I have big hands, and I have worked in construction since, for ever.
I find the Conn horns fit my hands just right and could never get comfortable with a Mk VI. I even don't get the complaint of the left hand pinky tables.
The Conn new wonder, Tenor and alto have got to be near perfect for my size hands and the G# is so easy and impossible to miss.
The only old horn that seems to be built for un-natural hands is my 31 Buescher Bari. The Conn side keys and palm keys are fine. The only thing I would have changed was a movable thumb hook as after time the angle digs into my thumb.
I can see why some old timers weren't that impressed with more modern pinky tables.
I find the Conn horns fit my hands just right and could never get comfortable with a Mk VI. I even don't get the complaint of the left hand pinky tables.
The Conn new wonder, Tenor and alto have got to be near perfect for my size hands and the G# is so easy and impossible to miss.
The only old horn that seems to be built for un-natural hands is my 31 Buescher Bari. The Conn side keys and palm keys are fine. The only thing I would have changed was a movable thumb hook as after time the angle digs into my thumb.
I can see why some old timers weren't that impressed with more modern pinky tables.