Howdy to everyone. I just bid on and won a Conn 151 with an 11 inch bell facing up, with 3 frontal facing valves. I know it is not a pro mod but I figured it surely had to be better than the chineese mods on ebay. I did want to save up and get a 4 valver noncompensating jupiter or yamaha, but I just didn't see that happening anytime soon and this thing looked brand new, and the seller claims it had only been used a time or two over the years. From the way it looked, I think I have to beleive him, but who really knows. I understand is likely to be classified as a baritone and not a euph, though with the bell size I'm thinking it should have a nice dark sound to it and not the brighter crisper tromboney sound.
Does any one happen to know the bore size on that model Conn?
I have finally gotten a descent handle on the treble clef Concert transposing for the horn and am so tired of this indian made thing I bought years ago. It actually plays beautifully, and even in tune with my chromatic tuner except for the very low register, but the action of the valves is atrotious, and it is a very hard horn to play. Figure I ought to have lungs like a horse after blowing in that thing for so long now, lol.
thanks for any input.
neal