Yesterday I visited an old friend, not a flesh and blood friend, but a silver and brass one. After a few years of playing mostly the new Yamaha Chicago C trumpet, I decided, on a whim, to play a bit on my old Bach 239 with a 25A pipe. It was great! Now, I am too old and experienced to blindly trust that initial change, but it did feel good to play the old horn again; after all, we have been through a lot together! It is likely that the reasons that I moved away from the horn in the first place will resurface, but it is also possible that I will find that my old home is my favorite home. Only time will tell.

§ 2 Responses to “Old Friends”

• Roy Griffin says:

  March 12, 2006 at 7:32 pm

  Craig,
  I would be interested in the outcome of your “visiting an old friend”. My first c trumpet was exactly that configuration, and while I sold it to a student and went to a 229/H pipe, I enjoyed the horn a lot. I got a little tired of fighting the particular horn’s intonation problems, which prompted the change.
  thanks,
  Roy
• Craig Morris says:

  March 27, 2006 at 11:20 am

  Roy,

  Thanks for the comment. The final outcome is that I decided to go with the Yamaha Artist model. Overall, it has a more balanced sound and better pitch. The horn isnt perfect, but I think for me it is an overall improvement over my Bach 239A.

  Best,

  Craig