Jason A. Blough


The Play Test Results of the 2000 Cryo Experiment


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Mark Ponzo: Professor of trumpet,
Northern Illinois University.
Stanton Kramer: Active comeback player
and professional photographer.
John Hagstrom: Second trumpet,
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Nick Drozdoff: Former Maynard Ferguson
trumpet player, now physics teacher.
Average scores for each
category and average overall ratings.
Comments from the owners.
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John Hagstrom, 2nd trumpet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra



1. Overall impression
of tone quality.
Before treatment After treatment
Bach 4 3.5
Benge 3 4
Besson 3 4
Blackburn 2 4
2.Ease of response.
Before treatment After treatment
Bach 3 3
Benge 4 5
Besson 2 4.5
Blackburn 3 4
3.Eveness of response.
Before treatment After treatment
Bach 2 3
Benge 4 4
Besson 3 5
Blackburn 3 5
4.Flexibility of sound.
Before treatment After treatment
Bach 3 4
Benge 3 5
Besson 3 5
Blackburn 2 5
5.Intonation.
Before treatment After treatment
Bach 3 4
Benge 2 4
Besson 3 4
Blackburn 2 4
6.Overall impression
Before treatment After treatment
Bach 3 3.5
Benge 3 4
Besson 3 4
Blackburn 2 4
Comments:
  Before treatment After treatment
Bach Uneven response+colors of high/loud upper register
(High C+). Registers are in
tune w/ each other. Lacks
stability of slot. 		Not as centered as others.
Energy of beginning of
notes is dull compared to
other horns. Most similar to other trial of any of the four
horns.
Benge Ease of response comes at
expense of stability in high
register. Tone color slightly
inflexible. 		Sound is much more even.
Still is weak slotting, etc.
Unstable in louds compared
to others.
Besson General sound okay. High
resister flat. Feels uncentered. Leadpipe
resists too much early on. 		Intonation between registers
is better. More even
throughout.
Blackburn No high register slotting. Sound gets dead the higher you go. Low c sharp.
High register flat. 		Tone has more center.
Dead quality is gone. Odd resistance due to tuning slide shape still present.
Big change!

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