If you’ve checked out the Brands and Horns page here you know there are a lot of options our there to pick from when looking for a horn. Three of the most sought after vintage horns are the Conn 12M, Selmer Mark VI, and Selmer Balanced Action (SBA). Brian Landrus has put together a nice video comparing them – he also includes a Low A in the mix that really demonstrates how the Low A somewhat alters the sound of the whole horn.
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I was just wondering.. you say that you favor the conn for tone and openness. I wanted to know which one was easiest in terms of air down at the bottom end. Is it fair to say that the modern bari has a bore design that is less physically demanding? I have an old American conn style bari , b flat and it is very physical to play below D . Is that just this one or do I need to get into training ?