That's a Tough Call. . .
Interesting. That's a tough call. I had a Martin bari that I bought and had overhauled. It was a great sounding horn. Big sound and great tone.
But I now play Keilwerth baris now (a Couf Low A and an SX-90 low Bb).
I loved the sound of the Martin. The drawbacks were: It seemed kind of mouthpiece picky. Mine didn't like baffled pieces, that's for sure. The ergonomics were fine except for one thing -- the left hand pinky table. It was just in a strange place for me. I could not get used to it. Kept missing the table entirely.
I have tried a bunch of different baris, including a Yamaha 62 and a Mark VI low Bb. To me the Keilwerths are top of the class. They have a depth of tone and a low end that is pretty hard to beat.
Until a few months ago I was happily playing a VI low Bb bari. One day I made the mistake of walking into a music store that had a brand new Low Bb Keilwerth SX-90. It had sort of gotten lost in there stock room. Long story short, I would up leaving the VI and walking out with the Keilwerth. I have not regretted it.
I don't really need a low A for the stuff I play. The Keilwerth Low Bb baris are smoking horns in my opinion. Some people don't like the keywork on the Keilwerth baris, but it's just right for my mitts.
Nice problem to have I guess, deciding between two fine baris.
For me its Selmer tenors, but I prefer Keilwerth baris. I don't like the left hand position of the SX-90 tenors and altos. But for some reason it does not bother me on the baris.
Good luck!
Scott
Interesting. That's a tough call. I had a Martin bari that I bought and had overhauled. It was a great sounding horn. Big sound and great tone.
But I now play Keilwerth baris now (a Couf Low A and an SX-90 low Bb).
I loved the sound of the Martin. The drawbacks were: It seemed kind of mouthpiece picky. Mine didn't like baffled pieces, that's for sure. The ergonomics were fine except for one thing -- the left hand pinky table. It was just in a strange place for me. I could not get used to it. Kept missing the table entirely.
I have tried a bunch of different baris, including a Yamaha 62 and a Mark VI low Bb. To me the Keilwerths are top of the class. They have a depth of tone and a low end that is pretty hard to beat.
Until a few months ago I was happily playing a VI low Bb bari. One day I made the mistake of walking into a music store that had a brand new Low Bb Keilwerth SX-90. It had sort of gotten lost in there stock room. Long story short, I would up leaving the VI and walking out with the Keilwerth. I have not regretted it.
I don't really need a low A for the stuff I play. The Keilwerth Low Bb baris are smoking horns in my opinion. Some people don't like the keywork on the Keilwerth baris, but it's just right for my mitts.
Nice problem to have I guess, deciding between two fine baris.
For me its Selmer tenors, but I prefer Keilwerth baris. I don't like the left hand position of the SX-90 tenors and altos. But for some reason it does not bother me on the baris.
Good luck!
Scott
