Cor double en Sib / Fa , laiton

• concept of horn development joint venture between Scott Bacon and Martin Ecker.
• design inspired directly from an exceptional pre WWI C.F. Schmidt "Weimar-Berlin"
• original bell mandrel was discovered, purchased, and is being used... the bell is not a "copy"
• bell flare includes a copper plated steel wire, "soldered in" LIKE THEY USED TO DO IT....
• Mouth Pipe from a successful original C.F. Schmidt pipe submitted to us through Lou Denaro (owned by Dick Martz) THANK YOU!
• Mouth pipe slightly modified to preserve tonal structure but improve intonation.
• all bracing is hand made from brass rod, annealed, further worked, fit to each horn individually
• all slides are hand lapped brass inner and outer
• Valve design and philosophy of this horn is inspired by Carl Geyer.
• fully adjustable thumb pad with reversible mechanical Miniball linkage F/Bb or Bb/F
• detachable bell
• articulated string linkage for valves #1,#2,#3
• easy to pivot and remove Bb and F 3rd valve crooks
• 12mm bore
• bell diameter 31cm
• traditionally hand bent tapered parts and branches
• changeable receiver/adapter easily changes between German or American mouthpiece shanks.