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PAXMAN pre-Model 40, gold brass
£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
focussed and compact sound, making it very
suitable for chamber orchestra, solo
performance or chamber music.
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