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Originally Posted by Brass crusader  Morris,
Thanks for the compliment about my collection... I love every horn in it! They each are played every day.
The Special cornet is a large-bored horn. It's really hard to crack a note with that bell and bore combo. That's my more legit cornet, I use the Ambassador for jazz.
I played a great Strad 184 Shepherds crook cornet, and loved everything about it.
I think that the contrast in colors between the nickel and Rey-o-loy really is sharp.
The studios are great horns, from what I've heard.
I'll let you know if I ever see one on ebay, or have anything I might want to move.
cheers |
I deleted my compliment not realizing that you had already seen it because I didn't know if my $$$ estimate for your collection was anywhere near the ballpark.
No matter how much $$$ your collection is worth, it is *nice*.
I wish I had just one hour to play every instrument in your collection, which would only give me about 3 minutes per instrument? (is there an emoticon for drooling?)
Do all of the Olds Ambassador and Special and Studio cornets from the 1960's have a .468 bore?
I asked Olds Central a few months ago and they said that they think so but that they weren't sure.
Any idea of how the 1960's Ambassador and Special and Studio would sound different from each other?
I would hope that a late-60's nickel-plated Studio cornet would have a fairly dark tone.
I have dreamt of owning one for a long time, but they just cost too darn much $$$ on the rare occasion that one comes up for sale, beyond my absolute $300 limit.
I cannot justify spending more than that just so that I can play an amateurish "Danny Boy" ad nauseam in my bedroom (no matter how much I *love* to do it).
- Morris