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Review Date: 3/1/2004
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Excellent bigband and jazz trumpet
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too cutting for classical use
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Excellent trumpet, amazing intonation from step bore design. Tight valves. Goes way up over top C - takes a lot of air to fill.
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Tootsall
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Registered: May 2004
Posts: 2
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Review Date: 5/14/2004
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Extremely high quality of manufacture, valves & tuning
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Cons:
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Valve felts
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A wonderful horn; very well balanced and although it feels "lightweight", it also feels "solidly built" (probably the result of a good valve block). Great tuning on these horns; not difficult to play at all (compared with an X3 for example). The larger bell doesn't seem to be all that hard to fill or make project.
Mutes will need to be corked for the larger bell throat however. I wish that Schilke would do away with the top felts and use hard material for top valve caps: I find that reliance on felt (which can be quite variable in "density" or packing) to be a bit of a throwback as compared with Bauerfine or Kanstul valves. A horn of this quality should not have to rely on the felts "packing in" to playing condition.
Supremely high quality assembly, fit and finish... really exceptional. Great tuning. The B1 fits into sections of mixed horns very well but like previous reviewer I'm not sure that they'd work all that well in a "legit" situation; perhaps in light chamber work.
If you ever get a chance you owe it to yourself to at least give one of these a try.
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Review Date: 7/12/2004
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,749.00
| Rating: 10
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Brilliant rich sound
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I tried several Bachs and Yamahas, along with other Schilke models and bought the B1 because of it's rich sound and broad projection. I couldn't find another trumpet that matched the B1's rich sound. And with a change of mouthpieces, it fits into any genre of music. I use it for big band jazz and in concert band.
It's a very open horn with little resistance, so you can control the amount of resistance that you want based on the mouthpiece you use. I like to use a smaller mpc, but I can move to a larger mpc if I want a fuller, more open tone. It depends what I want. The B1 gives you the flexibility to make those changes. It's very well constructed and has great factory support from Schilke if you have any questions or concerns about the horn.
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Review Date: 8/7/2006
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Quality of manufacture, easy playing
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Valve felts
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It has a bright, clear sound that works with shallow and also deep mouthpieces.
Easy to play. The valves are way out of alignment because of the thick felts.
Overall quality of manufacture is excellent and constant.
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Review Date: 9/19/2006
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,760.00
| Rating: 10
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The StepBore Blow is wonderful.
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Cons:
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The felts on the valves
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I have tried many professional trumpets. The B1 is the best overall horn I have ever used.
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Review Date: 9/29/2006
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,200.00
| Rating: 10
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THE FIT AND FINISH ARE SECOND TO NONE
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NONE
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I GREW UP PLAYING BACH STRAD 37'S - FOR 33 YEARS - I HAVE A GOLD PLATED 37 FROM YEAR 94 AND A SILVER 37 FROM 77 - THIS IS MY FIRST SCHILKE -I PICKED THE B1 BECAUSE OF IT POPULARITY AND ARTURO PLAYED ONE EARLY ON - THE FIT AND FINISH IS SUPERB - THE FEEL IS UNIQUE - ITS SIMPLE DESIGN AND STYLING MAKES YOU PROUD AND WANTING TO SHOW THIS HORN OFF - THE STEP BORE IS DIFFERENT IN THAT IT FEELS TIGHT AROUND THE MIDDLE OF STAFF AND BELOW - GOOD FOR SOFT PASSAGES WHEN YOU NEED THE LOW NOTES TO SPEAK BUT THE HORN WILL OPEN UP ON THE TOP END IF YOU PUT MORE AIR - ON "A" ABOVE THE STAFF YOU WILL NOT HEAR THE PROMINENT RING FROM A STRAD SO I DO MISS THAT BUT YOU ARE REWARDED WITH A CORE SOUND THAT IS FRENCH SWEET ALA EARLY BESSON /LEBLANC SOUNDING - THE BACHS HAVE A DIFFERENT MORE SYMPHONIC SOUND TO THEIR OVERALL CORE - THEY SOUND PURER AND CHARLIER STUDIES WILL LEAVE YOU SCRATCHING YOUR HEAD AS TO WHICH ONE SOUNDS BETTER -THE SWEET SOUND OF THE SCHILKE OR THE OPEN PURE SYPHONIC SOUND OF THE BACH - ITS A MATTER OF TASTE - I LIKE BOTH - IN STRAIGHT AHEAD LEAD WORK MY BACH HAS A RL 25 PIPE AND OPENS UP IN THE UPPER RANGE BUT IM AM WORKING HARD - THE SCHILKE SEEMS TO REALLY COME INTO ITS OWN ABOVE HIGH "C" INTO THE DOUBLE "C" RANGE WITH A BRIGHT PURE SOUND THAT IS REALLY COOL AND NOT AS MUCH EFFORT AS THE BACH- RENOLD SCHILKE GOT IT RIGHT WITH THIS HORN AND ITS REALLY A GREAT OVERALL HORN FOR ANY TYPE OF SITUATION - I USE A BACK 1 1/2 C AS I DO NOT LIKE SCHLIKE MOUTHPIECES -I NEED THE BITE OF THE BACH RIM - IF I DO SOLO WORK I WOULD PROBABLY PULL THE BACH OUT FOR CLASSICAL - EVERYTHING ELSE ID PULL OUT THE B1 - ITS THAT VERSATILE - YOU CANNOT GO WRONG WHEN THEY AVERAGE 8 -10 HOURS IN MFG FOR A BACH AND 80 HOURS FOR THE SCHILKE - ITS REALLY OBVIOUS WHERE YOUR EXTRA MONEY WENT WHEN YOU COMPARE BOTH - OVERALL I STILL LOVE THE BACHS AND THE SCHILKE IS A WELCOME ADDITION THAT YOU CAN PLAY ANYWHERE -
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Review Date: 11/22/2006
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Ease of play and beautiful bright sound.
