Posted by Rob on March 25, 2001 at 23:27:43:
In Reply to: Re: Re: considering a Conn 56J posted by Rob -- YCB-661, Mira 186, or Conn 56? on March 24, 2001 at 11:42:43:
For my money, it would be:
56J
186-5U
661
The 661 just doesn't have enough breadth of sound to do larger Orchestral work, for my tastes. The 186 is a fine horn, but the 56J has more weight to the sound, and I prefer pistons. I find it a bit easier to cut back the sound (via mouthpiece or just plain ol' playing softer) than to try and make a smaller horn sound "big".