Looking for a good cornet - Page 2

screamingmorris · 03-17-2008, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Dale Proctor

Man, that gold brass bell opening is where you find the end of the rainbow, the pot of gold, the pinnacle of cornet sound treasure......

There may even be a Lucky Charm or two caught in there somewhere......

The Science Fiction channel on cable TV is running all 4 "Leprechaun" movies today, and the Leprechaun is portrayed as a Charles Manson type character.
So if you start to play that cornet and you suddenly feel something or someone chewing on your tongue, it is not Pamela Anderson

Phil Kersh · 03-17-2008, 06:39 PM

It's been refreshing hearing all the different ideas coming from this post. Thank you.
I would like to add another request. What are your thoughts about bore size? Do you think it really matters? And if so, why?

screamingmorris · 03-17-2008, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Phil Kersh

It's been refreshing hearing all the different ideas coming from this post. Thank you.
I would like to add another request. What are your thoughts about bore size? Do you think it really matters? And if so, why?

I have experience with 3 bore sizes: .460 and .468 and .485.

The .460 is easy to play but it can be difficult to get a rich tone.

The .485 gives a rich tone but endurance can suffer a little.

The .468 gives the richest tone with the least effort.

The best-sounding cornets I have tried were the professional-level Holton C103 and the student-level Holton C603 (the C602 and the C605 are not nearly as good).
The C103 was a .468 and the C603 was a .465.

But it really depends on what tone you are looking for, what range you are looking for, what type of music you will be playing.

BTW, I am suddenly curious if Dale Proctor's ornately-engraved Bach 184 is the .459 or the .468 model?

Phil Kersh · 03-18-2008, 12:31 AM

I am on the soloist cornet or "front line" with the brass band. I would like to maintain a full sound but still be able to play in the upper range when needed.

JustinSmith · 03-18-2008, 01:08 AM

Getzen makes a nice cornet. Check out the Eterna 800 series.

Dale Proctor · 03-19-2008, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by screamingmorris

BTW, I am suddenly curious if Dale Proctor's ornately-engraved Bach 184 is the .459 or the .468 model?

It's what Bach classifies as a large bore (L), but it's a .462 - I think a .468 is an XL bore and a .459 is a ML bore in Bach lingo.

Mark Bradley · 03-19-2008, 12:42 PM

The new Jupiter 1220RL Tribune is a super cornet. If I was looking to buy something new this would be a top contender. The price is right-- Chuck Levin's Washington Music sells them for about $995. Worth twice that.

http://www.jupitermusic.com/jbi_inst...&sId=1&pId=342

My personal cornet is a Bach long model ML. It's nice too!

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Phil Kersh New Friend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 13	Re: Looking for a good cornet It's been refreshing hearing all the different ideas coming from this post. Thank you. I would like to add another request. What are your thoughts about bore size? Do you think it really matters? And if so, why? __________________ Mt. Vernon Bb - Monette B1/2 Bach 229H C with Malone MC2 - Monette C1/2 Schilke P5/4 Yamaha YTR-9610 Eb/D Bach 184 Bb Cornet

03-18-2008, 12:31 AM	#14 (permalink)
Phil Kersh New Friend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 13	Re: Looking for a good cornet I am on the soloist cornet or "front line" with the brass band. I would like to maintain a full sound but still be able to play in the upper range when needed. __________________ Mt. Vernon Bb - Monette B1/2 Bach 229H C with Malone MC2 - Monette C1/2 Schilke P5/4 Yamaha YTR-9610 Eb/D Bach 184 Bb Cornet

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JustinSmith Piano User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NYC, in Europe for summer Posts: 254	Re: Looking for a good cornet Getzen makes a nice cornet. Check out the Eterna 800 series. __________________ Justin J. Smith When people believe in boundaries, they become part of them.......Don Cherry

03-19-2008, 12:42 PM	#17 (permalink)
Mark Bradley Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas City Posts: 118	Re: Looking for a good cornet The new Jupiter 1220RL Tribune is a super cornet. If I was looking to buy something new this would be a top contender. The price is right-- Chuck Levin's Washington Music sells them for about $995. Worth twice that. http://www.jupitermusic.com/jbi_inst...&sId=1&pId=342 My personal cornet is a Bach long model ML. It's nice too! __________________ http://jazztrpt.freeservers.com

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