“My Schagerl trumpet is one of the finest instruments I have played—the workmanship is excellent. Trumpets are like tools and one must have the right one for the requirements of the music. This instrument plays easily, has a warm focused sound, is very directional with little spread, and suits the type of work (jazz) I do very well. Notes slot well and the intonation is very good…….”
As I mentioned, sitting next to Bryan on different kinds of Big Band gigs really inspired me to try JM model. I tried his horn briefly a couple of times and decided to get same model as well.
About two years ago, in summer of 2017 I got in touch with Michael Schiller through my friend Andrey Lobanov (Russian trumpet player who lives in Germany and plays actually same JM horn) and soon got the horn by mail in NY.
What can I say? I felt that I take a little risk ordering horn that I didn’t have a chance to test. But as I received it, it didnt take me long to realize how much I like it. My model is James Morrison ML in raw brass. So well made with great quality that totally works for me. This instrument works in combination with deep mouthpiece as well. I use AR Resonance custom made MLB 40 – 6.
I play mostly Jazz but I consider it is perfect instrument for any kind of orchestral work, and solo as well. Great projection, Intonation and great valves action.
Vitaly Golovnev (Russia, Trumpet player, Composer, Educator) Currently Vitaly performing and teaching private
around New York area
My favourite thing about the Schagerl Kissbone is the flexibility of sound. It can adapt to such a great variety of style and expression; high or low, loud or soft, mellow or edgy, sparky or noble. The sound is dark and with brilliance at the same time.
I work with symphonic, jazz, pop and experimental contemporary music, and wanted to see if I could find a trombone flexible and versatile enough to do it all. For me, the Kissbone is it! I no longer feel the need to switch equiment for different styles or settings.
I hesitate to call it an “all-round” trombone though, because this might implicate that compromises have been made, sacrificing some special qualities here and there to make it work well enough all over. The fact is that the Kissbone acts as a specialised instrument in such a wide scope of sound colours, styles and settings.
The Kissbone has a great range, and responds really well all over. It has a rich, full bodied bass-register as well as a juicy and brilliant high register when needed. It can play super loud without sounding forced, and super soft with great comfort.
The Schagerl F-valve is the best I have tried, with its consise action and almost equal resistance to the open-horn. This makes legato and intervals between registers very smooth, and maintaining the same sound quality is easier.
The craftmanship of Schagerl is really impressive. The first moment I tried a Schagerl trombone I noticed the special quality; hand-crafted and with great care for every detail. It is a pleasure and an inspiration to work with such an instrument.
Ole Jørgen Melhus -Posaunist bei Nordic Brass Ensemble und Trondheim Symfonieorchester
Wunderschöne MERCHANDISING Produkte in hoher Qualität
Angenehm tragbar mit verschiedenen Schagerl Logos!
“Die Aurora: eine Posaune mit sehr schönem und obertonreichem Klang, extrem leichte Ansprache, bleibt trotzdem im Forte kompakt und kernig, ausgewogene Stimmung durch alle Lagen und Züge, Ventiltöne klingen offen und sprechen ebenfalls sehr gut an, die Aurora liegt angenehm in der Hand, hat wenig Gewicht und ist sehr vielseitig einsetzbar: ich habe eine Riesenfreude mit diesem wunderbaren Instrument!” (Maria Peer, Leiterin der Landesmusikschule Ottensheim)
Da ich mich musikalisch sowohl in klassischer Musik als auch in improvisierter Musik bewege, habe ich lange nach dem passenden Instrument gesucht, das beide Aspekte vereint.
Als ich die Spyder probiert habe, war von Anfang an begeistert. An die Haltung und den weiteren Weg der Finger zu den Ventilen musste ich mich anfangs etwas gewöhnen, aber sobald die Eingewöhnung abgeschlossen war, wollte ich kein anderes Instrument mehr spielen. Mir war wichtig eine Trompete zu spielen, mit der ich möglichst alles spielen kann und das ich bei meinem Ensemble Federspiel genauso einsetzten kann wie bei meinem Solo Projekt mit Streichquartett und Trompete. Die Spyder erfüllt diese Flexibilität: ich kann mit ihr große Konzertsäle ausfüllen wie das KKL Luzern aber auch wenn ich mit Streichquartett in einer Kirche spiele, fügt sie sich in den feinen Gesamtklang ein.
Die Intonation ist sehr gut (was bei Schagerl ohnehin üblich ist) und die Lagen von unten bis oben sehr ausgeglichen. Ein tolles, flexibles Instrument, perfekt für den solistischen Einsatz.
Danke! Simon Zöchbauer
