Cornet back from the engraver!

Dale Proctor · 04-06-2007, 02:08 PM

My Bach 184G (gold brass bell) cornet just returned from Artistic Engraving. What a fantastic job! These pics don't really do it justice, but you get the idea. I had Sherry do the "Bach Stradivarius Deluxe" design, which runs the entire length of the bell (on a shepherds crook, it even curls down the backbow). Beautiful detail, and a fast turnaround - it really is "Artistic Engraving"! This cornet is the best playing horn I've ever owned, and I thought it deserved a little extra personality - definitely old school now.

Guinness · 04-06-2007, 02:33 PM

WOW!!!!!!
That is beautiful. Just like the engraving of long ago. What a great job. I'm sure you are well pleased with it. Thanks for the photos.

Brekelefuw · 04-06-2007, 02:50 PM

Do you mind if I ask what that cost? I would love to do that to a horn sometime.
It looks incredible.

trumpetnick · 04-06-2007, 02:50 PM

wow...you missed to do the slides and pipes....great job though. very nice

Dale Proctor · 04-06-2007, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Brekelefuw

Do you mind if I ask what that cost? I would love to do that to a horn sometime.
It looks incredible.

Thanks. It's cheaper than you would think - $180 + shipping for this design.

Richard Oliver · 04-06-2007, 04:28 PM

Woah!! Dale!! I even said it out loud.

It's just pefect Dale!

Richard

Vulgano Brother · 04-06-2007, 05:02 PM

Awesome Bling -- way cooler than the scratch finish with shiny parts that is in vogue now!

Dale Proctor · 04-06-2007, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by richardwy

Woah!! Dale!! I even said it out loud.

It's just pefect Dale!

Richard

Yes, you should have seen the smile on my face when I opened the case. I think I said the same thing. I wanted that turn-of-the-century cornet look (1900, not 2000!), and I think this is it. I'm partial to lacquered horns, especially ones with tri-color metals, like the Olds Recording.

Short story - I joined a brass band a few years ago and needed a good cornet. I wanted this exact model horn, and sold my Mt. Vernon Strad trumpet on eBay to raise the funds. Problem was, I couldn't find a Bach dealer who was willing to order it for me. A special order cornet like this - short model, large bore, gold brass bell, deluxe engraving - would take a year or more to get. I found this one used (a '93 model) on a web site and bought it. Turned out to be the best playing horn I've ever owned. Last year I discovered that the artist who had engraved Bach horns for many years has her own business and could do the factory "Bach Stradivarius Deluxe" engraving on my cornet. That was the last thing missing from my vision, so off it went to Sherry Huntley of "Artistic Engraving". Less than 2 weeks later, it's back on my doorstep. I highly recommend her work.

tom turner · 04-06-2007, 11:53 PM

GAW-WA-JUSSS, DALE, JUST GAW-WAH-JUSS.

My short cornet is also my favorite horn. There's something about the sound of a short cornet with a proper mouthpiece!!!

Sherry does great work. She's also engraved Cliff Blackburn's personal cornets. I saw them a few years ago. Gorgeous work!

Warmest regards,

Tom

Principaltrumpet · 04-07-2007, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by tom turner

GAW-WA-JUSSS, DALE, JUST GAW-WAH-JUSS...

Warmest regards,

Tom

Is it sad that I sat here and sounded this out for 10 min b4 I got it. Truly a beautiful horn, she does a wonderful job.
JR

04-06-2007, 02:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dale Proctor Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Heart of Dixie Posts: 699	Cornet back from the engraver! My Bach 184G (gold brass bell) cornet just returned from Artistic Engraving. What a fantastic job! These pics don't really do it justice, but you get the idea. I had Sherry do the "Bach Stradivarius Deluxe" design, which runs the entire length of the bell (on a shepherds crook, it even curls down the backbow). Beautiful detail, and a fast turnaround - it really is "Artistic Engraving"! This cornet is the best playing horn I've ever owned, and I thought it deserved a little extra personality - definitely old school now. __________________ "Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away." - Sir Thomas Beecham Olde Towne Brass www.otbrass.com Brass Band of Huntsville www.brassbandofhuntsville.org

04-06-2007, 02:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Guinness New Friend Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Jackson, MS Posts: 21	Re: Cornet back from the engraver! WOW!!!!!! That is beautiful. Just like the engraving of long ago. What a great job. I'm sure you are well pleased with it. Thanks for the photos.

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Brekelefuw Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 955	Re: Cornet back from the engraver! Do you mind if I ask what that cost? I would love to do that to a horn sometime. It looks incredible.

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trumpetnick Forte User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Vidin, Bulgaria Posts: 1,049	Re: Cornet back from the engraver! wow...you missed to do the slides and pipes....great job though. very nice __________________ Spada Bach B flat 72, leadpipe 2L/DWMM1.5C Spada Bach C 256, leadpipe 2LQ/DWMM1.5C 1956 Olds Ambassador Cornet Spada Custom Piccolo If you don't know where you are going, you 'll end up someplace else

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Richard Oliver Forte User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Casper, WY Posts: 1,206	Re: Cornet back from the engraver! Woah!! Dale!! I even said it out loud. It's just pefect Dale! Richard

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Vulgano Brother Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Home Posts: 3,265	Re: Cornet back from the engraver! Awesome Bling -- way cooler than the scratch finish with shiny parts that is in vogue now! __________________ "A tool good enough to be so used and not too good" C.S. Lewis That Hideous Strength www.letsbuildhope.org

04-06-2007, 11:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
tom turner Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 788	Re: Cornet back from the engraver! GAW-WA-JUSSS, DALE, JUST GAW-WAH-JUSS. My short cornet is also my favorite horn. There's something about the sound of a short cornet with a proper mouthpiece!!! Sherry does great work. She's also engraved Cliff Blackburn's personal cornets. I saw them a few years ago. Gorgeous work! Warmest regards, Tom

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