| Sounds to me like you maybe should try some different brands of cornet then. (You didn't say what cornet you are currently playing). I have a 1973 Getzen Eterna 800 large bore (.464)...it takes all the air I can give it and produces a huge sound very efficiently! Flip Oakes produces a "Wild Thing" cornet that has (I believe) a .470 bore! Kanstul has some pretty "big" horns in their cornet lineups as well. They DO play differently (and feel different) from a Yamaha, Besson, B&H, etc.
My Eterna feels and plays A LOT like my Eclipse MR in terms of "resistance" (more correctly called "impedance"). Remember that bore isn't everything (for that matter, hardly anything) when it comes to how a horn "feels".... perceived resistance is actually more a function of how easily the whole setup (mouthpiece, horn) resonates for a given amount of input and bracing, material, valve design, bell taper, wrap design are all components that change this "efficiency" IN ADDITION to venturi diameter. You'll also find that the shorter shank mouthpieces provide significantly more "open" feel than the Bach cornet pieces. (I've done a side-by-side comparison on both a Bach cornet and a Yamaha 2330 using a Denis Wick (short shank) 4B and a Bach #7 long-shank cornet piece)
You are in Switzerland... there is a B&H dealer there (who also have the Denis Wick line) but at the moment their name eludes me. They are a rather large store and you might find them by searching through the new B&H website (Themusicgroup). If I were you I'd be looking to wander over there and try some different mouthpieces that are designed for a cornet in terms of both cup AND shank/backbore. |