The Uptown NF was designed in collaboration with Nick Franciosa, who worked with Dave Guardala as a horn tester, and had much experience with trying many of Dave's best pieces. This piece is based on Nick's killer metal Link, designed to have the sonority and quickness of the best metal Links but to have great projection and response with less effort. It has a rollover baffle that starts immediately at the tip and extends about 3/8 of an inch into a trough-shaped baffle, which adds complex harmonics. The sidewalls are scooped out leading into a very large chamber, which gives it the characteristic Link sound. The rails are thin and precisely shaped to give an even response over the full range of the horn.