Re: Sound: opinions sought on technique vs instrument, i.e. anti-
A) I bought a 305 last summer to take camping so I could leave my Northfield M safe at home. I really love that 305, but to be sure the Northfield has a much more complex and richer tone than the Eastman. The Northfield M was an upgrade from a handmade Capek F-style that is a beautiful instrument but had a harsher high end than I was satisfied with. The Northfield - brand new - cost me several hundred dollars *less* than the Capek, which was purchased used. My son now owns the Capek and loves it.
2) At Walker Creek Music Camp several years ago, I had office hours with John Reischman. I played his Loar for several minutes. He played my handmade Capek F. I sounded like me playing his Loar. He sounded like John Reischman playing my Capek.
"Well, I don't know much about bands but I do know you can't make a living selling big trombones, no sir. Mandolin picks, perhaps..."
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