Latest T&E video is published!
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 1:55 pm
I hope you enjoy it!
https://youtu.be/hug24Ol96bE
https://youtu.be/hug24Ol96bE
Like all your videos, love the sound you get out of this horn, Chris! The .748 bore is intriguing. I've always been a fan of big rotary CC horns, having owned a B&S PT-6, Willson 3050RZ, and Tommy Johnson's old Mirafone 190.
Tommy's 190 had the .835 bore all the way through the valve block, but I often wondered if a smaller bore might've helped tighten the horn up a bit. Maybe an .807 bore like the Hirsbrunner 293/HB-6, or even a .748 like the Eastman EBB825. Wondering if Eastman has any plans to develop a large rotary CC, perhaps one with a tighter bore?
I'm also intrigued by the lighter, handmade aspect of the EBB825 that you mentioned. When Mirafone revisited the 190 recently, it turned out a lot heavier than Tommy's old horn, and IMHO lacked that "sparkle" in the sound I always associated with Mirafones from the early-/mid-80s.
Cheers...
...Dave