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Looks like someone got a good cornet. The seller did give quite a lot of info. Apparently made in Austria to be sold thru Carl Fischer, who retailed a lot of foreign horns for many years. All I would have done is suggest Horn-u-copia also. Dougt there are many out there for comparison. I have seen similar wraps on some American cornets from the Ist part of the 20th century. Hope you find someone who has one.

Re: Trumpets and Cornets- telling the difference. BTW, Chopsgone, whereabouts do you live?

Re: Old Buescher 400's--Firsthand Accounts? Have any pictures for us? I'm trying to develop a theory of when they simplified the styling with fewer rings, post tuning slide brace, and new finger hook. Tom

Well, some guy selling a 400 on eBay failed a few times to sell his horn, so I got it at a steal! It doesn't have the art-deco features that I really want, but if I like the horn enough, maybe I'll try selling it for more to finance a different vintage... Here's the link: Vintage Buescher 400 Trumpet,Professional - eBay (item 150357010320 end time Jul-05-09 17:50:08 PDT) P.S., now I guess I have to ask where I might find a...

Hi, Bob... With good supersize pictures and a detailed description, your first-year 38B will sell and fetch a handsome price. Show the valves so people can see how the plating has held up. Indicate if the valve stems are tight with no lateral movement. Mention if the slides "pop" when pulled out (good compression). Note and show a case photo if it has the orginal case. Another selling point is if it has the original...

Re: Philadelphia area repair recommendations A leadpipe shank (the removable, tunable part) for a Marceau (B&F) cornet. I have a few quotes outside the area, but I always prefer dropping in and talking with the tech in person. __________________ 2006 Yamaha Xeno 8335RGS 1987 Conn 100B "Doc Severinsen" 1946 Conn 22B "New York Symphony" 1950 York Baronet 1998 Bach CR300 cornet

Re: Conn Cornet Still not sure if I want to keep this horn, spend a bunch of time and a bit of money fixing it up. It sounds like if I get it cleaned, polished and repaired it will be worth $200-$300 at the most. I'm thinking about offering the guy a month of lessons for his son. So, at $20/lesson...$80.00. Sound reasonable? __________________ Ken '53 Olds Recording '59 Olds Super Bach Model 37 '58 Conn 22B Victor (for sale)

If its up you want.....Yes, but if I can be really honest, there are some KILLER Olds supers on EBAY right now.The older the better. If everyone knew how these played they would go for 3-4 K. They are MAJOR lead open players. MARK? You there?

As always, try before you buy. Most likely it's a terrific player, but a few dogs were built, as well. My best friend in high school had one from that era that was not good--he'd often borrow my Ambassador which he preferred. On the other hand, our band director had one from the '60s and for me, it's the last word on how a trumpet should sound and play. Go forth, then, and find a good one...

Re: Conn Cornet I have several of these horns. Market value on E-bay right now is all over the place depending on condition and how complete the instrument is. Most important thing to check on the horn is the valves. If there is lateral movement (and there problably is for an instrument from the early 1900's) your'e talking about at least $250 for a valve job to make it work well. Chances are it's a dual or triple key...