Hi Chris, I would love to but this amazing instrument from you! I see that you are a Van Laar artist, I also play a beautiful Van Laar instrument. I am finishing my conservatory studies in the Netherlands where I studied with Angelo Verploegen, maybe you know him? Maybe we could continue our conversation over e-mail?
Awh man, these are so hard to find now! Where I live(The Netherlands) it is nearly impossible to find one of these beauties. I guess you are not planning on selling it right??😅 Great playing! That last bit was especially wonderful!!!
supposedly the 7 is more open than the 25 (due to a larger venturi, I guess). but as happens with mouthpieces, by trying several examples of the exact same size, you won't find two that are exactly alike. and will most likely find that all are slightly or even very different from each other.
@@jonarnold8982 mine is a Classic 4+ ML,3,106 with a rim copied from a Giardinelli 3VS because the standard M rim also felt a little small to me, the Giardinelli rim is slightly flatter.
Nice! I still own a 1964/5 38B that was a Christmas present from my family when I was in middle school. I knew that it was an excellent horn back then, but didn't know of the long list of jazz greats who played/play this horn during their careers. A couple of years ago I had Bob Reeves perform a PVA on it and it's never played or sounded so good. Liked and subscribed.
I just got my Aki EWI 1000 last week. It was in dire need of some TLC. I had to break down the synth unit to clean it and replace the tuning pot that had its post broken off. I got it back together and tested that everything is working. The controller is now all torn down. I’ve polished up all the keys and am in the process of cleaning the rest of it and paining the body. Hearing you play yours has me jonesing to get mine finished up! 😂 I still have my NuRAD and other controllers, though. You sound great as always, Chris!
I have a Kanstul made F Besson Meha, bought new in 1985, large bore (0.470) and I love it! So open, easy to play and just sings, especially in the upper register. I keep thinking I should get a new horn but nothing sounds as good as this one! (I’ve had other horns but always go back to the Meha). Nice video with great knowledge - thanks!
I've got a REAL 1952 (made in France) Besson Meha and it plays very powerful. I bought it in 1987 from this guy's father, who had it silver plated a couple of years before he sold it to me.....for only $500!! I took it to Bob Reeves who measured the bore at .470, and used it for my lead playing until I bought a Jerome Callet Super Bore in 1995 (bore .472) and it was made to Jerome's specs by Kanstul. Even more powerful with better control, and a lot more sizzle that cut through the band. (rounder louder triple 'C's)
Thank you. The Chorus is a newer model (2000s) compared to the 23 or 24b, which had different bore sizes and possibly different leadpipes and/or bells.
I just pulled out my Bach flugel for the first time in a year yesterday. They really have a beautiful sound and it is mostly to do with the bore size, don't go higher than around 0.413 when you want a dark and round sound.
j'ai un couesnon monopole de 1959 argenté avec une embouchure 4G de courtois la queue fait 10.3 - 10.7 exterieure mais est un peu difficle à jouer. savez vous ou je peux en trouver en fabrication couesnon + accessible pour mon niveau.
