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Originally Posted by heck99  |
If you read the fine print, it says "York bell", although the bell in the photo says "Conn".
But above "York bell" it says "1946 Conn 22B" which contradicts the top of the ad which says "1940".
I remembered one of his previous eBay ads and found it at
eBay: 1946 Conn 22B Trumpet .438 bore Tempered Bronze Bell (item 110129445286 end time May-23-07 10:40:52 PDT)
It turns out that the selller has accidently included part of an old ad in his new ad.
The only things I can see wrong with the 1940 one:
It is raw brass, so you will have to have it lacquered or plated at extra expense.
And it has no case, although that is no huge problem.
And many Conn 22B's come with a vintage mouthpice such as the old Conn 4, and some players claim that a Conn trumpet plays better with a Conn mouthpiece.
But if you can afford to buy it at $230 and plate or lacquer it, it looks like a great trumpet.
You won't have to unstick 3 slides like I will have to, and you won't have to strip off ugly peeling lacquer like I will have to.
But the "Buy it now" price of $330 seems to be quite steep for a 22B that is raw brass, since one with decent original lacquer often sells for just over $200.
- morris