A short update on my experiences:
- The valves are a lot better by now, I oil them once a week and they remain fast. I am still thinking about getting heavier springs, there is no real need for...
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A short update on my experiences:
- The valves are a lot better by now, I oil them once a week and they remain fast. I am still thinking about getting heavier springs, there is no real need for...
This really is a golden tip! This will save me minutes everytime I oil my valves.
Thanks!
Exactly the same for me
Nice to hear. Please let us know here how it works for you after some more playing time.
Not yet, but I will try this. Thanks for the tip.
Rim size is comparabe, but the SM6 is a lot deeper with a bigger backbore.
Yes, screwing the valves back in place is annoying, I do not worry too much as I trust that the cleaning and re-oiling will not be a daily necessity after a while.
How long do you have your horn...
It still has a fixed place in British style brassbands. But I believe there are hardly any of those in Italy.
I considered that, but I wasn't sure it would fix the issue. If not, it would have drastically decreased the value of the instrument. So, I tried selling it. Which went fast.
Maybe the Besson and...
I made the decision based on specifications as I could not play test the instruments.
I use the baritone in a champions section brassband (Altena Brass) where I play 2nd baritone. The 2nd baritone...
My switch to Baritone was not completely voluntary. Scar tissue in my lip mad playing cornet impossible, so had to move to something bigger (should have made the switch much sooner, I love the...
If you search online for Denis Wick mouthpiece chart, you will find a PDF with all specs.
The 4bs officially is a trombone mouthpiece, but it will work fine on a small shank baritone or euphonium...
I would not use adapters. Wick also had small shank mouthpieces such as a 4bs or a SM4b. The latter really is like a big Euphonium mouthpiece, with a deep cup and very large backbore.
I have one...
After almost two years, I got fed up with the quirks of a fourty years old B&H round stamp baritone. So, I sold it and decided to buy a four valve compensated Wessex baritone (BR144). The decision...
I am using a Stork T1, which I absolutely love. Deep enough for a round sound, shallow enough to prevent intonation issues in the high register, a backbore that you can 'lean into', comfortable rim,...
Somehow it is cool playing an old instrument. I cannot convince myself to trade in my 40-yo B&H Sovereign Baritone despite its intonation quirks
I would try a Stork T1, I like it a lot. Just posted this in another thread this morning:
I tried several mouthpieces:
- Wick SM4: Too deep, especially for high register playing, it makes tuning...
I recently purchased a Ritter gigbag for my british baritone. Very nice bag, at a good price (purchased through Thomann). It is very lightweight, the protection is quite thin, so I would not...
I do not have experience with shipping to the US, but I buy pretty much all my gear from them and have it shipped to The Netherlands. Good prices, great service, fast shipping. One time a box was...
Hi, this is my first post at this forum. I hope that my contribution is useful for you.
I have switched from cornet to baritone one year ago, because of lip issues. Fortunately the switch went...