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The Best Horn is a Matter of Perspective
One thing I am often asked after horn workshops is which horn I liked the best. Over time one thing has become clearer to me: it is a matter of perspective what horn feels the best.
I have switched horns a number of times and I own several now that I play regularly. Honestly when I try horns I tend to like horns that play the most like the horn I have been playing the most recently. So, in the case of the recent Southeast workshop I liked the two compensating triple horns in the vendor room a lot as I had been playing a lot on a compensating triple. Also the single B-flats felt really good and the descant. At the MidSouth workshop I had been playing my double lately and there were several doubles that felt really good to me, better than they had a few weeks before.
It is a matter of perspective, something to be aware of if you are trying horns for yourself or for others.
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