Where do you live? I know someone in Berlin and several people in Italy.

Thank you! I am now playing another tenor, an old Italian instrument with a really unique sound. As soon as I have some time I want to post a video comparing them.

Hi Jon, it's actually a museum, he doesn't really sell these - he's more of a collector. His name is Attilio Berni www.attilioberni.com/. If you want a nice selection of vintage horns for sale in Europe, you should look up Duchstein in Berlin. They are also great technicians and just generally really nice people.

Thank you!

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@@danielkinzelman7093 How is that horn treating you two years later? Love the mods you had done on that horn. I have a '32 transitional, and I put the same RH thumb rest on mine. I also moved the strap ring down which you don't mention but I see you moved yours down quite a bit. I love your custom LH thumb rest. Do you think your repair guy could duplicate one of those for me? I could solder it on myself.

@@pontius2520 Still really enjoying the instrument. Main disadvantage is pads sticking, I think that's a combination of my cold, humid house and the more primitive keywork not allowing a great balance between spring tension and finger effort (it feels light and good under my hands, but pads tend to stick much more than they did with my Selmer). You can try contacting my repairmain Domenico Bartolomeo here, not sure if he would consider making one for you or not, but it's worth a shot: domenicobartolomeo(at)libero.it

Never tried it. I was looking for a tenor so I didn't play many altos during my search. But I do have an amazing Buescher Aristocrat alto which I will make a video of sooner or later!

that's a very different horn though. 1940s were supposedly at lot better when many new designs.

Thanks Joel

It did indeed. Lucky to have a lot of nice people around me, and musicians in general were very, very supportive.

Yes, I don't recommend it.

He switched to a Mark VI.

Not yet, unfortunately. I doubt I ever will, but would be very curious to know where it is now.

@@danielkinzelman7093 it’s only a matter of time… If you’ve got the serial number and you’ve alerted every online potential source/stolen goods register then who knows🤞?

Thanks for your comment Thomas. If you are interested in the Zephyr, I think you should try one before deciding against it. You may already know this, but maintenance (especially key heights) and mouthpiece choice can really alter the intonation of an instrument. Some commenters below have mentioned this as well. I think if I'd really loved the color or feeling of the Zephyr, I might have made the effort to work all the other factors out.

Sorry Irina, but I don't remember. These instruments are not my own, but part of the collection of Attilio Berni (near Rome).

Hi Cesar. The mouthpiece is a Francois Louis Spectruoso.

Cool! I hope you like it :-)

Thanks!

Thank you, very glad you enjoyed it. You can reach me at [email protected].

Thank you! The airplane was made by a friend of mine, artist and architect Mael Veisse. He also made most of the furniture you see in the video. He's averse to social media and online promotion, but if you'd like to see some more of his work you can check this out: coralesite.blog/2019/02/14/la-grande-casa-aperta/

Thanks Antonio!

Hi Stephen, and thanks for the comment. I'm not sure how much time you are spending with the instrument. When I first got the horn back, I was playing it a lot of hours. Now that I've scaled it back quite a bit (and I have a lot of days where I don't play at all), it's ceased to be a problem. I think this is both because I'm spending less time with the instrument, but also because my body has learned to relax a little more effectively when playing it. I do try to move around and change position a lot when playing, also some light stretching before and after seems to help too. In my opinion, it's really useful to stay mobile and relaxed. If I'm starting to feel stiff, I will take a break and get a glass of water, put down the instrument, walk around the room. Also, to keep from getting locked into a position, I will move around a LOT even while playing, like I'm doing stretching exercises with the horn in my mouth. Another important thing I find if you're doing long hours is to take a lot of small breaks - I used to take a one-minute break every 15 minutes or so. Good luck!

congrats! i think even if you don't manage to get all the chords it's an excellent exercise in listening, and it really helps you to listen on multiple levels, from tiny details of voicings to the broader, macro-structure of the song.

Thank you.

Thank you Saxman t!