Hi everyone,
So I made a post a week or two ago:
http://www.dwerden.com/forum/showthr...BS479?p=153672
Which was just trying to gauge if anyone had opinions on the Hirsbrunner 479. Sadly, someone much closer to the store picked it up a few days ago before I had a chance to go back. The store is now selling a HBS378 from the 90s(?) with the serial number 090201. It also has a first valve slide trigger which looks it can be pushed down with the left hand when you're holding it. From what I can tell in the pictures, the silver seems to be in very good condition. It's about $1000 less than the 479, and I'm going to have a look at in a few days. I'm going to be bringing my current horn which is a slightly beat up Imperial from the 60s that I got on eBay a few years ago.
What I'd like to know is how does it stack up to the 479 / other horns? I couldn't really find many comparisons online between the Hirsbrunners. I heard that the 378 is a brighter sounding horn overall (due to the bore size?), but are there any other key differences like bell size? I just want to know if there's anything I should be aware of when I go to try it out. I'm a little scared that it won't match up to the experience I had with the 479.
Any input is really appreciated
Thanks
So I made a post a week or two ago:
http://www.dwerden.com/forum/showthr...BS479?p=153672
Which was just trying to gauge if anyone had opinions on the Hirsbrunner 479. Sadly, someone much closer to the store picked it up a few days ago before I had a chance to go back. The store is now selling a HBS378 from the 90s(?) with the serial number 090201. It also has a first valve slide trigger which looks it can be pushed down with the left hand when you're holding it. From what I can tell in the pictures, the silver seems to be in very good condition. It's about $1000 less than the 479, and I'm going to have a look at in a few days. I'm going to be bringing my current horn which is a slightly beat up Imperial from the 60s that I got on eBay a few years ago.
What I'd like to know is how does it stack up to the 479 / other horns? I couldn't really find many comparisons online between the Hirsbrunners. I heard that the 378 is a brighter sounding horn overall (due to the bore size?), but are there any other key differences like bell size? I just want to know if there's anything I should be aware of when I go to try it out. I'm a little scared that it won't match up to the experience I had with the 479.
Any input is really appreciated
Thanks
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