| I started on a trumpet. About 2 years into my playing career, I switched schools and was forced onto the cornet. I absolutly hated the balance of the cornet, and switched right back to trumpet as soon as I could. I never intended on playing a cornet again, but just recently was given a Selmer Paris Signet Special, and have since begun to appreciate it.
It seems to give me a slightly warmer tone than the Bach, and is a bit easier to play. I, for one, think students should be started on the cornet. I get the impression that not as much air is needed to fill up a cornet as is to fill up a trumpet. |