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A.N.A.Mendez
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| Nuck81 wrote: | | A.N.A.Mendez wrote: | This is fun!
I love this little 1929 Olds....Plays like a dream, looks real.....
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Love the look of this one. There are a few hanging around on Ebay, are they worth the risk? |
I'm getting that leadpipe fixed this week. I took this on a 2 week vacation once.... FUN!
Give one a whirl!
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A.N.A.Mendez
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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| ConnCoprion wrote: | here's just a cheap run of the mill, rosy/honey darkened original lacquer on a no good cheap 17A Director...
100_0042 by ConnCoprion, on Flickr
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100_0043 by ConnCoprion, on Flickr |
UUMMMM.... Copper.......
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Greenleaf
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1925 80A
This is my only other cornet, but she's a beauty, complete kit and all.
I am waiting for this 1920 10A Vocal cornet to be delivered sometime soon. It needs some TLC and it's going to get it! Anyone ever play one of these?
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thedevilisbad
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| ConnArtist wrote: | | tommy t. wrote: | And this is the Wedgwood, posing as an ad for Facet Mutes and Rich Willey's exercise books:
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Not to hijack too hard... but are those Facets merely straight mutes that I would be terrified to bump/drop (i.e. use), or do they actually supply some unique timbre? |
timbre or timber?
Also, the Clarke letter is hilarious. It's funny how everything progresses and changes.
Nice thread!
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:16 am Post subject: |
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Some may have seen this but I'll post it again!
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Bob Stevenson
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:31 am Post subject: |
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This is nice;...a 'Brown' echo about 130 years old. Brown of Kennington S. London had a strong business including a lot of sales to the guards bands in London and the Royal Artillery band and orch. just up th eroad in Woolwich, also trumpets for orchestras etc. Brown models still turn up from time to time in the London area, although the company is long gone.
This is my original model (round stamp) B&H Sovereign made in 1982 and in every day use. This is something of a 'benchmark' for serious cornet design and has served as the starting point for numerous other instruments by several makers, however, it is rarely surpassed,...the Eclipse was developed from this and is slightly better in performance. Like all iconic equipement it's not perfect,...note the vicious 'cockspur' waterkeys which can ruin solo work by catching all too easily in your clothing as you come back in. Triggers were non optimised too.....but, it's really the best that there is with few exceptions.
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| bwoodard wrote: | | Some may have seen this but I'll post it again! |
The "Coppertone name/theme is a hoot! Pretty cool.
Very nice cornets, Mr. Stevenson. You don't see too many vintage echo cornets.
Here's another horn from me.This time, it's a 1970 Conn 76A Connquest model. Same unique wrap as the Olds Recording cornet, .485 bore.
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| Bob Stevenson wrote: | This is nice;...a 'Brown' echo about 130 years old. Brown of Kennington S. London had a strong business including a lot of sales to the guards bands in London and the Royal Artillery band and orch. just up th eroad in Woolwich, also trumpets for orchestras etc. Brown models still turn up from time to time in the London area, although the company is long gone.
This is my original model (round stamp) B&H Sovereign made in 1982 and in every day use. This is something of a 'benchmark' for serious cornet design and has served as the starting point for numerous other instruments by several makers, however, it is rarely surpassed,...the Eclipse was developed from this and is slightly better in performance. Like all iconic equipement it's not perfect,...note the vicious 'cockspur' waterkeys which can ruin solo work by catching all too easily in your clothing as you come back in. Triggers were non optimised too.....but, it's really the best that there is with few exceptions.
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Serious looking piece of history! How does it play?
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| thedevilisbad wrote: |
Also, the Clarke letter is hilarious. It's funny how everything progresses and changes.
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Are you implying he was wrong?!?!? 
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Just when you think you've seen the devil, then comes Rock 'n' Roll! 
That's amazing except that it is Huntsville Ontario; Home of the widest streets and narrowest minds in North America!
Maynard was born in Montreal just seven years later!
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| mffan wrote: | http://www.flickr.com/photos/mffan/5084449006/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mffan/5084449216/
I don't know how to get just the photo from Flickr , but here is my 49 Blessing Artist cornet, in very good original condition. |
Hi Mffan!
Please correct me if I'm wrong.......but my little eyes spy what I think is a micro tuner??????? If so....they are OH SO cool! I used to own a Conn 36a...which had a micro tuner....very interesting. 
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I'm sure you have all seen my ads by now but here is my Palmer CP-4 cornet, built by Curtis Palmer, in raw brass. It sure is a pretty thing; I wish that I could afford to keep it.
I have a nice 12A that I'll try to photograph and post soon.
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Seeing that Bob Stevenson posted his Sovereign made a few years after mine (posted first!!) , I thought I'd mention that there is nothing like playing one. I can understand why his is a daily player.
I have other (duh) cornets, but will never part with the B&H 921. It is special. It is not my easiest player - a Blackburn nabs that claim, and not my best sounding - a WT American Long Cornet gets the nod there. But I imagine that only the WT posted by Tom would get me to loosen my grip on the Boosey. My guess is it is a configuration thing.
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| ConnCoprion wrote: | | mffan wrote: | http://www.flickr.com/photos/mffan/5084449006/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mffan/5084449216/
I don't know how to get just the photo from Flickr , but here is my 49 Blessing Artist cornet, in very good original condition. |
Hi Mffan!
Please correct me if I'm wrong.......but my little eyes spy what I think is a micro tuner??????? If so....they are OH SO cool! I used to own a Conn 36a...which had a micro tuner....very interesting. |
Yep, that is a microtuner. I have one on my King Master also. Blessing made that same model as a York Custom, that OLDLOU has, not too long before I saw this one. I had played his and liked the sound,etc
I got this one very cheaply. I did purchase a 36A a couple of months ago, but there was something wrong, maybe with leakage. Lou tested it out, but we couldn't find the root cause of the poor sound. I send it back and got a full refund, then bought the Blessing when it turned up, unopposed.
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Here's a circa 1865 Stratton OTS (over the shoulder) cornet I sometimes play for historical events, but it doesn't belong to me.
Here I am playing it before my hair turned gray... 
Speaking of horns that don't belong to me, here's a pic of some of the bell front cornets owned by the head of our CW band (my Lehnert is in there, too). Most play just barely OK by modern standards...
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Cornet by Douglas and Sons, Glasgow, c1887:
Played this last night in the band and it was not hugely different sounding to my Maestro, just a bit less volume.
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Wedgwood Cornet:
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| Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:22 am Post subject: |
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Some fantastic looking horns in this thread . . . my compliments to their owners!
Here's my best-looking one, a King Master -- after doing much research, it was determined to be circa 1908:
This horn plays as beautiful as it looks.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 8:54 am Post subject: |
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Wow!. They sure don't build 'em like they used to.... Great stuff all!
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