![]() ![]() ![]() However, I do not want to bore you with details, though if there is anything else you wish to know do not hesitate to drop me a line, and even though, as Tom will testify, I am a bad correspondent I will eventually get round to replying. Now I use an Alexander B-flat with a narrow mouthpipe and small mouthpiece, which gives, I think, even better results though it is less easy to play so smoothly. One reason why I prefered it to the big German horn was the softer and more legato tone obtained, partly due to piston action and partly the quality of old, soft metal. Then, bearing in mind that the modern French players use an ascending third valve with good effect, I added another rotary, putting the whole instrument in C alto, and providing, in addition to very good high notes, A, B, C, D, the pedal G, and low G which feature so much in the Schubert Octet. I then changed to the B-flat horn and played for a while on a B-flat crook, until I had it built into that key with one rotary valve for A (natural) muting. Neill Sanders was one of the finest players of the postwar generation that also included Dennis Brain and Alan Civil. There is an inscription on the uppermost flange of the bell. It was an hand horn with crooks made by Raoux, and which later had three detachable piston valves added, and in that form, in F, I make most of my recordings including the Strauss Concerto and Britten Serenade, etc. Just a line to give you a few details of the instrument. Bach 5c Trumpet Mouthpiece Specs Bach 5c specs: Good all-around mouthpiece Cup diameter 16.25 mm Medium cup Rim shape is a bit rounded toward the inside and outside Fairly flat rim Backbore 10 Silver plated General Info About The Bach 5c Mouthpiece Bach mouthpieces are one of the most well-known brass mouthpieces on the market. ![]()
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