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Uberopa Heavyweight Member
Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 934 Location: Canada
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:56 pm Post subject: Schiller flugelhorns |
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Hi All,
One of the tuba players in the local community band plays a Schiller instrument. It sounds very good and appears to be well made with a durable case. Given that these are probably of Chinese manufacture has anyone actually played any of their flugelhorns? Are they of comparable quality to the very popular ACB doubler?
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Chickynuggie Regular Member
Joined: 11 Jan 2024 Posts: 18
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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I haven’t played their flugelhorn, but I did own one of their rotary piccolo trumpets for a few years. The build was OK, definitely not of Scherzer quality - the materials weren’t fit quite as well, the rotors were prone to sticking no matter how often I cleaned the horn, the bumpers were not adjusted to ensure proper alignment of the rotors when open/closed. It was passable in the first octave, squirrely everywhere else. I’m 99% sure they’re made in China.
In short, you get what you pay for.
I don’t know about the ACB doubler, but the Dillon flugelhorn I’ll be selling soon is really decent for the price - I believe Dillon Music goes through every horn before selling it. If I hadn’t upgraded, I’d keep it. The tone is amazingly dark, almost trombone like with the right mouthpiece (even the one that came with the horn). Intonation is excellent.
For what it’s worth, buy the best you can possibly afford. |
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Uberopa Heavyweight Member
Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 934 Location: Canada
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks so much for the insight and advice. Much appreciated. |
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Crazy Finn Heavyweight Member
Joined: 27 Dec 2001 Posts: 8344 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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I had a student some years ago with a Schiller trumpet.
It was.... poor.
Another one a Euphonium that I vaguely remember was a Schiller - though I might have been wrong. It was mostly serviceable. _________________ LA Benge 3X Bb Trumpet
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Brassnose Heavyweight Member
Joined: 07 Mar 2016 Posts: 2085 Location: Germany
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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I played a Schiller bass trumpet lookalike (likely from the same factory, different stencil) for a few years. Mechanics and sound were soso, but intonation and response really were what made me sell it again (besides problems with my hand that made it difficult to hold). High A and Ab were basically impossible to get to speak, middle and low register were alright as far as response goes but intonation in the low register (C#, D, …) was all over the place.
The Schagerl Wunderhorn I tested once was orders of magnitudes better but the Schiller-type was roughly 1/6 of the Wunderhorn in cost. _________________ 2019 Martin Schmidt eXcellence
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