[Trombone-l] Bass Trumpets

[Gabriel Langfur]

I have played bass trumpet myself very little, but I've heard a good friend play-test lots of them.
Mt. Vernon/New York Bachs are often great, newer ones probably OK.
The ones by Josef Lidl are surprisingly good for the money. I borrowed a 3-piston valve Bb to play Rite of Spring a few years ago and had an easy time. It was a little stuffy (to be fair, I was playing a mouthpiece that was probably too big), but the pitch was very good and the response was even enough for me to play comfortably. My friend has a couple of the rotary Eb's, and they are also pretty good. 
I love the sound Michael Mulcahy gets on the Crystal Records excerpts CD, with I think a Mirafone 4-valve C and a very small mouthpiece. 
I think the Meinl-Weston 4-rotary comes in C convertible to Bb, and I hear it's a good horn, probably worth checking out.
That's all I know...
Gabe


----- Original Message ----
From: ALEX ILES <alexiles at earthlink.net>
To: Trombone-L Trombone <trombone-l at samford.edu>
Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2008 6:06:22 PM
Subject: [Trombone-l] Bass Trumpets

I am in the market for a bass trumpet and I am taking an informal  
survey.

What brands do you all prefer?

Rotary vs. piston?

C vs. Bb?

On or off-list responses are welcome...

Thanks,

Alex Iles 
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