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="tom turner"
Hi Trent,
The Opera is a wonderful long bell cornet. When you can, go "all the way" and try the super-intimacy of a short bell cornet! The immediate and intense "player feedback" of the short bell makes the intimacy . . . player-to horn-to audience-to player, etc. even more humanly connected.
I played only trumpet once the Army issued me one during my service band times ('71-'74), and then I continued cornet-less until around 1999 when I got a pristine, restored Boston 3-Star. I literally couldn't put it down for about eight months unless a job called for trumpet.
The short model changed my playing and my conception about what was "right." In so doing I think it also benefitted my trumpet and fluglehorn playing, as that distinctive "third voice" began to emerge . . . that "human-like" sound that only a cornet can really make.
When doing solo concerts now, or when playing in intimate settings with sensitive musicians, I'll most times grab the cornet to make that most intense of connections between my soul and my music.
When playing cornet I am selfish . . . for I'm so connected to the music that's coming from the horn . . . and I'm in "brand-new love" with the sound of the horn again . . . as if it were brand new!
Trent, how did the recording go? Could you tell a difference on tape? If not, please consider a deep V mouthpiece for your cornet with a very open backbore. The sound will literally translate from your soul through the horn with a sweet, buttery warmth and fullness.
Warmest regards,
Tom
PS: Nawwww, I ain't smokin' wacky weed . . . those who have experienced that intimate, warm cornet sound know exactly what I'm talking about!
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Hi Tom,
The recording is going very well! I think you'll hear a difference on the tap between my LR Eclipse, Olds Opera Cornet, and CT flugel. I used a Monette B-4FL cornet piece on the Opera, and actually think it might be too dark... but what a heavenly sound and playability. The horn just rocks my universe.
I have one more session tomorrow as I'm recording with a bunch of different artists and then it's off to mastering. The raw sound of the recording already sounds great and I can't wait to "polish" it up a little. "Hey, what button makes me sound like Freddie??" hahah
Hope your well and take care!
-T