Ever feel like you’ve been playing the wrong horn your whole life?
Interesting thought I’ve been having as of late. I recently came into possession of a Benge 190f (posted a few days ago about the bent knuckle) that plays incredibly. Not exaggerating when I say it’s one of the best horns I’ve ever played.
In high school, I played a Bach 42BO, and an Edwards T350 in college, that I played exclusively up until this year. I realize I was incredibly lucky to have the opportunity to play professional level instruments from a young age. Now, I’m not saying a different horn would have turned me into a professional, but I struggled big time with range on both instruments.
I was 10X the player then than I am now, however I am finding certain excerpts and solos SO much easier to play on the Benge. I am now looking into grabbing a solid medium bore to tinker around with….cant help but feel like I’m 20 years late on this!