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Re: A lotta dough for a 1971 R 13?

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2017-09-06 11:09

Unless you are really hungry for a used 40 year old horn, take a peak at the Yamaha SEVR and the CSVR horns new for maybe the same price? Or close to it. They are pretty special. If you don't like them then I agree with the others, the horn is about double the cost of what it should sell for.

Get in touch with the really good repairmen in the country and tell them to keep an eye out for a clean Buffet for you. One day you will get that call. Maybe a horn that was worked on by Hans Moennig or someone of that level. Most of these older horns are worn out, but they can be saved. I can spot a Moennig horn from far away, because of studying with him and knowing what he did to horns. Then when you play one there's no question about it. The tuning and evenness of every note simply rings. Of course there are other masters. I really like Bob Scott's work in East Lansing, Michigan. The new guy in town whom I like is in NYC. Tomoji Hirakata. He is another master. Right now sitting on his work bench is Bob Marcellus's clarinets. The A clarinet was the horn in which he did the Mozart Concerto. hmmm! Bob had his horns worked on by Hans. So Tomoji is a good man to know. Small world.

The GREAT Harold Wright with the Boston Symphony changed horns within every 10 years or less. He didn't always buy new horns. He was looking for that special sound, which he was so famous for. It had to ring. It had that ping. Listen to some of his recordings and you may hear this special sound. He played on a Chedeville.

So be careful and perhaps trust some of the really good repairmen around the country. Don't buy a horn from that "Golden era," unless you have it checked out. They were like finding the perfect reed. Hardly any made the cut, unless they were repaired by someone great. Good luck.

Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces

Yamaha Artist 2015

Post Edited (2017-09-06 11:16)

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