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Re: Oldest instrument you've played on?

Author: BandEE
Date: 2013-11-15 16:00

The oldest instrument I have performed with publicly is a turn of the 20th century Couesnon Eb. It also holds the distinction of playing the highest note I have ever hit in a concert, an altissimo F#. It has its issues, but with the right mouthpiece intonation is surprisingly good (thank you Walter Grabner). This horn is unusually sensitive to mouthpieces, even compared to other Ebs. With the wrong one, intonation is beyond bad, although it plays easily and otherwise sounds good.

For community band it is better than the other 3 eefers I have owned, all of which were much younger. That said, it isn’t up to professional standards.

My regular Bb and A are Leblanc Symphonie 3s that are not quite as old as me, but I also have a set of low pitch Kohlerts from the 1920’s that are surprisingly good players.

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