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Do you play a silver euphonium or a lacquered one ?

Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 8:43 pm
by oldbandnerd
Let's hear from all you euphy folks .Which do you prefer and why?

Thanks again to all the help from you fine folks that have answered my other posts. I am really learning a lot here.

Happy New Year !!! :D :D :D :wink:

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 3:14 am
by Highams
They are a mixture of raw brass & silver plate up until now. My new lacquered Willson arrives soon. I prefer the look of lacquer, we'll have to see how it sounds.

Some pics here;
http://www.euph9.freeserve.co.uk/neweuph.htm

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:23 am
by elimia
You might want to search on this subject, as it has been discussed ad infinitum recently. You'll find a number of folks that have already chimed in on this.

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 7:53 am
by MichaelDenney
I play on silver because I like the look and because I think a silver finish stays good looking longer (admittedly an unscientific sampling of a dozen horns, but they have all been decades old).

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 2:03 pm
by Rick F
I play on a silver euph. I don't think it sounds any different than a lacquered horn (some say there is a difference, but I don't think the human ear can hear it). A silver horn is easier to keep looking new.

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:23 pm
by Norm in Bellevue
I tried the Yamaha 642 in laquer finish, then tried a silver one. Silver sounded better both to me and to my teacher. So I bought it.

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 11:22 am
by MaryAnn
I really like the look of both the satin silver and the lacquered silver, but both my euphs are lacquered brass. I don't notice any playing differences; I think the difference between instruments is so great that the finish is undetectable.
MA, whose horn is also brass