soontir2432

There is a noticeable one mm gap between the mouthpiece and the reciever on my Galaxy cornet (mind you a cornet mouthpiece wobbles in all directions on this guy) and I was wondering if perhaps a flugelhorn mouthpiece will be able to fit into this sucker?

I am considering going this route too before I contact Leblanc (Their e-mail is down atm btw) if they have any Holton Galaxy cornet recievers left in their inventory, buy, and have it installed which could cost me a good penny. I wouldn't mind a more flugel like sound though.

Looking at the stuff buried in the case, months ago, filled with marching band sheets, it was owned by a High School player decades ago and he probably grinded his mouthpiece into it all the time.

There's also a list in here of the players in the band and not a sight of a trumpet section on it, IIRC!

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Cyaround, Jason
"The Galaxy is mine."
1962 Holton Galaxy Trumpet
1963 Holton Galaxy Cornet

BflatAnklan

I don't think that a flugel mouthpiece is what you're looking for...you're playing a cornet, right?

Most horns are designed to have a gap between the mouthpiece and the reciever. I don't think you should worry too much about that.

If your mouthpiece wobbles in the reciever, then I would consider a new reciever. Installation shouldn't be more than $20 or so. Maybe the folks at Selmer would be interested in seeing your horn? They might install it for you. If it turns out that the reciever is fine, then maybe consider a new mouthpiece for the horn. Different brands have different tapers on the shank; you might find one that fits properly (or very close).

Good luck!

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Tootsall

Neither my flugelhorn (Jupiter 946) nor my cornet (Eterna 800L) has a "gap" in the receiver. This topic has been discussed before...some do, some don't (have a gap). I believe that the different shank diameters "might" help cure your problem but I agree that you are likely better advised to get the receiver replaced or contact a mouthpiece vendor to have a proper cornet "cup" made up with a slightly larger shank diameter.

I don't think a receiver replacement would be all that terribly expensive though.... why not get it priced out first? Sounds like it's in pretty bad shape from your description.

soontir2432

Actually it's in pretty good condition for its age. A few parts of the nickel finish on it is gone and there are no dents.

Though there were other problems with it that I had repaired. The pipes that holds the third valve slide were loose along with a couple braces, which makes me wonder how it came that way without damaging other sections of cornet and still look immaculate.

It is playing real stuffy right now and I hope to fix it soon.

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Cyaround, Jason
"The Galaxy is mine."
1962 Holton Galaxy Trumpet
1963 Holton Galaxy Cornet

Tootsall

Haha! No, I didn't mean the whole horn.... just the receiver! They do stretch after time (Warburton makes a "B" series shank to accomodate precisely this problem).

If it is playing stuffy you might also be wise to take a look at the valve cushions... they could be "packed out" and the valves are out of alignment too. Again, this could be a relatively inexpensive repair that would do wonders.

soontir2432

Yikes, $135 for cup and backbore. That's more than I paid for this cornet.

I'll probably go on saturday to my repairman to have it checked everything out.

One more thing although I could probably just get the information from the phone call to Leblanc, but does anyone know if they sell parts directly to the consumer or do they sell only to dealers like Getzen does?

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Cyaround, Jason
"The Galaxy is mine."
1962 Holton Galaxy Trumpet
1963 Holton Galaxy Cornet

Robert Rowe

Don't "cringe", but I've encountered similar problem before, and I simply wrapped some aluminum tape (used by heating / AC trade for sealing ducts) around the mpc, to "snug it up". Crude, but effective, as a temporary measure.

"... necessity is a mother ...."


Robert Rowe