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Okay everybody I am back with some results.
It has been awhile with UPS issues and getting the horn repaired. My wife also gave birth to our second son last week, and I gave birth to a kidney stone that same night. Fun? You bet!
First things first. Ken Beason did an amazing job! The response is better throughout the full range of the horn. Altissimo is a breeze, it is so stable and clean. I can also split tone alt A's and Bb's with ease. The low end sounds fuller and bigger. All and all the horn has more character and resonance.
The horn is now giving my VI a good run for it's money. I put the VI away for awhile and I will be spending alot of time on it. Pound for pound this horn has the best of both worlds between the two horns. With the Guardala on, it rips. Classically the horn plays amazing with my C*. I noticed a huge difference classically. The sound is so full and the response is obscene throughout the dynamic range.
Some changes had to be made to the spot where the key was. When the horn was put back on the mandrel, the solder seam started to split a little where the key was. Ken made a patch for it and it looks really good. The damage that was done to the bell was not cosmetically pretty. Ken just bought a sand blaster, and after bending the bell back he shot a fine glass spray over the bell that gave it a great matte look. I had him also do it to the upper portion of the body tube where the key was removed. It balanced off the look of the horn.
I will be posting pictures soon so stay tuned.
Anthony
It has been awhile with UPS issues and getting the horn repaired. My wife also gave birth to our second son last week, and I gave birth to a kidney stone that same night. Fun? You bet!
First things first. Ken Beason did an amazing job! The response is better throughout the full range of the horn. Altissimo is a breeze, it is so stable and clean. I can also split tone alt A's and Bb's with ease. The low end sounds fuller and bigger. All and all the horn has more character and resonance.
The horn is now giving my VI a good run for it's money. I put the VI away for awhile and I will be spending alot of time on it. Pound for pound this horn has the best of both worlds between the two horns. With the Guardala on, it rips. Classically the horn plays amazing with my C*. I noticed a huge difference classically. The sound is so full and the response is obscene throughout the dynamic range.
Some changes had to be made to the spot where the key was. When the horn was put back on the mandrel, the solder seam started to split a little where the key was. Ken made a patch for it and it looks really good. The damage that was done to the bell was not cosmetically pretty. Ken just bought a sand blaster, and after bending the bell back he shot a fine glass spray over the bell that gave it a great matte look. I had him also do it to the upper portion of the body tube where the key was removed. It balanced off the look of the horn.
I will be posting pictures soon so stay tuned.
Anthony