and which boasts a subtle, mellow timbre. A larger bore requires more breath and produces a rich, flamboyant timbre and a higher volume.
Hope this helps
Dr.Mark

No, this does not help: Explain me the rich, flamboyant timbre and the higher volume of a Conn Connstellation.

It's a medium bore instrument...

The Connstellation and the Conn 22B 'Victor' share the bore size but have a completely other 'feel' : Bore size says nothing

Although I have a bunch of trumpets lying around here I would not call myself a collector; the reason I buy instruments is that I am after all this years still curious about how they play.
Last week a Yamaha YTR 637 appeared on the marketplace over here and since this is supposed to be a Schilke B5 clone I decided to buy it, just out of curiosity, I never played a Schilke so this was to me a great opportunity to try one (okee, not the Real Thing but still) for a nice price.
I don't think she will be a keeper, simply because of my Getzen Eterna trumpets both sound better and (to me) play easier. Nevertheless a nice experiment and a nice experience

At my place trumpets come and trumpets go, I think I already tried over 30 different horns but still my curiosity is not satisfied so who knows...

@grune said in Does a large bore horn take more air?:
haven't experimented a great deal with back bore per se, but have trialled hundreds of mouthpieces.

Time to try the Warburton system

You will be surprised!

@barliman2001 said in Courtois Balanced Model...:

no red rot

Are you sure this is a vintage Courtois

@Trumpetsplus said in Brass instruments are not pneumatic circuits:

A trumpet needs some resistance. One with zero resistance would be like that playground trick when someone leans on you but you pull away.

I mentioned that I could not play well on de Getzen 900 Severinsen; for me too few resistance instead of my Getzen 700s -a horn with a LOT of resistance- is my daily player, so yes, a trumpet needs (some) resistance. I know.
Your remark about a horn getting harder into resonance thus a FEEL of more resistance makes sense. Very interesting
After all, if you compare the bore of a mouthpiece with the inner diameter of the tubing in a trumpet, well that makes me think about why bore size of the instrument says very very little

The 1991 Getzen Eterna 900 LB that crossed my path one year ago made me sell most of my other horns...

I am very impressed by this new Adams Recording. Kudos to Miel Adams and his crew

Buy a trumpet with a yellow brass bell, gold brass bells seems to sound nicer but they lack of projection

Wherever you live, buy a second hand Getzen Capri and you will have an instrument for years if not for the rest of your life: Superb valves, sturdy construction, fat brassy sound with excellent projection

Keep on studying, progression will come over milage...

Yes I sold my Courtois Balanced L-bore to Barliman2001 simply because he was in need and I have too many great horns.
The Courtois Balanced has a HUGE bore size, like .470 but she plays like a very good Bach ML with 37 bell. The sound of the Courtois Balanced -in my hands- leanend as well to the Bach 37 sound: nice, easy to color, very good projection and diction, in other words a real martial trumpet sound
I am very happy I could help Barliman to replace his worn out Courtois Balanced