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Originally Posted by Sturmbill  Dale,
How do you like the .485 bore on your 5A? The one pictured on the Conn Loyalist site is mine, and when I started playing it with a Wick 4B I felt as though I was blowing into a hollow log! Same deal, a Conn 4 tamed it. Great horn, though!.... |
Hi Bill, I haven't had the 5A long enough yet to tell. After I cleaned it up a little, I took it to brass band rehearsal and played a few numbers on it. I first used a 7C-N Connstellation mouthpiece on it, and didn't care for the combination. I then switched to a Bach 6 and all was well. I didn't notice any extreme open feeling, but that could be due to a combination of factors: my regular cornet is a large bore (but not a .485!), I'm sure the horn is dirty inside and the valves weren't lining up right, and I wasn't using a Wick - those things have huge throats. The horn seems to be capable of a powerful sound, and the intonation seems to be excellent. I've dropped it off to have the valves aligned, some stuck slides loosened, and a pinhole in the bell bow plugged. I've looked at the pic of yours on Christine's site many times, and decided I wanted one. Too bad the one I bought has so many cosmetic problems - but what can you expect for $29? If it plays as well as I think it will, I'll probably keep it. I might even put a Coprion bell from a same-era Director on it if I run across one.
Funny you should mention it, but the 76A is the other cornet I regularly peruse eBay for.