Author: Dee
Date: 2001-04-10 02:04
First decide if you want a student or intermediate or professional grade instrument. That decision should be made before deciding on the material although the material will then limit your choice of models.
1. Student grade horns: These are generally of plastic. Stick to the Big Four (Leblanc, Selmer, Buffet, Yamaha). Leblanc makes their Vito in a Vito VSP version that is wooden but the regular Vito is plastic as well as the student horns by the other makers. If you see a wooden beginner horn by some other company, pass. You'll generally be better off with a plastic horn by one of the main makers.
2. Intermediate horns: To the best of my knowledge, these are wooden but some may have plastic barrels and/or bells. I don't know of any plastic intermediate horns. Again stick to the Big Four.
3. Pro horns: Almost all of these are wooden. Unless you have time to do the research on specialty makers, again stick to the Big Four. Among these four, only Buffet has plastic versions, known as Greenlines, available. Many people say the Greenlines play just like their wooden counterparts so if you are concerned about cracking and climate induced effects in general, this may be something you want to look into.
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