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WildWilly Regular Member
Joined: 05 Jul 2020 Posts: 62 Location: Iowa next to the Mississippi
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 1:40 pm Post subject: What and When Was Your First? |
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Got my first instrument in 1955, a Gretsch Pathfinder trumpet. It was cobbled together with solder and baling wire and I loved it. I just purchased another Pathfinder for sentimental reasons only. Plan to display it in my music room.What and when was your first horn?
On a side note, I've searched high and low for a serial number list for Gretsch. Anybody know of a source? _________________ Not a 2nd childhood, still in the 1st
Adams A9
Étude ETR-100
Gretsch Pathfinder |
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kehaulani Heavyweight Member
Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Posts: 9028 Location: Hawai`i - Texas
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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My grandfather's no-name, Austrian cornet in 1954. Really didn't play it for another two years, though. _________________ "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." Bird
Yamaha 8310Z Bobby Shew trumpet
Benge 3X Trumpet
Benge 3X Cornet
Adams F-1 Flghn |
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Dale Proctor Heavyweight Member
Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 9365 Location: Heart of Dixie
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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I got a brand new King Cleveland cornet when I started band in 6th grade, 1963. That thing was handed down through my two younger brothers, and my youngest brother still has it. I played it the last time I visited him, and it was just as bad as I remembered. It’s a miracle I stuck with playing... _________________ "Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away ." - Sir Thomas Beecham |
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Voltrane Heavyweight Member
Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 630 Location: Paris (France)
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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@1962, a Bb/C student Couesnon that I still have! Sentimental horn but cannot compete with my Xeno 8335 RGS or my Weimann rotary...So it sleeps quietly. _________________ S’il n’en reste qu’un je serai celui là (Victor Hugo)
Je m’empresse d’en rire de peur d’avoir à en pleurer (Beaumarchais) |
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Dennis78 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 28 Feb 2015 Posts: 673 Location: Cincinnati
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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King Cleveland Superior. It was a rental for 4th through 8th grade. I guess my mom figured I’d stick wit it and then bought it. Probably the most expensive used student trumpet ever lol. _________________ a few different ones |
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mdarnton Veteran Member
Joined: 08 Mar 2019 Posts: 122 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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Mendini, a year and a half ago. Yup, it had problems, but I fixed them and it worked really well after that. I got a new horn a month later and put that one aside, came back to it after a few months when I could more or less play, and it really wasn't that bad and played pretty well. Gave it away to a school program, feeling no guilt. |
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wilder Veteran Member
Joined: 27 Jun 2020 Posts: 341 Location: NYC
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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A used "rent to own" Olds Ambassador. played well and built like a tank. Great student horn from the 60's. I still have it. jw |
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Dennis78 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 28 Feb 2015 Posts: 673 Location: Cincinnati
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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mdarnton wrote: | Mendini, a year and a half ago. Yup, it had problems, but I fixed them and it worked really well after that. I got a new horn a month later and put that one aside, came back to it after a few months when I could more or less play, and it really wasn't that bad and played pretty well. Gave it away to a school program, feeling no guilt. |
I have two Mendini trumpets. A pocket and standard. The pocket is of better quality but I’m quite happy with both. Had the standard trumpet for going on 8 years now. I’ve got a top of the line Cecilio(the parent company) and it is quite nice. It’s a Jinbao horn though _________________ a few different ones |
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dershem Heavyweight Member
Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 1887 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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Olds Ambassador, 1966. I had that horn until last year - kept it in my office to play long tones at lunch time until I came in one day to find it gone. _________________ BKA! Mic Gillette was my mentor and friend.
Marcinkiewicz Mic G. trumpet, Custom Marcinkiewicz mpc. (Among others)
Marcinkiewicz Rembrandt flugel, Benge 8Z cornet, King 2B, Bach 36, Benge 190, Getzen 3062... many more. All Marc. mouthpieces. |
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Croquethed Heavyweight Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2013 Posts: 614 Location: Oakville, CT
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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A rental I do not recall the name of. Not a Bundy.
Played it in 4th grade and half of fifth at which point the folks sprang for a Bach Mercedes (this was early 1969, so early Elkhart?). Played through sophomore year of HS. Sold the horn in my mid-20s. Not a horn about which I say "Geez, I wish I still had that." |
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theslawdawg Heavyweight Member
Joined: 13 Oct 2008 Posts: 843 Location: Waikiki, Hawaii
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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Just a standard Bach 37 that my Dad and my trumpet teacher Dave Detwiler hooked me up with. _________________ My go-to Trumpet and Flugel: Thane.
