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PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2020 3:29 pm    Post subject: 1955 6b vs 22b Reply with quote

Good afternoon,

I have a question for the conn experts on the forum

I received in the mail a horn I bought off of eBay... advertised as a early model 6b , which I understood had a traditional wrap and a big bell.

When I received it , it has the small bell , is this a 22b or did the 6b have the small bell in 1955?

I was really looking forward to playing a 6b with the big bell....im very disappointed but I don't want to reach out to the seller if this really is a 6b and I didn't know what I was buying.

Jason
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2020 4:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

After taking a close look at the Conn loyalist sight I am very confident they sent me a 22b and not a 6b, in addition to the bell, the valves are different as well as the Nickel trim is different and everything on this trumpet points to a 22b.

I know music shops are struggling but this isn't the horn I was looking for...
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2020 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I believe those early ones had Victor “B” stamped onto the side of the receiver/leadpipe. As far as I know, they were basically a 22B with different nickel trim, different receiver shape, and a larger bell flare.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What is the diameter of the bell?
What does the receiver look like? If it has the extra little bump it’s prob a 6b with a 22b bell replacement. If the receiver does not have the little bump about 1 inch from the end then it’s a pure 22b
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jjayf
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 23, 2020 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

lipshurt wrote:
What is the diameter of the bell?
What does the receiver look like? If it has the extra little bump it’s prob a 6b with a 22b bell replacement. If the receiver does not have the little bump about 1 inch from the end then it’s a pure 22b


thanks for the responses!

the bell is 4 5/8 ths no bump on the lead pipe....it looks exactly like the 1955 22b on the conn loyalist website , until you mentioned the bump on the lead pipe I never noticed the difference in receivers, thanks again for reinforcing that this is in fact a 22b...

honestly it plays REALLY nicely..Im considering keeping it anyway
BUT I really want a 6b....ugh
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was texting with an old friend who is a well know tpt player about trumpets we would never sell. For me it is my Super Recording. For him it was his 1956 6b.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a 1960 6B Victor, still almost like new. I recently sold both my 22Bs, a 1929 NYS and a 1968 Victor. I kept the best trumpet out of those 3.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 4:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I will still be on the lookout for an early 6b or 10b...my trumpet collection is out of control!

do the early models play different then the late ones?
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 5:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mike ansberry wrote:
I was texting with an old friend who is a well know tpt player about trumpets we would never sell. For me it is my Super Recording. For him it was his 1956 6b.


hey Mike..did you serve in the 101st? or 5th SFG? I was in 3rd BN 327INF 101 from 2001-2005 and lived south of Clarksville.
then went to 1st GRP
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