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Can you Identify this 1920's Holton Eb?
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:32 pm
by opus37
I came across this Holton Eb. I was wondering if anyone had any information about the horn. I think it is medium model as apposed to the monster model. Does anyone have one and know how they play?
Re: Can you Identify this 1920's Holton Eb?
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 6:18 pm
by Tubaguyry
I have a 1919 Holton Eb that looks practically identical to that. (Mine doesn't have the extra tuning slide, though.) I will say that mine has an incredibly sweet, buttery tone that I love more than on any other horn I've ever played besides my late teacher's Rusk-cut York CC. That said, the intonation is pretty damned atrocious...even for a 3-valve.
Still, though...that tone!!!