Joined: 26 Sep 2004 Posts: 2000 Location: Lake Charles, LA
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2023 5:48 am Post subject:
It all depends on YOU. What do you play now, what do you want different from what you now have, how many different horns have you played and what your general preferences are in regards to tone, resistance, feel, etc.?
The 36B has a fine reputation and has been played by professionals of high regard in the past. However, it is a slightly different feeling horn than most modern trumpets.
I had a friend who played one in our church group and he had a sound to die for and played it very well. Years later I bought one and was relatively unimpressed with how the horn played, felt, blew, whatever you want to call it, it just did not seem to work for me. _________________ Larry Woods
LDWoods
Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Posts: 9992 Location: Hawai`i - Texas
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2023 5:53 am Post subject:
Good price, good horn, good luck.
I think you may need a little time adjusting to how it blows, so don't jump to conclusions. You may need to give it a little time.
Also, know that it's a wide-wrap horn so, you may need to adjust to the feeling. _________________ Yamaha French Horn
The Conn 36B Connstellation sure worked well for Brian MacDonald (USAF Airmen Of Note) while his split-lead partner, Kevin Burns, played the Conn 8B Artist. This should erase any doubts about the 36B's capabilities.
The Conn 36B Connstellation sure worked well for Brian MacDonald (USAF Airmen Of Note) while his split-lead partner, Kevin Burns, played the Conn 8B Artist. This should erase any doubts about the 36B's capabilities.
Wow that was great thanks for sharing! Love the Conn .438 horns. _________________ Antediluvian Projekt - An Experiment In Trumpet & Progressive Metal
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Great tune...great band...great trumpets
but would someone please kill the sound man
One trumpet a bit to loud mixed-the other a bit to silent
Oh-and about the 36B Connstellation:Good Deal-when in good shape
Only downside-it was labeled as "lightweight"Connstellation....which was maybe a bad joke,it's about the same weight as any Connstellation...good but heavy _________________ Greatings from Germany
Dennis
38b "Frankenconn" with Bauerfeind Valve block/ YTR 6345GS /YFL 631/ Klier Exclusive 5 mpc`s
some Vintages....
Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Posts: 9992 Location: Hawai`i - Texas
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2023 6:16 am Post subject:
Johnny-Highnote wrote:
Only downside-it was labeled as "Lightweight" Connstellation....which was maybe a bad joke,it's about the same weight as any Connstellation...good but heavy.
I learned the hard way that the term "Lightweight" refers to a horn's weight only in comparison to its big brother. I.e. A Bach Commercial "Lightweight" is light-er than a 180-37 but is not lightweight, in and of itself, like a Yamaha Shew is. _________________ Yamaha French Horn
I learned the hard way that the term "Lightweight" refers to a horn's weight only in comparison to its big brother. I.e. A Bach Commercial "Lightweight" is light-er than a 180-37 but is not lightweight, in and of itself, like a Yamaha Shew is.
Uh-i feel for you After a really ugly disc Hernia in the back(in fact there where 3 of them-getting older isn't fun....) i couldn't hardly play the horn for months (any long tone over g1 felt like someone wiggled a samurai sword in my lower parts.... ) So i bought a Shewhorn and a Kelly 3C-the only thing that worked .The good old Connie (with Monette B3) absolutely killed my back for a while _________________ Greatings from Germany
Dennis
38b "Frankenconn" with Bauerfeind Valve block/ YTR 6345GS /YFL 631/ Klier Exclusive 5 mpc`s
some Vintages....
I never weighed the 36 B or its relatives but I am under the impression that the 6B and 8B are a little lighter. Not super light, but the missing nickel plate can be felt, I guess. _________________ 2019 Martin Schmidt eXcellence
1997 Blessing XL cornet
1992 Bach 43GH/43
1989 K&H Model 15 flugel
1980/2023 Custom Blessing Scholastic C 😎
1978 King Silver Flair
1977 Conn 6B
1961 Olds Special
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AR/ACB/Klier/Yamaha
Compare to my Olds Custom Crafted (lightest horn) at 995 grams or 2.19 lbs weighed on my digital scale. My heaviest horn is the Edwards Gen 2 at 1085 grams or 2.39 lbs.
Ron _________________ Martin Committee #2 1954
Leblanc “Al Hirt” Model 1965
Leblanc “Gozzo” Model 1968
Olds Custom Crafted Ultra Sonic 1974
Edwards Gen II 2014
Brain no longer plays the 36b, he's now playing his own Carol Brass model-somewhat modeled after the classic 36b. BTW, Maynard used the 36b on all those wonderful Roulette studio albums but for live gigs he used the 38b...
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) So i bought a Shewhorn and a Kelly 3C-the only thing that worked .The good old Connie (with Monette B3) absolutely killed my back for a while 
