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ChelatedExtreme
Junior Member
Registered: February 2006
Posts: 5
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Review Date: 2/26/2006
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,250.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Good sound and slide
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Cons:
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Large slide not the most comfortable for all people
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The 40BO is a classic horn. I think I've seen more of these around than any other large bore trombone. While I liked mine, I found that my hand didn't fit the wide slide. I got used to it, and was able to use the standard grip with the index finger on the upper tube, but it always felt like a stretch. I know of a number of people who just place the index finger on the brace, which I found uncomfortable.
The 42BO does have the option now of being ordered with a narrow hand slide, which I think would make it better for a larger number of people.
Other than that, I really liked the instrument - it was sturdy, had good sound, a good slide, and (at the time, a good price). The case was also good. Definitely recommended.
I sold it and switched to an Edwards, but that's another review.
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Unregistered
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Review Date: 7/8/2007
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,200.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Excellent Slide, big sound, comfortable hand brace
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Cons:
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Loud rotor, response could be better
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Great horn, but over time I have come across better. This was my first professional model horn and is a serious step up for most. The newer valves bach produces are much quiter, but responsiveness, especially in the upper range needs to be improved.
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Unregistered
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Review Date: 5/21/2008
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,000.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Big sound, good low & middle register
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Cons:
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Stuffy F side, not-so-good upper register
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If it weren't for the
dead upper register and the stuffy
F-side,
this horn would be up there with those custom makers. Just 2% missing
from being
a perfect horn 
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Unregistered
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Review Date: 6/19/2008
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,000.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Warm sound, really rich in the middle tone
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Cons:
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Rotor's hard on the air, sound in the upper register
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Very good horn, I'm actually studying in music and I think it's a classic .Perharps one of the more popular horn in the last years
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