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PAXMAN 21A
£2,290.00
Maker: PAXMAN
Model: 21A
Type: 5 valve full double, in
F/Bb/A(+)/E(+)
Serial no: 2759
Date of manufacture: 1975
Bell: 'A' (American, similar but not identical to
a Conn 8D/28D). The entire bell (the flare, and
its tail/throat) was replaced in 2014, and
the horn re-lacquered.
Alloy: lacquered yellow brass
Detachable bell flare.
Valve compression: very good
Weight: 2.6 kg
Visual/cosmetic condition: generally very good;
there is some lacquer wear in the usual, expected
places.
Case: 'Fusion' gig bag with detachable mute bag
(and Don Maslet tunable mute).
The horn comes with several mouthpieces, a Don
Maslet mute and various oils etc.
Further details:although 49 years old, this
horn has been well-maintained, and is a
superb player in all registers.
Its 5th valve is, of course, very useful, not
only for hand stopping without the
inconvenience of transposing, but also for
some very good (but unorthodox) alternative
high register fingerings.
Although I loved the 'A' bell (as well as the X bell,
similar but fatter in the 'neck' than the A bell) when
it was developed and launched in the 1990s, players
with small hands found that hand stopping was
difficult, resulting in some sharpness.
The Model 21A's built-in advantage is that the
5th valve's tuning slides can be adjusted to
correct this potential sharpness of pitch.
NB: it must be mentioned that the only reason
why this superbly-playing horn is priced so
reasonably is that there is a depressed part
of the upper bell 'neck' comprising the nickel
silver handguard area. This has absolutely no
effect on the horn's playing!
It could, in fact, be repaired by a brass
technician but the handguard would need to be
removed, and this would probably cause the
lacquer to be damaged. My advice to the
horn's owner was to leave it 'as is', but with a
lower price reflecting this purely visual
blemish.
For international buyers:
Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the price or its delivery/shipping charges. It is the responsibility of the buyer/importer to pay these import taxes. Please enquire with your country's customs department to find what these additional costs will be. They are usually collected by the delivering courier company.
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Halstead Music acts as an agent only,
accepting no responsibility as a principal.
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