Helen
12-10-2004, 05:41 PM
While I'm waiting to be able to play test the Medusa bari at a local music store, I started to do some research about why the horn I was going to be trying didn't have a high F# key. I came across something on the B&S website that was very interesting. The company website shows there being 2 models of baris available: the 3256 & the 3259. The 3256 must be the slightly older model since it does not have the new B/Bb/C#/G# - cluster mechanism and mentions it has single soldered posts (whereas the 3259 makes no mention of posts). The company website notes that the 3256 has a high F#, but the horn I saw (sans neck) has no high F#. Weird...
So here's what I'm wondering about, that I hope some of you B&S Medusa owners/players/fans can answer: have you tried the new series of Medusa horns (the ones ending with the number "9") and compared them to the older models that didn't have the new cluster mechanism? How significant is the difference? What kind of posts does the new series have? I'm not concerned about a high F# key, since I'm used to playing horns without it.
The difference in price between the 3256 & the 3259 is about $1,400. Since the Medusa would be primarily a back-up horn for me, and I'm used to playing vintage horns, I'm not convinced that spending that extra money is worth it.
Thanks all....
So here's what I'm wondering about, that I hope some of you B&S Medusa owners/players/fans can answer: have you tried the new series of Medusa horns (the ones ending with the number "9") and compared them to the older models that didn't have the new cluster mechanism? How significant is the difference? What kind of posts does the new series have? I'm not concerned about a high F# key, since I'm used to playing horns without it.
The difference in price between the 3256 & the 3259 is about $1,400. Since the Medusa would be primarily a back-up horn for me, and I'm used to playing vintage horns, I'm not convinced that spending that extra money is worth it.
Thanks all....