Bob Reeves-Brass Ark Gemini Series

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slipmo
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Bob Reeves-Brass Ark Gemini Series

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I've been working on developing a medium weight blank for our Reeves-Brass Ark mouthpieces. This is something many have asked for, so my colleagues and I have done our best to design something we hope you all will like. The Gemini series takes an inspiration from a 1940s Art Deco piece in my collection. The Gemini large tenors have been available for a month, but we finished our small bore design today and I'm excited with the result. I'll be working the rest of the month on a bass Gemini option for our low bone friends... I'd love to hear from the bass players what you'd like to see!

Here's a photo comparison of raw un-cut blanks (outer shapes) of our tenor Gemini and Mercury pieces. The Gemini blanks are close to about 1oz heavier.

Hope you all enjoy!
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Re: Bob Reeves-Brass Ark Gemini Series

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Apollo series?
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Bach5G wrote: Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:29 pmApollo series?
We are big Nasa fans... so I'd say that's a safe bet if we do another series :good:
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Something in the 60, GB 1G ball park would be awesome!
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Re: Bob Reeves-Brass Ark Gemini Series

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I like 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 range but comfortable rim is very important
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V cup in the 1 1/2G range.
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bigbandbone wrote: Thu Jan 07, 2021 10:23 am V cup in the 1 1/2G range.

You mean like a bass trombone Helleberg?
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