I've not played any type of Schmid (apart from a very brief blow on a double some years ago), but I'm wondering whether the question about the different leadpipe lengths on the triple horn designs is misplaced.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but surely the leadpipe length measured from mouthpiece receiver to (alto) change valve is irrelevant to the low F side, as in effect the taper of the leadpipe continues after the change valve - and this is what matters. So I'm not sure that the low F and Bb sides on an Eb triple "see" a longer leadpipe than on an F triple. Mind you, the different configurations might still affect the low F side in other ways.
I'm sure the only solution is to do the side-by-side test as already suggested.
It's off-topic to say so, but from what I gather the problem that some players find with Schmids in general is how much "presence" and carrying power they have in an orchestra; an acquaintance recently ditched his Schmid triple for that very reason.
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