Shires and Stephen’s side by side
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Shires and Stephen’s side by side
For those of you interested in seeing Steve‘s new instruments, here’s the Stephens horn I took possession of in December up against my Shires custom.
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Re: Shires and Stephen’s side by side
Any difference in feel through the valve? Thx
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2020ish? Shires Q30GR with 2CL
1982 King 607F with 13CL
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Bach Soloist with 13CL
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Re: Shires and Stephen’s side by side
The Stephens horn is a little more open through the F side, I have the dual bore on my Shires. Both valves are great and I could be happy for the rest of my life with either one of them.
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Re: Shires and Stephen’s side by side
What valves are there on the respective horn?
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Re: Shires and Stephen’s side by side
Looks like Caidex (not sure on the spelling) for Stephen's and one of the rotors for Shires
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Re: Shires and Stephen’s side by side
That's not a Caidex. Bosc maybe
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Re: Shires and Stephen’s side by side
This is a rotor Steve is having made specifically for him.
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Re: Shires and Stephen’s side by side
Thanks Gabe, you can see the full explanation of the valve that Steve is using in the Stephens trombone thread that is also in the instruments forum. What I can tell you is that it plays great, my Shires horn has a dual bore.
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Re: Shires and Stephen’s side by side
Is it just my aging eyes or is there a difference in bell shape /flare throat size? Conn and Bach shaped maybe ?
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Re: Shires and Stephen’s side by side
The Stephens Brass Instruments trombone rotor has been discussed in (agonizing) detail in a previous thread:GabrielRice wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:25 pm This is a rotor Steve is having made specifically for him.
viewtopic.php?p=193293#p193293
I would guess that this rotary valve - which uses some of the ideas proposed (and patented) by Benny Leonard (Patent now expired), as well as some additional improvements / advances - is pretty special, and probably plays like a charm.
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Re: Shires and Stephen’s side by side
Is it just me, or does that one branch on the Stephens f-attachment look kinda like something George McCracken might have done?