Getzen Eterna Cornets

[DNMH]

In my search for the perfect Eterna, I find some I buy are quite leaden or dead in timbre while others sizzle.

Do the newer horns sizzle more?

I always use the same mouthpiece for these tests.

Appreciate any help here.

[Winghorn]

I personally don't think cornets are meant to sizzle. My Eterna cornet sounds nothing like a trumpet, but rather has an old-fashioned, mellow cornet sound. But it is interesting that you have found such timbre variations in the examples you have tried. Mine have all sounded about the same.

Sorry, but I have not tried the newer Eterna models.

Good luck with your search!

Steve

[blbaumgarn]

Although it has been years ago, I had extensive experience with a Getzen Eterna and never thought it, or any of the Eternas I had a chance to play in the future sounded bright, so to speak. About the only observation I made was my college teacher had the school buy a Schilke mpc. for me to use with Symphonic band and that was a wonderful piece. I love the Eterna cornet.
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[TKSop]

What mouthpiece are you using?

Eterna's are great in that they play well with anything and can give you anything from a BBB section tone to something much brighter with the right mouthpiece and attitude.

There's a lot of them around and some are rather old by now - a few minor knocks or less than perfect repairs could easily spoil the resonance regardless of what kind of tone you're after.

[DNMH]

[sunlight1952]

just wanted to say that my experience with the getzen cornets, as with my other favorite, the salvationist cornet, has been that neither ever sizzles. The only way i was ever able to accomplish some of that was with a schilke 14a4a mouthpiece steven

[TKSop]

[bencoul]

The eterna has been manufactured for so long that I would expect subtle differences in cornets from different periods.

Also, I feel that in the brass band world, the days of smaller bored cornets with brighter tones are being left behind and most modern cornets aimed at brass banders tend to have a bigger bore and have a darker tone.
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[LarsHusum]

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[Goby]

Those new Getzen DLX Eterna horns look sooooo nice

[AJCarter]

a 1-1/2C will definitely garner more sizzle and brilliance. If you're after a more mellow sound, then play equipment that is conducive to that sound.

I have never been dissatisfied with how Eterna cornets play or sound. I have used Wick 2B and a custom Bach mouthpiece: 1X rim with an A underpart.
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[giakara]

I use a eterna 850 LB with rose brass leadpipe and bell for my trad jazz gigs since 1999 and I use always a shallow cup mpc like Reeves 43WS or Purviance P9 and the sound is bright, not like a bright trumpet sound but definitely not dark , brilliant I guess is the best word , meaty but brilliant.

Regards
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Getzen eterna 910 C
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Carol mini pocket
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