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Cons:
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The valve felts
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After playing Bach Strads for 35 years and going on a horn saffari to find a better pro horn, the B1 is the finest horn I have ever played. The step bore is something you have to feel to appreciate. The horn really responds to you. You can shake notes and bend them off easily. Dinamics are a breaze. It plays easily above high C. Many make the comment that the Bach sounds are more orchestral. Compared to what. Who made that determination. The only answer I can come up with is that the Chicago Symphony for so many years used Bach C trumpets as a section. Otherwise I am uncertain as to what Beethoven sound we are talking about. The Schilke horns, the B1 in particular, can fit in anywhere and are a dream to play.
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Review Date: 12/22/2006
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Intonation, Response, Flexibility
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I'd previously played a Bach 180S37 and a Bach LR180S72. This Schilke has better sound, feel and response than either of those. Also, the quality of manufacture is evidently higher (so it the price though, but worth it!). The horn is the best trumpet I've ever played. Try one, you won't be disappointed.
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Review Date: 4/19/2007
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Responsive - in handling and in dynamics
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Cons:
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Slightly tightens above stave
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This is a great horn for sure. Don't play it back to back with a Bach 37 as it'll do your head in! The Bach is a much fuller, more open sound - so for many this will be more appealing. The Schilke however, whilst having amazing projection and direction, has a less full sound with a bit more resistance. It plays very well on a microphone. It also responds to YOU, it can be darker as well as having a sweetness, and comes to life with brightness when you zing the air through it. I tried a reso-tempered Benge recently and that was a lot more open above top C than my Schilke. But hey, one mans paradise is another mans poison. Some people must hate the B1 I'm sure. Its intonation is great and the notes have a good centre. I just wish it was a bit fuller sounding...
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a2jazz
Junior Member
Registered: April 2007
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Posts: 2
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Review Date: 6/2/2007
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $2,795.00
| Rating: 10
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Excellent craftmanship, even response
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I have wanted a Schilke for many years and after playing Bachs for most of my career and a Callet Jazz for the past dozen years, I purchased a gold-plated B1 two months ago from Pro Winds. While trying out several different Schilke models, I was impressed by how consistent each of the models were. Pro Winds had a good selection of about six different models. The B1 had just the right amount of resistance for me. Although I was able to decide on the B1 while at the store, I couldn't decide between two B1s, one was gold plated, the other silver. I purchased both knowing that one would be returned in a week. I spent hours comparing the two and because the gold horn had a slightly darker sound, I returned the silver. This horn looks beautiful and it plays the same way. The response and the timbre are even throughout my entire range. The valves and the slides are perfect. Trying and buying from Pro Winds was a pleasant experience. There was no limit to the number of horns I could have in the demo room.
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Review Date: 6/26/2007
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $3,600.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Great resonance and projection
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Cons:
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the valve felts
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It is great in the big band with lots of zing in the upper register and ovef high C is effortless. However in classical playing it is just as good. I play a schilke 20 mouthpiece for classical and it fits in fine to calssical playing be it in a orchestra or as a soloist. Have played on a back 37 for 10 years and this is a much more superior instrument.
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Review Date: 7/18/2007
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,974.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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effortless, gorgeous tone
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valve felts, 3rd slide stopper
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I've used a Schilke 19 mouthpiece and a Monette 1 1C. Yes, even with a C mouth piece this trumpet comes alive.
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Review Date: 7/29/2007
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $3,900.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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high register with ease 6a4a mouthpiece a match for lead playing
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Fantastic horn for lead charts matched with a 6a4a mouthpiece
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Review Date: 2/20/2008
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $2,000.00
| Rating: 10
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Beautiful sound; superb craftsmanship
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What a lovely horn! As has been suggested, the workmanship is first-rate; the intonation excellent; the responsiveness exceptional. I have found this a very easy horn to play, particularly in the upper register. Despite its solid craftsmanship, it feels very light in the hand and its clean lines make it appear smaller than it is. It's also a very comportable trumpet to hold and play. I've not had the problem with the valve felts that others have noted, but I can see how that might could change as the pads become compressed. The valves themselves are very smooth, perhaps even "buttery." I love this horn!
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Review Date: 3/24/2008
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $2,980.00
| Rating: 10
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Great for range and power! The beast on the market
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