Horns you wish you had never sold...

Joel Payne · Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 4:32 pm Post subject:

1953 Chicago Benge. Purchased in 1967 when I was 15, stolen my sophomore year at KU. Still haven't found another Bb that plays as well.
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blbaumgarn · Heavyweight Member Joined: 26 Jul 2017 Posts: 705

I feel so sorry for someone having their horn stolen. I regret selling my Benge 5 serial number just a little over 10,000 that I had for 24-or 25 years. Nothing else I ever played was as much fun. I did it in an emotional time after I was divorced. I hope someone else has enjoyed it and treated it well. That's my hope musically anyway.
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Lawler Bb · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 7:19 am Post subject:

Eclipse Medium Classic #38068. Sold it to a guy in Japan several years ago. Stupendous horn.

Bach 43* from late 1970s. Sold it to a student. Facepalm.
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dr_trumpet · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 7:24 am Post subject:

Not that I am enjoying the pain that some of these memories might bring, but the stories of them are both enlightening and a very good source of "food for thought" before selling any horn....
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WFUnix · Veteran Member Joined: 14 Aug 2003 Posts: 433

Regrets include:

Bach 37 my parents bought me in 9th grade. First nice trumpet I ever had. Sold it to purchase a Kanstul 1503. Wish I hadn't sold it for sentimental reasons.

Schilke S22C that was a high school graduation present and my first C trumpet. Sold it after finding an admittedly superior Yamaha NY, at least to my ears. Again, wish I hadn't sold it for sentimental reasons.

Kanstul Burbank 5 Star. Loved that horn, especially after Charlie Melk did his magic to it. Sold it because I couldn't justify having 3 Bbs at the time.

Blackburn w/19-348 leadpipe, 213A24S bell, gold plated. Decided I didn't need a trumpet that nice, which while true, is perhaps the dumbest reason I ever sold a horn! Fortunately, I later bought a similar Blackburn except with a lighter 20 gauge bell that plays very well.

It's hard for me, as a hobbyist, to justify keeping many "extra" horns when I have an itch for another one. That has led me to buy and sell horns off and on for many years. Now I'm at a point that I don't plan to sell any horns currently in my stable because I'm at a better place financially and I've learned that I may regret selling later. The next horn purchase will truly be +1. The wife will get over it

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JeffM729 · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 5:33 pm Post subject:

Only two......

A beautiful Selmer K-Modified and a killer Selmer Claude Gordon.

mark61 · Veteran Member Joined: 28 Feb 2011 Posts: 173

Calicchio 1s7. Miss it, Just played well !

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spitvalve · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:09 pm Post subject:

Getzen Eterna Severinsen Bb
Getzen 940 Eterna piccolo
Holton TR-395 Superbone

Only because I needed the money!

I also had a Bach 229H C trumpet but I don't miss it--it was a lemon.
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trickg · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 6:45 am Post subject:

Easy - my Kanstul CCF 925 copper bell flugel. That was a sweet, sweet playing and sounding flugel, and I wish like heck I'd never sold it.
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DickieG64 · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 3:28 am Post subject:

Calicchio 1S2 Large bore #3007
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Chicago Benge Large bore 1947
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FrenchPlayer · New Member Joined: 13 Sep 2018 Posts: 5 Location: Paris

My first Bach 37/25, lacquered...just amazing for my use. All standard.
Bought several instrument of the same model and all were less interesting.

Manuel de los Campos · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 8:40 am Post subject:

A silver plated Bach 180-37 bought from a millitairy band professional. The horn was beated up, leaky valves but still outplayed my raw brass 180-37
I sold it for a reasonable price and for the money I bought a 6310Z which I never liked

(The yamaha I sold for a Conn 22B 'Victor' and that horn I played for years, a very good horn!)
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richardwy · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 10:24 am Post subject:

In no particular order,

1) Geten 3850 cornet

2) Yamaha 9445 CHS Bb

3) Chicago Benge C

4) Bach 189 D/Eb

Sigh . . .

Ozzbo · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 2:14 pm Post subject:

A great playing Benge 90B !!!! This horn could do anything, but I traded it in for an average playing Schilke S32.

veery715 · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 3:31 pm Post subject:

A Selmer Sigma which, when I sold it, made me a good $ since I bought it when they were being discontinued and got it at a super price. Still, it played better than any other trumpet I have owned. Try to buy one now!

A Blackburn cornet which had a glorious sound.
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yourbrass · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:04 pm Post subject:

Back in the 90's I would pick up used Bachs, rebuild them and resell them to help pay the bills. That was before the huge price increase to what they command today. There was one particular 37ML that I re-did that just played like a dream. I even got compliments from another orchestra member after a solo I played one night. But, I needed money, as others have said. I would have kept it if I could have and the fact that I remember this particular horn is weird for me - I've had dozens of trumpets over the years - and many good ones!
-Lionel
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nieuwguyski · Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 10:38 pm Post subject:

A late '70s Selmer K-Modified 24B. By the time I bought it in the late '80s it had leprous lacquer and acid bleed around the kranz, but the valves were amazing, the intonation was great, and it had a nice mellow/compact sound. But by the early '90s I was playing in rock bands and couldn't imagine keeping a trumpet that didn't strike me as loud and bright.

The list of trumpets I kick myself for not buying is longer.
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tptva004 · Regular Member Joined: 23 Sep 2018 Posts: 23

kanstul 991.... traded it for a bach 38/7. bach was nice but i miss the 991