Getzen Long-Bell Soprano Cornet

[Didymus]

A long-bell variant of the Getzen Eb soprano cornet has been mentioned a few times here on the TH.

I ran across this auction on Reverb. Is this an example of the occasionally-mentioned, rarely encountered instrument? And if it is, what was the model number Getzen used for it?
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[Seymor B Fudd]

It certainly looks like the one I played last Wednesday, also occasionally been keeping it amongst my other horns. In my opinion it´s a great horn, big round fat sound, resistance to my taste. Unlike the other soprano of the band, a Schilke, rather small. But the present soprano player (I was subbing) favors the latter.
The valves are excellent, as always with Getzen horns and the build/state impeccable, notwithstanding the horn I played is about 45 years old.
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Cornets:
Getzen Custom Series Schilke 143D3/ DW Ultra 1,5 C
Getzen 300 series
Yamaha YCRD2330II
Yamaha YCR6330II
Getzen Eterna Eb
Trumpets:
Yamaha 6335 RC Schilke 14B
King Super 20 Symphony DB (1970)
Selmer Eb/D trumpet (1974)

[sd4f]

It has been quite a while ago, and I played on a long getzen soprano in the brass band I played with. It seemed fairly decent. I don't think my example had a trigger for the first valve. Generally I'd say that's a big plus as the first valve intonation usually needs a bit of help, more often than the third valve, as in, soprano plays high, and third valve doesn't see a lot use, nor have as much intonation problems when playing in the upper register.

I tend to find that it just inherent with brass instruments that high F♮ and A♮ tend to be troublesome, so a trigger or saddle, is probably more useful than the third valve adjustment.

Price is, in my honest opinion, very high though. I personally would really weigh up spending some more and getting something new. The Yamaha Neo soprano cornet is within spitting distance in terms of price and generally well received. I would also try to look at the Besson 924G soprano. I played on a Courtois 107R, which I can recommend, as it's a fairly capable, well made and nice sounding sop. It's my understanding that the besson is the same instrument design that has been carried over, so worth taking a look at.

[Seymor B Fudd]

[Didymus]

Thanks for the replies confirming the kill, so to speak.

For the record, I'm not seeking to buy a soprano cornet, and I certainly wouldn't drop $1900+ on an '80s-era soprano cornet when the same amount of money can potentially buy a more recently manufactured and potentially fitter used instrument. I cannot guess why the seller wants so much for that instrument, unless it's a sought-after model, or a collectible.

(Incidentally, I have not heard good things about the Getzen Eterna short-belled soprano cornets, or model 892es-t.)

Speaking of models, does anybody know what model # Getzen used for its long-belled soprano cornets?

Returning to the topic of prices, if one looks hard enough and is patient enough, they can find Getzen 940s piccolo trumpets for $1800 and sometimes even less. The auction has been up on reverb.com for a while. Maybe I cannot guess why the seller wants so much for it, but I can guess why no one has outright bought it at that price.
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