Nice find! I have a Yamaha 421G and was troubled by the trigger. Sometimes my thumb would cause the trigger to not fully return--the side of my thumb would touch the portion of the lever going back to the valve. I had a tech change the trigger so that the lever was above my thumb and it suddenly became much more playable for me. He was even able to reuse all the Yamaha parts. Enjoy the horn!
I had no idea Yamaha even made a .500” Bb/F! Seems like a great horn, seeing how good the 352 genuinely is. I still do prefer the projection pattern of the 3BF, but the response was a little thuddier, so I can see why you’d like the Yamaha’s immediacy for playing the higher parts in the section. How are the ergonomics? The overall weight distribution and the trigger hold seem like quite an adjustment for a 3B player.
What do you use to strip the lacquer, I had my shop do it, and there is sooo much still left. I'd say about 10%. So I figure I would just do it myself...
Nice find! I have a Yamaha 421G and was troubled by the trigger. Sometimes my thumb would cause the trigger to not fully return--the side of my thumb would touch the portion of the lever going back to the valve. I had a tech change the trigger so that the lever was above my thumb and it suddenly became much more playable for me. He was even able to reuse all the Yamaha parts. Enjoy the horn!
I've never had a problem with the underslung trigger, actually!
The 852 is cool but the 3BF still just has something special about the sound and the craftsmanship.
Yup, it's sticking around for sure. Just not at work!
A nice getting off of work present! Great sounds as always.
I use a 3BF as my tenor horn, it’s such a great instrument!
I had no idea Yamaha even made a .500” Bb/F! Seems like a great horn, seeing how good the 352 genuinely is. I still do prefer the projection pattern of the 3BF, but the response was a little thuddier, so I can see why you’d like the Yamaha’s immediacy for playing the higher parts in the section. How are the ergonomics? The overall weight distribution and the trigger hold seem like quite an adjustment for a 3B player.
It's different, but I also play so many horns that it just doesn't bother me
That’s exciting!!
I'd kill to have that 852... I love my Yamahas, been looking far and wide for something that plays like (or better than) my 354 that also has a valve.
It's exactly that!
Did you ever do a video on the 3B+w/f you mentioned? That’s one of my favorites and was always curious to hear your thoughts.
I'm not sure I have, actually- and that's the one I'll be selling I think!
Aidan, what's the Doug Elliott setup you're using for those horns?
XT104N.C+.D3+
Thank you for your videos!
I was wondering if you could make a video about stripping off the lacquer?
Always wanted to do it on my chinese horn ;)
Yes I will!
@@AidanRitchie I am really looking forward to that. Keep up the great work! Thank you a lot!
What do you use to strip the lacquer, I had my shop do it, and there is sooo much still left. I'd say about 10%. So I figure I would just do it myself...
I'll make a video about it, finally- clear some things up!