Gen III Conn 88H

[tombone21]

I've been hearing rumours about this for a couple months now, but this is the first time I've seen one out in the wild. Achilles sounds incred, as per usual. I'll be really interested to see an official press release for it, but it seems maybe Conn/Selmer is trying to build up a bit of hype around it first.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsLG-RJt5rg

And now, my favorite part: blind speculation. What do we think?

[TromboneForTwo]

That is no doubt a trombone... seems like a nice sounding one too!

[Vegasbound]

Is that a wide slide?

[Burgerbob]

Well, it sounds amazing of course. He has that almost pillowy, but not fuzzy attack and sound on every instrument. I was just watching another video from a few years ago, he's on a gold plated 42B and sounds much the same.

Looks like a new engraving (very fancy). Gen II slide, perhaps a placeholder. New wrap for sure-

[tombone21]

Well, it sounds amazing of course. He has that almost pillowy, but not fuzzy attack and sound on every instrument. I was just watching another video from a few years ago, he's on a gold plated 42B and sounds much the same.

Looks like a new engraving (very fancy). Gen II slide, perhaps a placeholder. New wrap for sure-

Good screenshot, I had been trying to get a clear view of the wrap. Definitely a design I've never seen before, I can't tell if the tubes cross over each other like a standard Shires rotor wrap. Looks like a smaller valve than the Gen II rotor as well. What also interesting is the thin bell brace between the neckpipe and bell stem, and lack of edge bracing. Not sure if there's a brace directly on the flare itself either.

[Peacemate]

I don't think the tubes cross each other, it seems to me that it is more like the Shires Alessi but with an S bend and small 90 instead of a large 90 going towards the bell.

[Burgerbob]

I don't think the tubes cross each other, it seems to me that it is more like the Shires Alessi but with an S bend and small 90 instead of a large 90 going towards the bell.

Yes, the screenshot makes it look like they could be crossed, but you're right.

Rather like this but with an extra offset on the top tube-

[Jimkinkella]

Rather like this but with an extra offset on the top tube-

Looks like the right idea, not crossing, but on video seems to have bunch of tight knuckles right at the valve.

He does sound great as well, seems like the kind of guy that would sound like that on any high quality horn.