Chicago Jazz

[StvZ]

Has anyone ever played on or own one of these horns? I've read that they're made by B&S which make the Medusa and the old Guardalas so I'm interested in the CJ's considering the praise B&S gets for its other models. Plus WWBW has them on closeout for $1229(I think it's a good deal:?) for an alto which is what I'm looking for. Any info would be a great deal of help :).

[Morry]

They are made by B&S (or were), and are excellent horns.

[Jerry K.]

If you do a search by Allora, B&S or Chicago Jazz you'll find lots of posts and opinions regarding these horns. All of these brands are made by B&S.

[StvZ]

Thanks, I've picked up a lot useful info from the searching :). I guess I'll try for the CJ if all I've heard about it is true, especially at $1229 which seems like a steal.

[fballatore]

I saw Spyro Gyra on Saturday night, and Jay Beckenstein was playing a Chicago alto.

Frank

[StvZ]

Well, I've ordered the CJ gold laquer alto. I'll post something once I get it :).

EDIT: :/ they sold out of the gold laquer before I could get to it so looks like I'm gonna get the Earthtone finish(hopefully they still have some in stock).

[jazzmadness]

I ordered the last gold laq tenor from wwbw. Though it needs some minor work, it's great playing horn with fantastic price. They only have altos now.

[StvZ]

Haha that's quite funny, only 2 days after my order goes through, WWBW magically has the laquer, earthtone, and black altos all in stock at closeout.

[hornimus]

If the closeout price is lower than your deal, you can call them and insist on the lower price (within a reasonable period of time). At least that's the guarantee they offered before .... I forget the timeline.

[StvZ]

It's not the price, I just find it's funny since they told me they were going to be out of stock soon, but they just added more.