Am playing an 11 inch Besson Sovereign which I like very much. Except that I am sick of not having a trigger.
Now they make one which has a trigger, but, I cannot get it delivered unless I pay up front. Buying before playing just seems weird.
So can anyone recommend a horn which plays similar to the sovereign and has a trigger? It is that witchy dark sound I like.
And before anyone says it, I purchased a trigger kit and the local brass magician, who can fix anything, refused to touch it. So no trigger kit.
Having played several other brass instruments, it occurs to me that the euphonium without a trigger is singularly crippled in comparison with everybody else. Everybody else has a mechanical way to alter the pitch while playing, and we usually have nothing. How have we accepted this for so long? I’ve been playing the trombone a lot and it has become intolerable switching back the euphonium where I must bend half the notes just to get close to in tune. Must have a trigger.
Thanks in advance.
-Mark