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| King CF Schmidt copy - full F/Bb double with piston thumb valve |
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 Instrument Reference 1562 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone +44 (0)1452 536 264 for further information There have been several copies of CF Schmidt's wonderful, turn of the century design for a full double horn with rotary valves for the main valve bank but employing a piston thumb valve. Wunderlich made such a horn, and Conn used to import unassembled CF Schmidt horns into the USA where they would assemble the instruments themselves and sell them as 'Conns,' thus dodging US import duty. Both these models are now highly sought-after by afficionados who appreciate the wisdom of Schmidt's design: the piston thumb valve makes slurring between the two sides of the double horn incredibly smooth and characterful and, when you think about it, this slurring between F and Bb sides is something we all do all the time and take pretty much for granted. On one of these it feels very different! The King we have for sale here is an intermediate copy of Schmidt's design: it's frankly not in the league of a Wunderlich, CF Schmidt or Conn but, nevertheless, it plays really well and it does have the characteristics which this design is famous for. This horn will make an excellent intermediate instrument for a student or perhaps an interesting additional instrument for a serious, established player. And it's not fortunes... £POA |