’44 King Liberty trumpetA few sound clips for you. I have never been the greatesthigh note player, as you can hear. I’m in the midst of an embouchure reset via‘The Balanced Embouchure’ by Jeff Smiley. All were recorded on a Bob Reeves42SV with the 692 backbore. Please forgive the poor sound quality. I left lotsof double Cs in the horn for you to play. I want you to hear the tone quality and some of its range. :[link removed by eBay] The history of these horns is interesting. Here are some nice  examples for sale on the company website:[link removed by eBay]You can now own one in excellent condition for far less.It hasbeen refurbished. Lacquer is very nice, at over 95% and the valves show very littlewear.  Since I bought it, I : ·       Cleaned  it thoroughly, including polishing slides,slide tubes, valves and valve casings. ·       Lowered valve spring tension. I will include a severalsets of springs in case you like the original spring tension better. ·       Aligned the valves. Photos are before and aftershots of the up position for all three. I have owned three King trumpets sofar. All arrived significantly out of alignment, as is typical for most horns.Each valve required different thickness felts, whereas it had the same sizefelts for both up and down positions prior to alignment. This procedure evenedout the blow throughout the range.  ·       Experimented with various gap settings. Thedistance from the receiver to the lead pipe is 1.130”. Using Harrelson shimsand Reeves sleeves, I found that the horn played best for me from 0 to .040”gap from the end of the lead pipe to the end of the mouthpiece shank. Slottingwas sure at all gap settings. Your best setting may vary, and I suggest using mineas a starting point. Intonation is good. The C# and D below the staff can both beeasily lipped down, as can the G above the staff.The tone quality is very nice, with a concentrated, compactcore. This is the product of its heavy gauge brass, small bell, and the tonering. When you play the center of a note, you get a vibration that seems to runthe full length of the horn and you can both hear and feel it. You can create alight, delicate soft sound or full and rich tone. Given its .448” bore andsmall 4.375” bell, it is best to avoid using too much air. This one can getvery dark and rich with a Bach 6C and a Schilke F3. This trumpet would be greatfor chamber music or a small jazz combo.Included is a nearly new King case which shows slight wear.                           **  Ships CONUS only. Item subject to prior sale as it is listed on multiple  sites.  **