Originally Posted by Dale Proctor

Guess what? I just bought a '69 Conn 76A Connquest short cornet on eBay for a pretty good price. Been looking for a decent, inexpensive one for a few years. It has a little bell tail damage, but I think it won't be a difficult fix, since the bell has that removable slide next to the 3rd valve slide. Here's the auction link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200229435377&ssPageNam e=ADME:B:EOIBSA:US:1123

I'll post some playing impressions in a few weeks. If it's a good horn, the old Conn 5A Victor cornet will probably be hitting eBay....