This is one UNIQUE Horn! The daCarbo Flugelhorn is sure to be a head turner at your next gig in both looks and sound!
The daCarbo Flugelhorn is a stunning horn, both aesthetically and tonally. The idea behind the Carbon fiber bell is that it transfers the players energy more efficiently, and i have to say it feels AMAZING to play. The response and slotting are top notch on this horn, and the tone is gorgeous. It's a beautiful round sound with a lot of warmth, depth, and color! This horn would be right at home in a large variety of ensembles, to big band to small group jazz to playing British brass band flugelhorn parts, it is incredibly versatile.
Handicraft meets high tech
daCarbo has developed an injection process for the production of complex tube geometries from carbon materials. The components of the daCarbo trumpets produced at Nägeli Swiss AG have a perfect surface quality inside the pipe. The process guarantees a consistent, uncompromising quality, more precise than is possible with traditional instrument manufacturing techniques. In every instrument, however, there is still exact craftsmanship and thus the love of the instrument maker.
Carbon
Carbon fibers consist almost exclusively of the element carbon. The atoms are arranged in microcrystals which are aligned longitudinally to the fiber axis. This alignment makes the fibers stiffer than steel at a four to five times lower density. Therefore, these fibers are particularly interesting for lightweight construction.
To take advantage of these properties, the fibers, which are more than 10 times thinner than our hair, must be kept within one component. This function is performed by a plastic matrix in which the fibers are embedded. A good carbon component has a fiber content of more than 50%.
However, a carbon component becomes particularly easy not only because of the excellent ratio of stiffness to density, but also because of the ability to align the fibers along the loading direction. This minimizes the use of materials.
daCarbo does not use the freedom of fiber orientation and wall thickness distribution in its instrument components for reasons of weight but to optimize the wall vibrations of the musical instrument.
From daCarbo:
The daCarbo flugelhorns are made with the highest precision and are therefore very durable and easy to maintain. They are an absolute eye-catcher and can be played in such a relaxed way that you can concentrate on the music instead of the technical aspects.
This is the sound you’ve always been looking for in a flugelhorn!
The unique sound of the daCarbo Flugelhorn warms up the entire room. Every note sounds rich and clear. The Flugelhorn is easy to play even in the high registers. The horn behaves very evenly over all registers and dynamic levels.
• Really big bell of 170 mm (6.96“) in diameter.
• First class piston valves. Bore 11.0 mm (.433”)
• Nice details in carbon fiber
• Gold lacquer
Ships with no case or mouthpiece
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