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Old 03-03-2005, 10:59 AM   #9 (permalink)
Tootsall
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Hi Laurie. That horn is a 1973 Getzen Eterna 800 large bore. I picked it up off ebay and after playing it for a year (then winning 2nd in last year's Eclipse contest) sent it off to Leigh to be rebuilt, customized & refinished to match the Eclipse trumpet that it now shares space with.

Leigh did an amazing job on the horn...to be fair the cornet was in pretty darn good shape for a 30 year old to begin with. It had some minor, cosmetic "issues" before it went over to him (multiple "dings", dent memories, poor soldering repairwork, crummy marching lyre mount, lousy Getzen plastic slide retainer, non-tuneable 1st slide) but came back looking like dynamite. Plays like dynamite too!

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ps...I just want to add that the Marcus Bona is a great case. Although I haven't seen their trumpet case I have purchased one of their french horn cases for my daughter and she thinks it's "the cat's meow". An exceptional case but at an exceptional price. Still you asked specifically for a trumpet plus cornet/flugel so that's why I recommended the Protec. You can see more at http://www.ptcases.com
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