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The 301Ms have very weak valve stems that get bent pretty easily with regular use... they grind against the little hole in the top valve cap and stick.

Got a chance to play on a SB King Euph hybrid this summer... Wow, what a horn. About 2 lbs lighter than older King Euphs, but feels great to hold. Loud, and very warm tone- the only marching horn I would be willing to play regularly outside of Drum Corps. Valves were a little weird- A couple of BD kids told me they were still prototype valves on the horns they had for this season- felt too small for the rest of the horn. Like most Euphs, Vision is limited by width of the bell. Overall my favorite marching horn I've ever played. Played a Yamaha bari all summer- great horn, large bore lets you really push some air through it, despite being a bari. Finish was thin- a lot of exposed brass by august. Hope yamaha updates their low brass soon... havent changed since 2000

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Oh boy, I definitely hear the doxology hymn... and sounds like Ticheli's arrangement of amazing grace in the back half of it. What a funky arrangement. In other words.

I agree! I had not heard of the piece "Angels in the Architecture" until the Cadets posted on their website a while back about it, so I was curious and had a listen, and its really a great piece. Theres a couple videos of the corps playing a recognizable excerpt of the song floating around on youtube somewhere. They sound pretty great so far... A very dark and powerful sounding hornline! I hope they do well with it. The concept seems solid.

Great looking mock-up! Good work!

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Right on the money :)