Conn 30H for swing?

demaxx1 · by **demaxx1** » 2020-01-23 2:56 p.m.

Hi Guys and Gals, Our local band plays swing during the spring. Last year I played my 78H, which did well. Here is the but, it was just a little darker than I wanted and if I pushed it to brighten it up it didn't. I did use it for a Christmas concert solo and it was great.

Back to my original question! My 30H is a dual bore and it falls right between a King 2B and 3B. in my little music room all my small bore horns sound the same.

Has anyone out there used a 30H for swing music?

Thanks

hyperbolica · by **hyperbolica** » 2020-01-23 3:47 p.m.

Oh, yeah, a 30h is a great horn, especially for swing. It will be darker than the 2b for sure. If you're comfortable with the 2B size and the Conn sound, 30h is a great horn. The sound will be dark for the size, but the punch/articulation will feel like the smaller bore horn. I think you'll have to work less to be heard on the 30 than the 78.

I've got a 32h, and I've owned a 30h, love the sound on both. The only thing I didn't like on the 30 was the narrow slide, but that's gonna be the case on most small bore horns.

Thrawn22 · by **Thrawn22** » 2020-01-23 5:45 p.m.

Itll be fine.

sporto · by **sporto** » 2020-01-24 9:17 p.m.

Well, swing was the popular music when the 30H came out in the 1930s.

Tbarh · by **Tbarh** » 2020-01-25 4:30 a.m.

I pla an old 78H...very big and dark.. When i put in an equally old mouthpiece (Conn "Tait") : brighter and more aggressive...

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