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Anybody know anything about this horn (nearly 100 years old) or this type of horn generally?
http://www.halsteadmusic.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?cPath=36_38_39&products_id=809

I've always wanted to own a nice 'vintage' horn, I've never liked Kruspes or handhorns, so, would this Zimmermann be worth paying £2K+ for?

here are some 'factoids' I've picked up about these horns (treat with appropriate caution)

- Geyer maintained the design has less 'kinks' in the airway than any other (even Geyers) making them free blowing and perhaps accounting for some people's devotion to them despite..
- ...a left hand position that seems awkward. I've seen it referred to as the 'Schmidt Claw'
- ...and a reputation for a 'bad' high Bb. This horn clearly has a good one by Tony's description
- some people have tried to cure the bad Bb by re-positioning the braces
- Conn and King made this design, some with a Bb tuning slide.
- modern makers including Yamaha have produced them, according to Dick Martz: http://www.rjmartz.com/horns/schmidt/cfschmidt.html

er... that's it.

You would be better off for only £90 more, buying this vintage Alexander 103, at least people of 'heard of' Alexander but who knows anything about 'Zimmerman'?
http://www.halsteadmusic.co.uk/shop/pro ... cts_id=803

Well there's quite a lot of information about Zimmerman in the advert
Horns from small makers in the Markneukirchen area have always been, and still are, amongst the finest in the world
On paper, it should be a very good instrument and well worth a try for anyone looking for something more interesting than the mainstream.