Newby - Need help identifying a Conn Trumpet

[Kehaulani]

Thanks, Toby.

[MasterWannabe]

@Shepherds_Crook - It plays great, I don't have much experience with "Pea Shooters", I expected it to be stuffy but definitely not, maybe .458" bore has something to do with that. I will say it does seem to be more sensitive to mouthpiece choice than a lot of horns I have tried, I play a Bach 1B most of the time and I tried the Rudy Muck 13C cushion rim that came with it and that sucked.

[Tobylou8]

@MasterWannabe said in Newby - Need help identifying a Conn Trumpet:

@Shepherds_Crook - It plays great, I don't have much experience with "Pea Shooters", I expected it to be stuffy but definitely not, maybe .458" bore has something to do with that. I will say it does seem to be more sensitive to mouthpiece choice than a lot of horns I have tried, I play a Bach 1B most of the time and I tried the Rudy Muck 13C cushion rim that came with it and that sucked.

WOW!!! My 40B has a Rudy Muck 17C cushion rim that came with it!! What are the chances??? It too sucks!! RM mpcs must have been the JET-TONE of the day. Did you measure the bore? If it's .458, then it "has" to be a 10B New Era. The 56B and 58B were .438 bore trumpets.

[MasterWannabe]

@Tobylou8 - Yes I measured it and it is in fact a .458" bore. As you can see from the pictures the current lacquer is quite darkened from age and uneven in coloring. I have been removing the lacquer from horns more suited to students and doing a custom brushed finish to make them more flashy. What would be your opinion to doing that to this horn ? Does this have any real collector value ? I know it would make a great player to the right person but the finish doesn't have anythig to do with that.

[Tobylou8]

From a collectors standpoint, it may be too modified. The leadpipe alone and not having the A-Bb tuning mechanism would knock it down a notch or two, but, it is very seldom seen. If it plays well, then I would proceed to make it flashy! The Vocabell 40B kind of stole the peashooter "flagship" designation at Conn with it's art deco styling. I have one and it's a beauty. But even the 40B lasted less than a decade. They were just too bright to blend with normally wrapped and tapered horns. Great for solo work and rock 'n roll bands even today. Duane Massey from TM days I think used one and maybe Nieuwguyski did too.

[MasterWannabe]

@Tobylou8 - Thanks for all the info and your advice, think I will flash it up.

[Tobylou8]

@MasterWannabe said in Newby - Need help identifying a Conn Trumpet:

@Tobylou8 - Thanks for all the info and your advice, think I will flash it up.

And post LOTS of pics!!!

[MasterWannabe]

@Tobylou8 - I will send pics but I won't get to work on this till after the 1st of May after we make our move back to Denver for the summer. Could you tell me how to set up my account to receive notifications regarding responses to threads I wish to follow ?

[Tobylou8]

@MasterWannabe said in Newby - Need help identifying a Conn Trumpet:

@Tobylou8 - I will send pics but I won't get to work on this till after the 1st of May after we make our move back to Denver for the summer. Could you tell me how to set up my account to receive notifications regarding responses to threads I wish to follow ?

Underneath the last post on a page there is a box with a little bell in it. Just make sure the bell doesn't have a strikethrough mark on it and you'll get responses to this thread. You can also get notifications via e-mail daily, weekly or monthly. I have not used that function so cannot tell you if it works.