Activity Stream

How would you say the 2051 sounds? I have a friend who wants to upgrade to one. She’s currently on a Yamaha Neo, but hasn’t been able to test a...

Hi Guido, At this point there doesn't seem to be much info down here about the higher end Shires stuff. The dealers don't seem to know much more...

This is the 2051 that was discussed some time ago that was previously owned by Patrick Schultz. It is of British manufacture. The standard...

Hello Woltz, if your local Shires dealer had also a Q40 in stock, it might be worth while play-test that as well.... Q40 seems to be closer to the...

Received the strap, and like Rick suggested, it works well around the 3rd valve slide on my 5050 with no issues. It is extremely well made. ...

Thanks for your comment mate. I reached out to Matt and had a chat to him today. It's not practical for me to travel to Melbourne to try his Q41 as...

Hey, thanks for the tips. I might wait until I get home from G.B. and take the horn into the local shop and try those suggestions out. Except for the...

Wick 4AL is a good standard, for people coming back after a long pause I would suggest the 5AL, a little bit smaller but the roughly the same cup...

Contact Matt van Emmerick and ask him if he can help you - you might be able to attend a Victoria Brass rehearsal and play his Shires which could...

Agreed that the responses will be subjective but it still gives me a little more information to work with to inform my decision. As for the...

Thanks everyone for the comments so far. Thanks I will absolutely keep that in mind. To be honest I've heard recordings of the 842 and...

If I lived in Australia, I probably wouldn't buy one sight unseen--the cost is too great. They're really fine euphoniums, and I've mostly played...

Thank you for the wick page. I'd found it and the description there is just "Pre-1974 B&H and Willson." If it had said something like "medium shank"...

Here’s a link to a comparison chart on the Denis Wick web site. ...

Thx to everyone and John who i recently met

Thanks, just received mine. We'll see how it goes.

Maybe try a Wick 4AL.

If his budget is 1-2K, I would simply purchase a Wessex or Austin Doubler and end up getting a new, 4-valve, compensating euphonium.

I bought my Adams E3 (Sterling Silver bell, 0.6 gauge, trigger which wasn't really necessary, brushed brass, fully engraved bell) without ever seeing...

Sadly Maggie Peterson (or Mancuso) just passed away this week at age 81. Just saw this on this morning’s Today Show.

Hmm, I find it slightly amusing to see this post pop up along with four answers within an hour of posting. This is a euph-oriented forum with a very...

All Adams hooters are brilliant. The E3 wasn’t for me but I can see why they’d appeal - more so than the E1. Build quality is superb so I’d...

And apologies to the OP that I totally missed the request for info on used instruments. In that price range, my sense is that a new Chinese-made horn...

I agree the sterling silver bell may not be for everyone, although it can be wonderful when used to its best advantage. An interesting alternative I...