[Dixielandjazz] Re: More information about my wonderful cheap soprano

[Russ Guarino]

Experts,

My Conn alto is a "naked lady", 1/2 body.  The tone is a bit dark.  Is
there a way to get a more modern bright sound?

Russ Guarino

Larry Walton Entertainment wrote:

> The old Bueschers have a low end to kill for and that's true but the
> high end is a little weak.  New horns are made with a more powerful
> high end because modern music demands the ability to scream. Older
> music features the low end more. Rock changed everything. I have not
> been able to play the horn since the kid that sold it to me committed
> suicide.  He had been hurt in the back in an industrial accident and
> as a result he had become addicted to morphine patches. His doctor
> decided that he didn't need the drug and the kid was in constant
> pain.  I guess he's cured now! I called him a kid because he was my
> son's age and friend but he was in his mid 30's. He made money by
> buying things in garage sales.  He bought the tenor for $50 and I gave
> him $300.  It cost another 600 to be put back into mint condition.
> For a good sounding horn this is a bargain but  I think it will be
> awhile before I play it again.  I've been using my conn 10 M.
> Speaking of the Conn 10 M there are several versions.  The full nude
> the half nude and everything else.  Newer 10's have a wild tone that
> isn't quite as easy to control but they are hotter in the upper end
> than my 10 M.  If you look on the bell you can see the nude or half
> nude woman in the engraving.  I have been told they took them off so
> they could sell to schools. LarrySt. Louis
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Charlie Hooks
>      To: Larry Walton Entertainment
>      Cc: Jon Seiger ; Russ Guarino ; Dixieland Jazz
>      Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 4:32 PM
>      Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Re: More information about my
>      wonderful cheap soprano
>       On Saturday, August 27, 2005, at 06:07 PM, Larry Walton
>      Entertainment wrote:
>
>
>           I also have a Buescher silver
>           tenor made in 1923 that has a low range to kill
>           for. These horns play as
>           well as the day they were made.
>
>
>      So do I from 1927 and you're dead right: that old Buescher
>      is a jewel and I wouldn't trade it.
>      Charlie
>
>
>
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