tom turner

Gorgeous!

Thanks for sharing!!!

T.

Eclipsehornplayer

Holy S***!

Dale, very nice!

I wont even bother posting mine as my oldest horn is a 1964 King Silver Flair and just don't belong in this thread..

Thanks for sharing; beautiful horns. If you are married she must be one very understanding woman!

KMT

Quite a collection there Dale. I have a questions, on those over the shoulder horns, is TARV the only type of action available?

Dale Proctor

Don't let that stop you. We all enjoy looking at nice vintage horns whatever the age. The Lehnert I posted first is mine, the others belong to a serious collector in our band. HIS wife is the understanding one!
Anyone interested in more pics of these horns and many others, along with descriptions, go to our band website at www.otbrass.com .

As for the valve arrangement on the OTS horns, most are TARV. You will find a few SARV and an occasional Beliner valved one, though.

connloyalist

OK, well here are some of my favorites. The first picture is my day to day instrument, a 1948 Conn 22B New York Symphony. I sure love that 22B.



As for the second picture I will leave the discussions as the whether it is a cornet or a trumpet up to others (yes, Tom, I know.... ). It is my 1956 Conn 10A Victor. A bit heavy, weight wise, but so nice.



And this is my recently (more or less) completed rescue project. A 1936 Conn 38A Victor.



Regards, Christine

W Scott

Are ugly vintage horns allowed? My '47 Conn 22b has most of the finish rubbed off, but wow can she sing! I'd like to make it as pretty as Christines' '48, but I just don't know that I want to take a chance on changing the sound any...

Bill

tom turner

Hey Christine,

Nawwww . . . I love those old long C.G. Conn "cornets!" They play incredibly well when new or restored! I love my '39 80A Victor!

NICE "Short model" Victor, BTW . . . along with your 22B.

I'll try to shoot some photos this weekend of my '39 80A.

The horn screams, with an very easy blow, wonderful intonation, silky smooth valves and accurate slotting and blow well past Double C. There's a great reason this horn (along with the totally different but same looking "New Wonder") were great instruments!

Thanks for posting!

T.

PS: Kinghornplayer . . . haul out that vintage "eye candy!" Vintage is always in the eye of the beholder . . . and 1970s horns like the one you have ARE definate classics!

connloyalist

As you might be able to tell from the picture the 2nd valve of the 38A sits a bit low. I need to get the cork replaced (which is from a wine bottle or something). I do have the right type of cork here, just need to take it to someone with a bit more experience with these things than I. I also need to find or get accustomed to a correct short shank mouthpiece, because I refuse to damage this cornet by using a long shank mouthpiece (which doesn't fit properly anyway). My short shank Conn 6 is a bit deep for me. I have 2 or 3 short shank Conn 4's which seem to all be different. But I haven't found one yet that I really like the rim. So I guess I will be trying to get Terry Warburton to make me a short shank for my Kanstul 5CW top. I don't like that top as much as a real 5CW though. And, I have to figure out what Warburton backbore I like.

Bill, I wouldn't get your 22B relacquered. You are right, it isn't worth the risk. The lacquer on mine is missing in some of the usual places and has darkened in some other places. I suspect the darkening that you see sometimes on this type of lacquer is due to sunlight, because the lacquer on the underside of the bell is lighter than on top. When I bought it I was told it had belonged to someone in a U.S. Military band for many years. Don't know if that is true, but it sure is a nice trumpet.

Regards, Christine

W Scott

Well, I haven't tried to post pictures here before, so here goes....

This is a Conn Constellation dates back to about 1965...



These next two pics are of the 1947 Conn 22b:





I'll have to try to get some other pics at night under a good light.

Bill

tom turner

Christine, you DON'T have to do this!

Conn made literally millions of bottom-sprung valves for a period of over 50 years!

Thus, replacement cork for those extremely common Conn bottom-sprung valves IS avaliable in the supply catalogues for the instrument repair business!!!

DON'T TRY TO WHITTLE A SET THAT WON'T BE TO "SPEC."

Get your local repair shop over there to order you a BRAND NEW SET for each of your Conn bottom-sprung horns. These cork replacements are cheap . . . and you'll be able to get your horn's valves aligned back to original specs . . . and thus help them play their best!!!

Warmest regards,

Tom Turner