[Trombone-l] Ashley Alexander (now TR-181 gone)

[Simon Bailey]

On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 10:29:10AM -0400, Scott Garlock wrote:
> The Jupiter 740 bass bone isn't a copy of something--it does feature  
> attributes from several models. the horns, which certainly had some  
> issues in the beginning,  have improved greatly since their  
> introduction both in durability and in design features. While they  
> don't yet claim to be creating professional grade instruments, this  
> horn plays quite well and is certainly a few K cheaper than some  
> other options. It is quite suitable for most all situations--it  
> doesn't play like an Edwards, but it's certainly loads cheaper.

i play one of these -- it's a great horn. it sounds great, the slide is really
good (nickel-silver, slightly scratchy to begin with, but loads faster than the
slide on the new yamaha 682 i played for a while). i play mostly symphonic wind
and big-band with it, and haven't stuck out like a sore thumb yet. :) it also
works well in quartets. i haven't played it in orchestra properly yet, but my
teacher thinks it should fit well too. we'll see.

regards,
sb
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