Just bought a '66 King Cleveland (Acorn engraving) Serial No. C 232XXX that looks to be in pretty good shape. 95% original lacquer, with new upper pads. Hopefully, I'll get the hang of the LH pinky keys. Can't wait to hear this horn! I found a demo video on Youtube last night, of a similar model, and it was really something that my Vito isn't. It'll be fun to have the two to switch off on......if the Vito makes it out of its case, again!
Any do's and don'ts as far as mouthpiece matchups?
Thanks very much, Phil. I've got my fingers and toes crossed that this one will be the vintage horn I was denied when I bought a CommIII a few months ago. What a toxic waste dump that horn was!
I'm hoping to avoid mouthpiece chasing, if I can......the budget being what it is. I have a 4C, a C*, an M5 and an M9. Hoping one of those will get me started.
I had one of these and it was excellent. It had a big, warm, full sound top to bottom. The ergos were good and the nickel keys didn't bother me at all. Great horn for the money.
10mfan......That's what I was thinking, when I bought it.....it had to be, at the very least, "decent." You read good and bad, but one thing that seems pretty consistantly talked about is the good tone these horns have. I'll be disappointed if I don't get that, but otherwise I'm good with a functioning horn. Do you remember the date of manufacture of yours? Thanks for lending your opinion.
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