Taylor Custom "Ballad Horn" Trumpet ~ Lightly Used!

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Taylor Custom "Ballad Horn" Trumpet ~ PREOWNED ~ GORGEOUS!
Model
Ballad Horn
Description
Not a trumpet, not a flugelhorn. It is somewhere in between, It can be a big phat trumpet or, it can be a bright flugelhorn depending on how you play it. Not a trumpet, not a flugelhorn. It is somewhere in between, It can be a big phat trumpet or, it can be a bright flugelhorn depending on how you play it. The strength of this model is the ability to cover the tonal gap in the middle between the two. This is ideal ballad or smooth jazz territory. Enough cut to be heard in the mix yet smooth and creamy enough to carry a sweet melody. A great addition to the arsenal for the intimate jazz player. If you regularly play lounge, hotel or restaurant gigs then this could be the instrument you’ve always promised yourself.
Condition
This horn is in fantastic condition, no wear from use and is ready to play. no dents.
History
From the Taylor website "Taylor Trumpets may be a relative newcomer to the trumpet history books, but I have been in this business since I left school back in 1974. I was armed with little more than a few GCSE’s and a keen interest in Art, Music and making things. The local youth employment office found an out of date card, ‘Wanted: Apprentice Brass Musical Instrument Maker’. I got an interview, was accepted and started the next week. My new position was in London with Paxmans, the French horn makers. I was unaware of their position in the French horn hierarchy, but after a while I got the idea that I was working for a company that made a high quality product. I was being well trained, and what’s more I soon started to enjoy the work. I was fortunate enough to get a very broad training base, but specialising in bell making. After a number of years, I had a good pretty good idea of where my strengths lay. My particular interest was in the theoretical, acoustical and design aspects of the instruments. In short, I wanted to know more about how it worked, why it worked, and how to make it work."
Specifications
5.5" bell
.460" bore
Heavy weight
Copper Shepards crook bell
JEZ 3 mouthpiece included
NO Case included
A Special letter from our President and Founder:
Thank you so much for taking the time to visit our auctions! The story of my company starts right here with this eBay account, nearly 20 years ago. On September 11th, 2001 the United States was attacked, and the world changed seemingly overnight. At the time, I was a young craftsman who had just a year earlier graduated from the most reputable musical instrument repair program in the world, Minnesota State College, in Red Wing, MN. I had taken a position as an Apprentice with a premiere Custom Trombone manufacture in the Boston, MA area. While I was fortunate enough to keep my job after a series of layoffs that came after the attacks, my hours were drastically cut back to 15 hours a week. Driven by the necessity to put food on the table I engaged the passion I had for vintage musical instruments, and the skills I had learned into my own business. If you’ll notice the date when this eBay account was started, (Sept. 28, 2001) is a snapshot in time, when my life changed, and I started to realize an amazing opportunity in life that has become something truly remarkable. I have always enjoyed finding quality instruments, properly servicing and conditioning them, and making them available here to the eBay community.
As we prepare to serve the eBay community with our 20th year of service, we want to say thank you for allowing us to serve you! Thank you for your trust. Thank you for allowing us to do what we love! We are blessed to have grown into the company we are today. I am so proud to be surrounded by a team of such exceptional and dedicated people that make this company run. We are all passionate about what we do. It is important for you to know that each and every customer we deal with is very important to us. Please understand that we are here to help and offer our expertise to make your experience the best we possibly can. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to ask us! We take great pride in our positive feedback on eBay and strive to continue the experiences we've shared with past customers with you! If you know anyone interested in purchasing musical equipment, or are in need of repair service, we hope you might consider helping to spread the word about what we do. Thank you so much!
Sincerely, Michael T. Corrigan Founder/President B.A.C. Horn Doctor LLC
Terms
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