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Hi S-E

May be not to everyone's taste but you might consider a Shaw. They take a lot of air but there is a simple tweak ( note about this on the forum) to get around this. They also have a strong bell note and play well in tune in the second octave and at a reasonable cost.

I have two Gen Bb's one tweaked by Jerri and one bought form the local music store. They are different, the tweaked one is easier to play in two octaves and has a consistency in volume. The un-tweaked is a lot more unpredictable and requires a lot more breath control to bring both octaves in line. i...

Hi Wiz

Yes that's the one.

Hi all, A little while ago I came across a post concerning some minor issues with the Kerry Optima. These were, weak bell note, sharp tone holes and a high/shrill buzzing when playing the upper notes of the first octave. (Unable to track this down on the forum). I recently obtained this model from P...

I don't know about wood-like tone. I played a number of Lon Dubh injection moulded ones off the display when they were for sale here in town. At the time I felt they sounded plasticky. They played nice and easy but I didn't feel I wanted to pay €80 for one. I didn't feel however they sounded like a...