50 Year Quest Ends

[officermayo]

After years of wanting one, I've snagged a Martin Urbie Green for my very own, thanks to Ron Z's T-Bone Shed. Ron hooked me up with this 1978 TR4501.

[hyperbolica]

Well, play it for us! Looks like a nice horn. I've only played a Wessex copy which was a nice enough horn, but I understand it's nothing like the original. How does it play? Can you compare it to anything else?

[officermayo]

Not in my biscuit snatchers just yet. Waiting on delivery.

[claf]

That's a very nice horn.
Mine is bad looking (lots of lacquer missing), but it plays so well.
Put a small mouthpiece, and it's a jazz horn.
Put a big mouthpiece (Marcinkiewicz Bob Stroup) and it can play some legit things. I'm playing it in my current symphony orchestra session and it's awesome.