PAXMAN pre-Model 40, gold brass

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£3,450.00

 

 

 

 

Model: Paxman pre-Model 40

 


Type: Bb/A+/F alto

 

 

 Made in 1967

 

 

Bell throat: Medium-Large

  

 

Bell flare: detachable


 


 Hollow rotors, contributing to a very lightweight

 

horn.


 

 Weight: 2.3 kg

 

 

Water key: conventional type, on the leadpipe.


 


Visual / cosmetic: very good, its lacquer in excellent condition; there is a small brass patch on the lower bell spout, next to the screw-ring receptacle, a small nickel silver patch on the inner bell spout near the two thumb levers, and a small nickel silver patch next to the finger hook.


Rotor compression: excellent.


Case: Protec detachable bell model with clip-on mute bag.


Further details: A great example of a vintage

 Paxman pre-Model 40 with a 'Medium-Large' bell.

 

The detachable F extension is an added bonus, giving

1. an excellent 'open' middle G and its lower octave;

2. all the harmonics of the F horn;

3. warmer-sounding pedal notes than those of the F

alto, with the help of ingenious fingerings

and flexibility of embouchure.

 

This horn, with its medium-large bell, contrasts very

interestingly with the more recent

Paxman 40L: 

 

http://halsteadmusic.co.uk/shop/alto-and-triple/paxman-40l

 

Compared to the latter, it has a slightly more

focussed and compact sound, making it very

 

suitable for chamber orchestra, solo

 

performance or chamber music.

 

 

  

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PAXMAN pre-Model 40, gold brass