Posted by Mike Sherline on May 13, 2002 at 02:09:16:
In Reply to: MW 2000 or MW 2155 posted by pip on May 12, 2002 at 23:49:47:
I've had a 2155 for about 1 1/2 yrs. It really plays great.
My only complaints are ergonomic. The top bow is so high my arm gets
a cramp reaching over it to hold onto the 1st valve slide (not much
adjustment is necessary, but some is). You have to move your left hand to
get to the 3rd slide, and it's hard to move precisely because it's so
low. The thumb ring isn't adjustable, and it's at an uncomfortable
angle for me. And you can't get your hand in to the bottom valve caps
or the rotor linkage. I was told that the 5th valve tubing could be reconfigured
"a la MW-2000" to permit reaching the bottom caps, but don't know what that
means or how to go about getting it done. There's also a minor problem
of water getting trapped in the 3rd & 4th valve tubing, and not going
to the bottom slides where the water keys are - you have to turn the horn over.
But it really does play great - I love the sound, and I think others do too -
I seem to have been getting a lot more "sounds great" since I got this
horn. Maybe somebody else will tell you about the 2000.