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Just wondering if anyone has played this horn and what their initial thoughts were about it. Thanks- Jason

I played it a couple years ago @CMC, and from what I remember; it was a good horn. The PT-22, Wilson 3400 and Besson 983 are all great Eb's, it just depends on what sound you want. My thoughts were something like this:

The Wilson had the best low range, wheras the Besson had the best high range; the PT was somewhere in the middle.

The Wilson had more 'core' to the sound and the PT had more 'spread'. The Besson was somewhere in the middle.

The Besson had the best intonation, followed by the PT and then the Wilson (pulling more that one slide was needed at times).

The Wilson had the darkest sound, the Besson had the brightest, and the PT was in the middle.

The PT seemed overall more open than the Wilson or Besson.

The Wilson sounded/felt best on a 'cup' shaped mpc.
The Besson (compensating) works quite nicely with a 'funnel' mpc, it really opens up the lower register; which some feel is 'stuffy' because it's compensating.
The PT sounded the best on a smaller mpc.

Also, I'll mention that I had my 983 for a couple years, and the PT and Wilson were fairly new to me. If you can, try them side by side and get other's opinions.

Just my $0.02

The PT-22 projects as well or better than any horn I've ever played (in any key). The sound is good and the low range is extremely open. The one gripe I have with it is that it hurts my hand to play it for very long. I'm of average height for an American male (5'9") and have fairly average sized hands.

--T. J.