| I own a '66 Connstellation which my wife picked up for me at a yard sale. $100. The woman who sold it said her son played it in high school then promptly forgot it after graduation.
It's hard to play! It feels stuffy and lip slurs are dangerous. I thought there may be some obstruction. I bathed it and snaked it to no effect. I pulled the slides and checked the valve alignment under a STRONG light. Holes line up perfectly, at least to my eyes. I'm shopping for another trumpet.
I don't like this horn. My beginner shepherd's crook cornet is MUCH easier to play. ...Just my two cents on this Connstellation.
warm regards, cornetmike
p.s. I agree, cornets rule! :) |