Hello -
Is the JP 374 and the Sterling Virtuoso the same instrument? I have a dealer telling me are, but I am not sure he is correct. Thanks for any guidance!!!
Hello -
Is the JP 374 and the Sterling Virtuoso the same instrument? I have a dealer telling me are, but I am not sure he is correct. Thanks for any guidance!!!
Not the same! The JP is modeled after the Sterling that's all.
Rick Floyd
Miraphone 5050 - Warburton BJ / RF mpc
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Doug Elliott - 102 rim; I-cup; I-9 shank
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Absolutely not the same. The JP374 design and manufacturing were assisted by Paul Riggett, the proprietor of Sterling Musical Instruments, but it is manufactured in China. The Sterling Virtuoso is a hand built custom instrument manufactured in Bedfordshire, UK. Trust me on this as I own a Sterling Virtuoso and have visited the shop where they are built numerous times.
Doug
Adams E3 0.60 Sterling bell - Prototype top sprung valves
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Thank you!
FYI, Baltimore Brass is becoming the distributor for Sterling in the US.
I played the JP374 at midwest, and it plays very well, particularly for the price. But, having owned a sterling, they aren’t at all the same. Similar flavor perhaps.
Dave Werden (ASCAP)
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Thank you to everyone for the responses!!!
So I found a like new (demo) Sterling Virtuoso Custom for $-,000.00 plus shipping. Thoughts? What does the Custom has that is better (or worse) than other models? Thanks!!!
Last edited by Wendy Willson; 01-04-2020 at 11:07 AM.
I believe this is the original Virtuoso concept, which is made in England by Paul and the boys. This is a top-level horn, while (whilst?) the JP models are not quite. So the horn is mostly hand-made and is similar to what Doug owns; the difference(s) would be in the "Custom" part of this horn - it could have various materials/weights of bell, for example.
Dave Werden (ASCAP)
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Thank you! What questions should I be asking about? Thanks for the assistance!