Hello all,
I'm new to this forum as of tonight. I am an amateur musician that has played trumpet my entire life except for the past year in which I switched to baritone. I play in a small church ensemble and a community band. I have been playing a 3v King Cleveland baritone, vintage 1960s, and am looking for an intermediate-quality horn with increased range in the lower register as well as better intonation (a few notes are quite a bit out of pitch).
I've recently been testing a new Bach B1110S. It has several features that I like - 3 water valves, 3rd valve trigger, good intonation, nice sound, solid construction, and sharp looks. However, I'm not crazy about the valves. They are scratchy/clunky and I don't know if it will disappear as the horn gets broken in. There is also quite a bit of clearance between the valve stems and the valve caps, and I can see that some of the stems are not centered in the cap opening.
Questions:
Does anyone have any experience/feedback with either the Bach B1110 or the King Legend 2280 (I'm told they're identical horns). I can't find hardly anything written about them in these forums.
Is my concern over the valves unwarranted?
How do these horns compare with the Weril H980?
Thanks much.