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Hi everybody,
I picked up this little curved soprano last year. I had it overhauled and after picking up a tiny Conn Eagle mouthpiece for it I cannot leave it alone, I adore this thing. Now, it's a Harwood Professional with some very unique features that have me a little stumped.
As you'll see in the pictures it has the Buescher "rooster" comb on the bow and the low C# is on the right side ala Buescher. It has soldered toneholes and the serial number is arched and "LOW PITCH" is directly below it.
Now the keywork is what sets this horn apart. It has a G# trill key that sits directly where most Bueschers have the "spoon type" alternate F#. In place of the standard alt. F# there is a Conn style key that wraps around the back of the horn to the tonehole above the thumb rest (Have a look at the pics, it'll make more sense). Also notice the key posts are pawn shaped, not a straight taper like most of the major brands.
So what do I have? A Buescher with modified keywork and a relocated tonehole? Were stencil modifications like this common? Did Harwood special order this custom setup? What is going on??? Could it be a King, Martin, or some other horn?
Anyway, here at the pics at shutterfly. Just click on them to view as a slideshow.
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=1EbMXLNqxYsIm
Thanks for the help!
I picked up this little curved soprano last year. I had it overhauled and after picking up a tiny Conn Eagle mouthpiece for it I cannot leave it alone, I adore this thing. Now, it's a Harwood Professional with some very unique features that have me a little stumped.
As you'll see in the pictures it has the Buescher "rooster" comb on the bow and the low C# is on the right side ala Buescher. It has soldered toneholes and the serial number is arched and "LOW PITCH" is directly below it.
Now the keywork is what sets this horn apart. It has a G# trill key that sits directly where most Bueschers have the "spoon type" alternate F#. In place of the standard alt. F# there is a Conn style key that wraps around the back of the horn to the tonehole above the thumb rest (Have a look at the pics, it'll make more sense). Also notice the key posts are pawn shaped, not a straight taper like most of the major brands.
So what do I have? A Buescher with modified keywork and a relocated tonehole? Were stencil modifications like this common? Did Harwood special order this custom setup? What is going on??? Could it be a King, Martin, or some other horn?
Anyway, here at the pics at shutterfly. Just click on them to view as a slideshow.
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=1EbMXLNqxYsIm
Thanks for the help!