Originally Posted by
davewerden
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John's advice is good. One other factor is whether you will always have a microphone. If not, the King might be better because it is available with a forward-firing bell as the model 2266. That would be an advantage when you rely solely on acoustics.
This is excellent advice. I previously played french horn. When I was playing in my jazz band, I used a marching french horn to get better projection. That setup never failed to get lots of audience interest and everybody loved the sound.
Richard
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