[Trombone-l] Equipment Question and Euphonium

[Graham Middleton]

About a year ago when I was looking for a euphonium on a budget I looked at
two horn, the Yamaha YEP-321 and a mid 70's Besson compensating 3 valve.

I liked the all around playability of the Yamaha, but when it came to sound
and intonation I felt like the Besson was far superior.

When push comes to shove as a doubler, I want the equipment that gives me
the most authentic sound with the least amount of change.  In my opinion the
Yamaha is too easy to play and sound like a trombone player trying to play
the euphonium; too cylindrical.

Also I feel that the 4th valve on  a non compensating system serves little
purpose, other than to offer an in tune 1+3 and 1+2+3 combination, but even
then on the YEP-321 the 4th valve C and F are much brighter than the
chromatically neighboring notes.

Unfortunately there aren't any on eBay right now, but usually the Besson's
go for between $200 and $600 depending on condition, where as YEP-321 go for
between $500-$1000.

Just my 2 cents.


Graham

On 6/7/07, Walter Barrett <walttrombone at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> The 321 is a 4 valve horn, no reason to fake those notes, except for
> maybe lip practice, and as a curiosity. They don't come out so well
> on the 201 (3 valve version of the 321). The 321 was based on the
> basic proportions of the older Bessons, do the false tones work on
> those horns, or do they work better on American style "baritones?"
>
> They don't come out on my 641, for what that's worth...
>
>
> On Jun 7, 2007, at 2:48 AM, Richardson, Timothy A Mr CIV USA/IMCOM-
> Europe wrote:
>
> > Does anybody know if the 321 comes with the Eb false tone series built
> > in?
> >
> > Some euphs have it, especially older noncompensating ones, and some
> > don't, for reasons I don't understand.  My old Martin plays them well,
> > they center about as well as trigger notes would, but many of the
> > modern
> > horns I try won't play them at all.
>
>
> Walter Barrett
>
> "What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we
> know for sure that just ain't so."
>         -Mark Twain
>
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