screamingmorris

I need advice, help, info.

It is generally accepted that all Conn cornets made before 1958 used short-shank mouthpieces.

Has anyone successfully used modern Bach mouthpieces on those vintage Conn cornets such as the pre-1958 Conn 12A and Conn 80A?
Is there any wobble, does it play flat, have wrong gap, etc?

Conn Loyalist gives compelling reasons for *not* using a modern Bach mouthpiece in a vintage Conn cornet at
The Conn Loyalist
and I fully agree with everything she says there.

However, I cannot afford to get custom-made short-shank replacements of my Bach 7 and Bach 7E and Weril W46 cornet mouthpieces.

Up to now I have simply avoided buying any Conn cornet made before 1960, but it would sure be tempting to get one if a cheap mouthpiece solution can be discovered, such as "just go ahead and use your Bach and Weril cornet mouthpieces".

- Morris

nieuwguyski

Just go ahead and use your Bach and Weril cornet mouthpieces.

Bach cornet mouthpieces fit fine in my 1921 Conn 10A and 1923 80A cornets. So does the vintage Conn Wonder mouthpiece that came with the 10A. So does the Conn 4 that came with my 1942 48A. So do my modern Wicks. Nothing wobbles. Some play better than others, but some of the long mouthpieces play better than some of the short ones.

Sturmbill

Morris,

I am guessing that buying a new mouthpiece, just not a custom, is a possibility for you. If that's true you might look at the Curry VC series or some of the Marcinkiewicz mouthpieces. I play my '55 Conn 80A with a curry 5VC and a Marcinkiewicz 5XW. Both are short shank and do very well in that horn. They give it a nice, cornet sound rather than a more trumpet-like sound.

I think the other Curry cornet 'pieces like the DC also have a shorter shank.

Good luck!

Bill

screamingmorris

Is that anything like "Klaatu barado nikto"?
And who is "Red Green"?

- Morris

Sturmbill

LOL! No, but I like that one, too!

Red Green is a Canadian who had a long running series that PBS carried. He was in essence a handy man who wasn't, and operated the Possum Lodge where all the local characters hung out. Used a lot of duct tape, made power windows for his van by using a battery powered drill motor, etc.

he always had little sayings like "If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy", and "I'm a man...but I can change...if I have to... I guess...". The tag I'm using is translated (ahem) "When all else fails, play dead".

The Red Green Show

Bill

screamingmorris

I stopped watching PBS when they stopped playing John Cleese' "Fawlty Towers".
Perhaps someone would like to buy me the DVD's? <hint hint>

- Morris