Posted by Marty Neilan on May 10, 2001 at 07:39:05:
In Reply to: Re: Best 5/4 horns posted by Steve Dedman on May 09, 2001 at 15:04:31:
If you want to spend around 5 K on a big and flexible horn, it is hard to beat the Mirafone 1290 if you find one used. Play it first and make sure it has good intonation, I tried one once that didn't but the one that I bought was fine. A big helleberg style moutipiece seems to work best on it. The slides ARE too high, but that is nothing a couple of adjustable pushrods couldn't fix.