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Nice, different brass work, loved the movie (for people in Europe, it's available on Mubi)

@Trumpetsplus : They have been on my Shew ever since I received them (txs Ivan for sending them to this side of the Atlantic with a very friendly postage fee). I fiddled a bit with the positioning, they now rest higher between the valves most of the time (= tighter fit). Sloting improved a lot, it's easier to lock the right notes in place.
They simply work. For me. Meaning = nothing wrong with the trumpet, it's me who needs the extra help, most probably going against the more loose/lighter characteristics of the Shew, that are there by design.

@PortugaHorns: Just let me know if you get to commercializing them, I'm always looking to test new stuff, especially mouthpieces

@PortugaHorns : Now I see it - and yes, Harrelson's 5MM makes more sense!

Btw, Jason Harrelson seems to have different measures standards:

@PortugaHorns said in Drill measures:

Drill number are sequential but Drill measures not.

I think drill measures (gauge) are sequential, but I'm not sure they are universal (trumpetplus should know at least for differences between Europe and US, he has been making trumpets and mouthpieces on both sides of the Atlantic). The 17 on the B2S3 seems to be the (quite large) standard on that model, and it should be 0.173 (= 4.394mm).

I re-read your post on Facebook about the difference between Bach and Yamaha for the same drill and I believe it's a translation or nearest-number thing, as expressed in millimeters (I think it was for 27, between 3.658 and 3.66). I didn't look on different language version Yamaha sites, but it's possible there are differences.

@PortugaHorns : Bem vindo, Nuno.

And a full concert:

https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/090953-002-A/iggy-pop-live/

@SSmith1226 Txs! My hometown! That's an artillery tower built in the beginning of the XVI century to defend the entry of the city, crossing fire with another one on the other side of the river. It used to be further away from the shore - it was built to ressemble a ship.

Pioneers defense drill, Leningrad, 1937.

Looking forward to new album

@barliman2001 : but the acquisition by the Buffet Crampon Group was in 2006, I believe at least some Gaudet trumpets are (or look) older than that. https://gaudet-france.com/a-propos/ still exists, re-launched by the Gaudet family, and they say they were Courtois' beginner brand until the 90s ("anciennement la marque étude de Antoine Courtois Paris jusque dans les années 90"). Maybe they stopped making Gaudets when they merged into the JA Musik group, 199?

Do you also have the sib extension? Any marks on the valves? (see the photos here: http://placedelours.superforum.fr/t9313-trompette-antoine-courtois-gaudet-a-amboise)

Anyhow, good news, they sell a lot cheaper than Courtois, if I come across one of those I will give it a try.
Other good news: Google as noticed/indexed us, on a search for "courtois gaudet amboise trumpet" we're on the second page.

Lisbon, Portugal - currently living in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Don't forget to tell us how it plays, barliman. I've read appreciations that go from "mid-level" to "very good". I've always considered there should be a reason for the lower cost, although the similar valves are a good sign (as long as they're not the ones that didn't pass QC...).