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ConnCoprion
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Hi all,
Question for you fellow mouthpiece gurus! I just recently found an old mouthpiece with a trumpet that I just bought.
It's a Bach Mount Vernon 1 1/4 C mouthpiece.
I know that some Mt Vernon mps aren't that rare etc. Is the 1 1/4C size pretty common?
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TKSop
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Jackpot.
1 1/4C Mt Vernon pieces are pretty rare and they are VALUABLE in good condition - when they show up on eBay they often go for $400+ |
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Wow!! I never believed that it would go THAT high. Congratulations!!!!!!!
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I_play_trmpt
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Good work, sir. Highest I've seen a Mt. Vernon go for by a few hundred dollars.
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maguro73
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 12:46 am Post subject: Mt. Vernon 1 1/4C |
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| I saw one over the weekend sell on eBay for over $600. |
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trumpaholic
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One in mint condition sold for 1,045.00 a week ago on eBay. Hell, Bach could only get about half that amount for the trumpet and mouthpiece!
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ConnCoprion
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Hi Guys, thanks for the kind words. I actually bought a trumpet and that mp just happened to be in the case. I honestly had no idea it would go that high at all...which is why I started it out at .99 cents.
Just little treasures pop up every now and then I guess...
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cjl
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Yeah, and now you can invest in more horns! Yay!! I have some Conns I'd like to sell ..... 
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kmag
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It is so nice when something like that happens.
When I got my 1925 Holton trumpet I was wondering where I would find an appropriate mouthpiece since the receiver is a little different. In the case was a screw top Heim that was never mentioned in the ad. Excellence by accident.
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dmamazon
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I sold one a couple years ago, in great condition and WITH the original box. It went for $460 on ebay.
Congrats on the find...as long as it's not chewed up it should sell for a nice $$$!
These play so different from the standard 1.25Cs today...bigger sound, beautiful dark color. I keep kicking myself for selling it but I could never ever play that diameter for some strange reason...and I was not friends with the rim.
Congrats and good luck!
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