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Killer work from Scott Sweeney!
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2023 7:20 pm
by texascurt
I've had Scott Sweeney at Sweeney Brass in Raleigh NC do several custom repairs and modifications for me over the last couple of years, and he's always exceeded my expectations.
I sent a NY Bach 16 to Scott a few months ago that I'd picked up cheap at an auction. It had a badly damaged bell flare that I didn't think was salvageable. I asked him to cut the flare off and replace it with a flare from another horn. Instead, he was able to do a PERFECT looking repair on the flare and added the cut bell conversion. This thing plays AMAZINGLY well. Better than any other 16 I've played.
I just wanted to give major kudos to Scott and highly recommend that others use him!
Re: Killer work from Scott Sweeney!
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 9:23 am
by texascurt
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Re: Killer work from Scott Sweeney!
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:07 am
by dukesboneman
That looks amazing ! How do you like the cut Bell?
What did it do to the sound and feel of the horn?
I played a Marshall Gilkes Shires a couple months back and was surprised how "Sound Forward " it was.
Different kind of feedback on my end
Re: Killer work from Scott Sweeney!
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:24 am
by Posaunus
Does the Bach 16 play a little better after sipping some Maker's Mark?
Re: Killer work from Scott Sweeney!
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2023 12:03 pm
by officermayo
Is there a difference between cut and screw bells, or has the terminology just changed?
Re: Killer work from Scott Sweeney!
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2023 1:32 pm
by elmsandr
officermayo wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 12:03 pm
Is there a difference between cut and screw bells, or has the terminology just changed?
Different words for the same thing here.
Cheers,
Andy
Re: Killer work from Scott Sweeney!
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2023 8:06 pm
by texascurt
Posaunus wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:24 am
Does the Bach 16 play a little better after sipping some Maker's Mark?
Everything plays better after a little bourbon
At least in my mind...
Re: Killer work from Scott Sweeney!
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2023 8:08 pm
by texascurt
dukesboneman wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:07 am
That looks amazing ! How do you like the cut Bell?
What did it do to the sound and feel of the horn?
I played a Marshall Gilkes Shires a couple months back and was surprised how "Sound Forward " it was.
Different kind of feedback on my end
The sound to me is a lot more focused, and I don't know if that was due to the slight added weight of the screw ring or what.... but I really like it. And yes, the feedback is different but to me an improvement. After owning/buying/selling dozens of small bore horns I think this is my "forever horn".