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excelsiorcornetband
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's a fairly early John Heald cornet in A (Bb pipe is missing), circa 1890, with some very intricate and subtle engraving by an unknown artisan. It's rare to find a Heald with any decorative engraving at all. Heald learned his craft from Isaac Fiske, perhaps the greatest cornet maker of the 19th century (with the possible exception of E.G. Wright.) There is a nice capsule biography of John Heald here: http://www.horn-u-copia.net/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1205089021.




(Note the abalone valve button inlays, in case you think the people at Bach dreamt this up on their own.)
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jeff (excelsiorcornetband):

Can you give me some pointers on how to find out who engraved my
1899 Conn Wonder Cornet? I know Conn's factories burned down a couple of times. I also cannot make out any engraved initials on the cornet. The serial number 51640 seems to point to that year (1899).
Any suggestions?
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Matt Graves wrote:
Jeff (excelsiorcornetband):

Can you give me some pointers on how to find out who engraved my
1899 Conn Wonder Cornet?


All the records went up in smoke, apparently, and other than possibly via some of the research done by Peggy Banks of America's Music Museum (formerly the Shrine to Music Museum) it would be nearly impossible to say. I compared mine to other signed examples of Gardner's work, including some in Dr. Bank's book "Elkhart's Brass Roots". She's researching a more complete book on Conn and their instruments, but it's such a massive project, and her curatorial duties interfere so severly, that we collectors despair of it ever actually seeing the light of day.

Some of the later (20th century) Conn engravers' names are known; but Conn had a well-staffed engraving department, and short of being intimately familiar with a certain worker's individual style, it's pretty much impossible to match a name with a certain piece of work. It's unfortunate, but so it goes. I'll ask some of my "Conn-man" friends if they can be of help.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks like a rainy weekend here in the UK so I thought I would resurrect this thread.... I might even find a horn to take a picture of....

Post away your photographs...especially the ones of your latest acquisition.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey Erik

Very impressive use of technology.... love your Oiram. Mine has developed a great patina...if you like that sort of thing.

You sound great on it..... so now we have Eye Candy and Aural Delight...

Walter
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My Oiram trumpet is raw brass, it's still looks pretty much as I bought it:


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Absolutely beautiful images. Thanks so much for sharing them guys! It was truly a pleasure!
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote



Harrelson modified Ambassador with a Charlie Melk "A" bell (somewhere between a 37 and 43).

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gillie - I wanna hear that thing!

Man those HvL instruments are incredible!!!

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok - I just snapped a couple of shots with my phone (yes, I need to tidy and hoover...)!!

I got this last week, and I haven't put it down! What a great trumpet and an incredible sound!!





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PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My Bach, 43 bell, recently re-done by Tom Green.
Scratched lacquer, Taylor rings and a first slide stop done by Tom, with Curry buttons and bottom caps.


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brad361 wrote:
My Bach, 43 bell, recently re-done by Tom Green.
Scratched lacquer, Taylor rings and a first slide stop done by Tom, with Curry buttons and bottom caps.



Great looking horn, Brad. One of the nicest scratched finishes I've seen.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My newest toy!

She cleaned up pretty nicely!




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PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

bach_again wrote:
Ok - I just snapped a couple of shots with my phone (yes, I need to tidy and hoover...)!!I got this last week, and I haven't put it down! What a great trumpet and an incredible sound!!
Mike


With apologies Mike . . .


This is one (on the right lest there be any confusion!) I whipped up last August out of my scrap box.

"A desperately poor man's custom trumpet!"

I think we were working with similar vision, eh? I just had considerably fewer resources.

Steve
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My latest purchase, while it is still up on their website. This should arrive sometime next week. The pics are really well done, am hoping it will keep my '27 2-B company.


http://quality-brass.com/callet/c8.html


This fell deeeep in the 'shouldn't spend the money right now' catagory, perhaps it is time for an intervention??
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 6:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My latest... the awesome Adams Flugelhorn... wow.


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PostPosted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

gillie89 wrote:


Harrelson modified Ambassador with a Charlie Melk "A" bell (somewhere between a 37 and 43).

Gillie


What a babe!!
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought you'd like that!!!

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