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The Equinox model is essentially a more compact version of the Eclipse
trumpet. The valve section has been moved closer to the player. Although
the valve section is almost as close to the player as that of a cornet,
the Equinox is most definitely a trumpet, in appearance, sound, and feel.
It is approximately 4 1/2" shorter in length than a standard trumpet. This
was accomplished by reducing both the bell and leadpipe length, and adding
it back through an extra wrap around the main tuning slide, and also at
the bottom leg of the bell section. Like all Eclipse trumpets, the tuning
slide assembly has been attached to the rear bell assembly, resembling an
added valve slide.
The
Equinox is described by Noel Langley, who has played in leading UK
orchestras, orchestral film sessions and much, much more, as responsive
and rich toned yet with a screaming top end. Equinox possesses a focused
sound with loads of projection. As far as the feel of the horn, it’s so
well balanced that it seems to be lighter than a regular trumpet. It feels
very intimate and personal, as if the trumpet were more part of you.
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