Author: cjwright
Date: 2010-11-12 23:11
Try Nora Post
I sure hope you try one for an extended period of time with another quality instrument next to it.
The Fossati's I've played for extended periods of time have had interesting bores, but European tuning, and needed a LOT of personal tuning.
The bell bore is very stuffy, and I needed a lot of reaming.
The rhodium plating would be a good idea, if 1. It wasn't so darn expensive, and 2. If it was thicker. As it is, the plating is super thin. A well-known dealer/repair person who was very familiar with these instruments who was fixing up some things on the instrument accidentally scratched the back of a key and the entire plating quickly scratched off, leaving an ugly revealed spot. She ended up putting bumper cork to conceal the scratch.
There are many brands which do double tenon rings (howarth, Loree Royal, etc.), and I think you would find yourself doing much better with another brand until Fossati makes some major changes.
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