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Originally Posted by Dale Proctor  That's a great price for a nice 5A. The one I bought was a lot cheaper, but unfortunately is a real fixer-upper. What I really wanted was a 9A, but I don't want to spend what it would take to buy one. It plays well, though, so I'll probably have it restored and keep it. It's a more powerful cornet than my Bach, and can hold its own with trumpets or blend with cornets, depending on mouthpiece choice. The serial number dates mine to 1963, so I don't know why it's a quarter inch shorter than yours. I measured it twice - once with a yardstick and once with a tape measure, and got the same result both times. Oh well..... |
I figured it out!!!!
Just to make sure I went back and measured my 5A and it is exactly 13 inches from bell rim to end of mouthpiece receiver.
But I did not give that as the length of my cornet because the bell bow definitely extends out farther than the mouthpiece receiver.
So my longer measurement was based on the distance from bell rim to bell bow.
BTW, although my 5A has lacquer 100 percent intact, a close look reveals that many dents were removed, especially at the back of the bell and at the top of the bell bow, and perhaps one where there is a very slight discoloration of the lacquer at one place on the bell.
So I wonder how much of my lacquer is original.
But for the price I got, I can't complain.
It plays like new.
- Morris