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Aspen 091203 Key: E flat, Overtone: F Length: 62.25" Bell size: 4.5" Mouthpiece: 1 1/8" Weight: 5 lb Price: |
40% Dark bore. Moderate Dark bore treatment tones down the interior epoxy brightness
by around 40% for more natural woody tone without becoming really dark in soud
quality overall.. This one is a great all arounder, reasonably loud, has full
sound without boom, good tonal balance and harmonics, easy playing medium to
solid backpressure, with good rhythmic response and easy toots. |
Sound file coming soon |

h091201 (Elm) Key: F#, Overtone: G Length: 55" Bell size: 5x 4.5" Mouthpiece: 1 1/8" Weight: 5 lb 14 oz Price: |
40% dark bore. The dark bore treatment is moderate in this one, and the Elm has a
hard resonance, so the tone is hard and bright anyway. The treatment takes the
edge off just the shrillest high frequencies. The taper and roughness in the bore
creates a lot of edge, bite and pop. Very trad in character and responds
exceptionally well to tongue and throat pops and rapid fire toots. Solid backpressure
with some blunt choppiness in the playing feel. Blue Paua inlay, gloss
finish. |


Aspen 090907 Key: F Overtone: F# Length: 71" Bell size: 8 x 18" Mouthpiece: 1 1/8" Weight: 11 lb 15 oz Price: Note: due to the size and shape of this instrument, extra packing and shipping fees apply. |
HOLY COW!! The base of this one is 18 inches across! I was lucky enough to find this
wild piece with some of the root mass still attached which created this wild
forked bell. Though I generally eschew voluminous bells myself, this one does
not create undue boom or honk that annhiliates the other sound complexities. I
believe this is because of the fork, as it is not an enclosed bell shape.
It is a fantastic powerful punchy player with solid backpressure, good sensitivity
and room to move when pushed. Great tonal balance with strong bass, lots
of power, growl and great projection. Black Sun/Star motif, paua shell inlay
and high gloss finish. |

Sound file coming soon |
Aspen 080902 Key: F#, Overtone: G Length: 55 1/8" Bell size: 4.5 x 5.25" Mouthpiece: 1 1/8" Weight: 6 lb 4 oz Price: |
Ripper instrument for intermediate to advanced player. Very trad-ish tonality and
response. Sound character is full yet also bright and edgy, turning rough when
pushed with a bit of pressure, and especially when coupled with a bit of underlying
vocalization. Medium solid backpressure with room to push it allows
for rough pops and accents in varying degrees from tongue and throat movements
coupled with varying playing pressure. Very cool piece of wood with semi open/forked
bell. Satin finish |

Elm H090601 Key: E Overtone: F Length: 59 3/8" Bell size: 3.75 x 4" Mouthpiece: 1 1/8" Weight: 6 lb Price: $ |
A restless rhythmic instrument with bright yet full sound, and bright harmonics.
Balanced attributes in terms of overall tone, playing qualities and backpressure.
Easy playing without being tight or overly growly. A great instrument for the
studio. Responsive to trad-ish and contemporary rhythmic styles. Black
stain highligths natural grain. Satin finish. |
