No one's mentioned the Paxman compensating triple - I know a couple of people who play it and really like it - is the Schmid that much lighter, e.g., you could tell the difference in weight in a blind test?
-S_ On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Brass Arts Unlimited <[email protected]> wrote: > Dan wrote: "In my search for the lightest triple horn, I am thinking of > getting an Engelbert Schmid compensating triple F/Bb/f. Does anyone have > experience with these or can tell me if they have any particular problems? > I like my standard Schmid F/Bb/f triple very much, and this one is about 15% > lighter." > > Dan, while I have never weighed one, I have worked on many Englebert Schmid > horns and I can say with certainty that part for part, horn versus horn, it > is the lightest horn made. If you are comparing a double to a Schmid > double, the Schmid double will weigh less each and every time. Same thing > for the triple horns. Englebert has taken every spare gram of metal off of > his instruments. The construction is as light as it can be without > compromising structural integrity. It is my opinion that this is the reason > his triple horns are so popular in the US, because they don't weigh much > more than most double horns. > > As for particular problems, I can tell what I've seen in my repair shop, > which is that you have to oil these horns on a regular schedule because of > the cylindrical rotor facings. (The bearings are tapered.) You shouldn't > really skip the oiling. And, I've seen some of the older horns with > problems regarding the lever spatulas coming unsoldered from the rest of the > lever. Those spatulas were soft-soldered, not brazed. I do not know if he > currently brazes the lever spatulas to the rest of the mechanism. On the > triple horns you have a dual change valve system, and those valves have to > be strung just so so that the rotor stops freely move all the way through > the rotation to the bumpers on both valves. The long tuning slides should > be greased regularly because you definitely do not want those getting stuck > in place. That's about it as far as any concerns I've seen in my own shop. > A well maintained horn of any quality manufacture should never have > problems, and the Schmids are no exception. > > -- > *Regards, > > Dave Weiner > Brass Arts Unlimited* > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/steve.freides%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
