Posts made by ca

When I was trying flugels some years ago, I liked the Yamaha 631G over the newer lighter Yamahas after trying them all. The Adams Sonic was a little further down my list, but was not bad when I got to try it. A bit depends on the flugel sound you are after. I was lucky enough to land a Taylor Standard Flugelhorn and it gives me the sound I am after. The Yamaha 631 and the Adams Sonic are brighter. If that is the sound you are after either will be a good fit. If you are after something mellower, you might looks elsewhere.

@ssmith1226 Very cool sign. I have seen her website before. I love the concept of the shop. I am sure it is pricey, but only expensive and very nice horns are there. It is a curated shop. She has taken the time to make everything beautiful and elegant. Kudos to her for that. How about the 3% discount if you fly in to try horns!? Not the place to look for bargain basement stuff, but it would be fun to visit and meet her and check out the horns.

Almost the reverse of parody. Interesting concept.

I have a 6335S that I use as my backup/outdoor horn. It is a solid horn. You can get one well under $1K. A lot depends on the characteristics you are looking for. Mine, with a PVA and metal valve guides makes it open enough that I am happy with it as a backup horn and as my horn for playing outdoors or when I want projection different from my Schilke X3L, which is my main horn. I have heard of pros using in in everything from classical to musicals to lead.