Compared to a compensating instrument, it will only make a difference on relatively few notes, mostly notes you will very seldom if ever play anyway.ĭon't worry about the finish on the horn (silver, lacquer, etc.) People talk a lot about a difference in tone quality, but I'm pretty skeptical about whether it makes much difference in practice, and in any case, it's not a case of one being better than the other. In the third he plays a bossa nova piece, trading solos with Glenn Martin (on trombone).Īs a euphonium player in the band you will probably not find a Yamaha 321 euphonium limiting. In the second he plays an old standard, Georgia. In the first he trades solos with Al Hirt (on trumpet) in front of a big band. There are links to three of his performances. Rich Matteson played a 4 valve across Yamaha euphonium as his main instrument. not sure what the price is now, but in general, silver horns usually aren’t that much more expensive than a gold one, so it’d probably be worth shelling out the extra money for a silver horn. when i got my 321 in silver, i paid about $2.4k for it. silver horns are generally a little more expensive, however. I also saw you talking about silver/gold horn preferences in the comments, so i thought i’d just briefly explain: many brass musicians prefer silver because it produces a darker, richer tone quality than gold lacquered horns do. anyways, i’m rambling, but in my opinion, the 321 is a great horn and will probably suit you well. i know people who pursued performance degrees on 321s. it’s, by definition, an intermediate level horn, but it’s definitely on the nicer end of that. hell, i played barnes third on my 321 and had a great time.
if you’re not majoring in music, then yeah, it’ll do just fine in college band. Late to the party, but i played a YEP321 for years and it served me well.
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