Greg Black MPs |
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CalicchioMan Veteran Member
Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 336 Location: Florida
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 5:55 pm Post subject: Conn Director Cornet |
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Conn Director Cornet was my first in 5th grade,,, _________________ Yamaha 8310ZII
Yamaha 631G Flugelhorn
Mendini Superbone
Pickett Mouthpieces |
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jondrowjf@gmail.com Heavyweight Member
Joined: 15 Jul 2016 Posts: 668
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:10 pm Post subject: Lyle student trumpet |
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2013.Lyle student trumpet. _________________ Jupiter 520 M shepherds crook
Denis Wick 4 W classic gold short shank mouthpiece
Getzen 4 B short shank mouthpiece
Vincent Bach 5 B short shank mouthpiece |
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cgaiii Heavyweight Member
Joined: 26 Jun 2017 Posts: 1548 Location: Virginia USA
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Another rent to own Olds Ambassador. I remember turning in the old beat-up one in the orange case for a nice shiny new one in a larger brown case after fulfilling the rental in a year or so (1966, I believe). I still have it. Original case, even have the mouthpiece that came with it. The only thing that is gone is the lyre, which broke somewhere along the way. Still plays just fine. Only repair is replacing worn out valve springs. Not so shiny any more. _________________ Bb: Schilke X3L AS SP, Yamaha YTR-6335S
C: Schilke CXL, Kanstul 1510-2
Picc: Kanstul 920
Bb Bugle: Kanstul
Bb Pocket: Manchester Brass
Flugel: Taylor Standard
Bass Trumpet: BAC Custom
Natural Tr: Custom Haas replica by Nikolai Mänttäri Morales |
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nieuwguyski Heavyweight Member
Joined: 06 Feb 2002 Posts: 2349 Location: Santa Cruz County, CA
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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1974. A Conn Director trombone (no sexy Coprion bell). I was in fifth grade and my parents bought it on a rent-to-own plan. I believe the final purchase price was $240 ($20 rental, $220 to buy). This represented a major investment for my parents, and I thank them for setting me on a musical path.
That said, I sold it in 1986 or '87 to a music-ed major who needed a trombone to practice on, for $50. No regrets. I still play trombone when called upon, but I have no interest in reacquiring a mid-'70s Director trombone... not even for old time's sake. _________________ J. Notso Nieuwguyski |
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TrumpetMD Heavyweight Member
Joined: 22 Oct 2008 Posts: 2416 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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A rent-to-own 1969 Olds Ambassador Trumpet. That horn is long gone, so for sentimental reasons, I got a 1957 Olds Ambassador Trumpet a few years back. I also eventually acquired a 1957 Olds Ambassador Cornet, and most recently got a 1969 Olds L-12 Flugelhorn.
Mike _________________ Bach Stradivarius 43* Trumpet (1974), Bach 6C Mouthpiece.
Bach Stradivarius 184 Cornet (1988), Yamaha 13E4 Mouthpiece
Olds L-12 Flugelhorn (1969), Yamaha 13F4 Mouthpiece.
Plus a few other Bach, Getzen, Olds, Carol, HN White, and Besson horns. |
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seilogramp Veteran Member
Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 101 Location: Georgia, USA
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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1968: First horn was a rental cornet. No idea what brand.
1969: First owned was an Olds Ambassador _________________ Phil M.
1971 Schilke C1L
1981 Schilke P5-4
1972 Getzen Eterna 900S |
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mafields627 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 09 Nov 2001 Posts: 3776 Location: AL
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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Yamaha 2320, Fall 1995. Still play it every day as my demo horn for my middle school students. _________________ --Matt--
No representation is made that the quality of this post is greater than the quality of that of any other poster. Oh, and get a teacher! |
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khedger Heavyweight Member
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 754 Location: Cambridge, MA
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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1968 a venerable Conn Director cornet to begin my musical career
first pro horn: 1974 Holton MF Horn
keith |
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spitvalve Heavyweight Member
Joined: 11 Mar 2002 Posts: 2158 Location: Little Elm, TX
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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My parents bought me a brand new King Cleveland Superior cornet when I started band in 5th grade. I bought another one a couple of years ago on impulse and for old times' sake. It turned out to be a dog--I did a valve alignment and it played better, and I sold it for no profit. _________________ Bryan Fields
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1991 Bach LR180 ML 37S
1999 Getzen Eterna 700S
1977 Getzen Eterna 895S Flugelhorn
1969 Getzen Capri cornet
1995 UMI Benge 4PSP piccolo trumpet
Warburton and Stomvi Flex mouthpieces |
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