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B_Starry Heavyweight Member
Joined: 06 Jun 2002 Posts: 903 Location: Lake Norman
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:45 am Post subject: |
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Agreed, Steve! (I like his '55 Mendez cornet just a little more, I think.)
- Brian
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man" (I Corinthians 10)
"Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts" (James 4)
There, that helps me ... _________________ do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God |
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A.N.A.Mendez Heavyweight Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 5234 Location: ca.
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:58 am Post subject: |
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Thanks guys!
I'm lucky to have an understanding wife.
The Mendez came with the original factory card......Signed by Rafael! The 80 year old lady who sold it at a garage sale got him to sign it at a show in Ohio somewhere back in the 60s, he also signed the show program which was in the case....
Just to lighten things up, how about a nice bunny with a pancake on his head?
_________________ "There is no necessity for deadly strife" A. Lincoln 1860
☛ "No matter how cynical you get, it's never enough to keep up" Lily Tomlin☚ |
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_Daff Heavyweight Member
Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Posts: 1431
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:46 am Post subject: |
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There he goes with the flapjackrabbit again. |
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Retlaw Heavyweight Member
Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 3263 Location: UK
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:00 am Post subject: |
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My Max 11.... mine was made for Charles Colin Music by Roy Lawler not many around and some were were made by Kanstul..... It has some sort of brushed lacquer finish.....great jazz horn.
Walter |
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mpo Heavyweight Member
Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 577
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:20 am Post subject: |
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My 1960 Connstellation 38B
I was lucky enough to find this horn when someone mislabeled it as a 36B. I guess they never measured the bell It is in great condition with the nickel plating almost perfect. (excuse my bad lighting) It is a perfect match with my Committee.
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Dale Proctor Heavyweight Member
Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 9385 Location: Heart of Dixie
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:26 am Post subject: |
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Here's one from the archives - a '55 Mt. Vernon Strad I used to own.
_________________ "Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away ." - Sir Thomas Beecham |
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ConnCoprion Heavyweight Member
Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 1620
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:31 am Post subject: |
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Dale Proctor wrote: | Here's one from the archives - a '55 Mt. Vernon Strad I used to own.
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I take it that you sold it? _________________ Philippians 1:6 |
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Dale Proctor Heavyweight Member
Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 9385 Location: Heart of Dixie
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:48 am Post subject: |
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ConnCoprion wrote: | ...I take it that you sold it? |
Yep - a few years ago on eBay for a little over $2000. Spent $1100 buying the Bach 184G cornet I now have and put the rest in my daughter's college fund. It looked pretty and was a good player, but no better than my '77 ML43 Strad. _________________ "Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away ." - Sir Thomas Beecham |
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veldkamp Heavyweight Member
Joined: 29 Dec 2002 Posts: 668 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:19 am Post subject: |
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I got one of the new piccolos made by Hub van Laar. I think it looks as good as it plays...
The body is goldbrushed and the bell is goldplated (shiny). _________________ www.erikveldkamp.com |
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A.N.A.Mendez Heavyweight Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 5234 Location: ca.
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:26 am Post subject: |
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Tasty! _________________ "There is no necessity for deadly strife" A. Lincoln 1860
☛ "No matter how cynical you get, it's never enough to keep up" Lily Tomlin☚ |
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thedevilisbad Heavyweight Member
Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 1379 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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Dale Proctor wrote: | ConnCoprion wrote: | ...I take it that you sold it? |
Yep - a few years ago on eBay for a little over $2000. Spent $1100 buying the Bach 184G cornet I now have and put the rest in my daughter's college fund. It looked pretty and was a good player, but no better than my '77 ML43 Strad. |
Why can't these things happen to me... _________________ Do or do not, there is no try.
David Koch Custom 1958 Olds Ambassador
1951 Conn 80A
A lot of other crap. |
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davidkoch Heavyweight Member
Joined: 27 Dec 2007 Posts: 1298 Location: Everywhere
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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These things do happen, you don't notice them.
Oooooorrrrr. Thery are too good to be true. _________________ Hi, my name is David and I'm a trumpetaholic. |
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Dale Proctor Heavyweight Member
Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 9385 Location: Heart of Dixie
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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:57 am Post subject: |
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I'm not sure I understand the last two posts, but if you really want to hear something sick, I bought the Mt. Vernon at an antique (mostly junk) auction for $60......
It wasn't very pretty, though - it had a beat up bell and most of the lacquer was gone. I had Southeastern Musical do a gentle repair and relacquer for about $250 (years ago), so I had all of $310 in it . _________________ "Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away ." - Sir Thomas Beecham |
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thedevilisbad Heavyweight Member
Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 1379 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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Dale Proctor wrote: | I'm not sure I understand the last two posts |
I meant the college fund...
Dale Proctor wrote: | I had all of $310 in it |
I think I just gagged. _________________ Do or do not, there is no try.
David Koch Custom 1958 Olds Ambassador
1951 Conn 80A
A lot of other crap. |
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qbert Heavyweight Member
Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 901
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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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veldkamp wrote: | I got one of the new piccolos made by Hub van Laar. I think it looks as good as it plays...
The body is goldbrushed and the bell is goldplated (shiny). |
Gorgeous ! |
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krax Heavyweight Member
Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 686 Location: Hofors, Sweden
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Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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Just to add some colour:
The first one is a student Zenith Lafleur I had for a while which I decided to try to strip the lacquer off. I did and it went terrible, the sound went really bad. I know that some do not believe that lacquer can change the sound, but trust me, the difference was huge!!! First it was a rather nice student trumpet but without lacquer it became a TSO. So I painted it green and then the sound went nice again.
The second one is a Jupiter 1010 Tribune with one regular bell and one Dizzy bell, which I had for a few weeks before one of the other trumpeters in the community band bought it for his son. Actually, can you get a better upgrade horn for a 13 or 14 year old boy who spends most of his days in the garage or on the enduro track?
And it is a nice player too! Especially with the turned bell, just that it cannot be stored in its case with that bell on. Not clever, Jupiter! |
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yankeesstink Veteran Member
Joined: 01 Dec 2007 Posts: 146 Location: Acton, Massachusetts
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:30 am Post subject: |
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Harrelson Bravura
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Blessing B154-RT Flugelhorn
Yamaha YTR-6810S Piccolo Trumpet
Yamaha YCR-2330 Cornet
1970's Olds Recording Trumpet
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krax Heavyweight Member
Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 686 Location: Hofors, Sweden
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 1:42 am Post subject: |
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yankeesstink, that is a very very good looking trumpet! A catwalk horn! |
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amigomatt Veteran Member
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Indofunk Heavyweight Member
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