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dr_trumpet
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Registered: March 2005
Posts: 7
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Review Date: 3/18/2005
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $2,800.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Great sound, very well in tune, nice change from piccolo on similar repertoire
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Cons:
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Took a while to find the appropriate mouthpiece for the horn
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The G1L-4 is a great trumpet for high playing. With the larger bell, the horn has a different characteristic tone that is closer to that of the Eb trumpet than that of the piccolo trumpet. We recently did Vivaldi's Concerto in C for two trumpets, and this horn worked superbly for this work. It also is super on the Bach Cantata 51. I have also played a number of masterwork for baroque trumpet that are in the key of C major, and work well on this instrument, including works by Albinoni, Bach, and others. If you play a lot of piccolo trumpet/soprano literature, the slightly larger tone and big sound of this horn can be a bit overwhelming in a small chamber setting. But, if you are with a larger orchestra in a full oratorio setting, this horn can project over the top well. With the larger bell, it also works amazingly well on the Ravel Piano Concerto in G.
I can't see a need to justify the F bell and slides for this horn, nor do I see enough of the Hummel in E to buy the E bell. But, in G, this horn is a valuable addition to the arsenal, and makes for a useful trumpet in many different settings.
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Unregistered
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Review Date: 4/18/2006
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $2,600.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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fit and finish, valves, great intonation and tone
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Cons:
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need to make a case for this horn
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I use my G1L-4 as my main piccolo. I had Schilke make me a # 8 picc. bell ( very same style as on the P5-4 ). Playing a 5th down from the written Concert C parts puts the Horn in an exceptional and well suited range, much better, I feel, than the A picc's. If you play with the Organ or Chamber Choir or even a small Barq. Orchestra, then, this little horn is MORE than you need.
In other words, once you play on this G then I will bet you will never want ( need ) to go back to your Bb/A picc ever again with the exception of the Bach Brand'g selections....The #8 bell ( piccolo style ) is the only extra bell you need outside of the supplied Factory Bell. Many players use the Factory bell to play the C parts down a fifth which I find ,makes the horn slot better for me in every aspect. (case ) try using the Yamaha Custom Eb spr. Cornet Deluxe case...it is very nice and this horn, with the #8 bell will fit very nicely.
You can also place the horn inside a Yamaha Double Trp. case with a felt-type wedge to take up the extra space. I put my D/Eb horn right beside my G1L-4 and it works very well. I find that the horn plays the best with this set-up: (piccolo bell ) Use a Bach Adapter and use a Cornet style 7E or 7D mp with it. or...try the Custom Yamaha GP mp in their 7D size 14A4a. These 2 style of mp's are by far the most used and succesful sounding mp's for this horn that I have come across. Every use brings many positive and supportive results and comments from all that here it.....it "IS" a true American Piccolo-sounding horn ( with the #8 bell ).
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