acwells

Having played trumpet for 20 years before even trying a cornet having then purchased one and never looked back. I would say they are not neccesarily easier but different.

Different in response and tone. I would also say that they are less tempermental than trumpets as I find the response is more even throughout the registers.

I actually had never intended to buy a cornet. I was actually shopping for a better trumpet and just happened to see a shiny new YCR-6335H on the wall and asked to try it..I must have played for a good 30 minutes in the store. I figgered they were toss me out soon so I actually bought it.

I went to a high school reunion where the current director put together an alumni band and decided that even though for fun I could take the horn that got me through HS I would take the cornet. Needless to say I was the only one there with a cornet out of 30 trumpet players. What a blast it was. Made even more interesting by one of the alumni appraching me (as a fellow cornet player LOL) to join a brass band. Been playing the cornet daily now and never looked back. I stil like playing trumpet and play subbing in for a few groups but I wish I had found out about cornet WAY sooner...