Getzen Club

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Getzen cornets are seriously my favorite. Very nice tone and very affordable.

[Kehaulani]

@administrator said in Getzen Club:

Getzen cornets are seriously my favorite. Very nice tone and very affordable.

The trumpet section of an Air Force (A.F.) band I led, was asked (A,F.'s expense, not their's) to "arm" themselves with a section of cornets. They travelled to a major music retailer, tried them all out, and came back with a section of shephard-crooked Getzen cornets.

[Comeback]

@Kehaulani said in Getzen Club:

Does Classic, in this sense, mean the Severinsen?

Since it's new, contractual obligations may prohibit the name Severinsen. So does the Classic actually hearken back to the Severinsen or are they two different horns?

The Classic has been around since the early 2000s. My understanding is that Getzen’s intent was to nearly replicate the old Severinsens.

[tmd]

@Dr-GO said in Getzen Club:

As for the flugelhorn question Jim, I use it for outdoor concerts as it too has a large bore and projects well. I also use it for soft rock and recording more up beat ballads.

I've owned many Getzens over the years, and still have an Eterna Piccolo, Eterna flugelhorn, and Field Trumpet. I've never owned a Getzen Bb trumpet, although the new Eterna Deluxe horns look tempting.

I've owned my 4-valve Getzen flugelhorn since the 1970s. I agree with Gary that they project very well. The horn is well made, and has stood up to a lot of use over the years. I've recently switched to an Olds L-12 (I just wanted something more nimble and lightweight). But I still break out the Getzen from time to time.

Mike

[Kehaulani]

This is kind of an aside, but the above comment of including Eterna Piccolo reminded me that back in the 60s when Getzen put out a periodical newspaper - remember those days?.

there was an American playing in an Eastern European orchestra, who would regularly report on his use of higher-pitched trumpets. These Getzens were evidently good enough to play in a major European orchestra.

[tmd]

@Kehaulani said in Getzen Club:

This is kind of an aside, but the above comment of including Eterna Piccolo reminded me that back in the 60s when Getzen put out a periodical newspaper - remember those days?.

there was an American playing in an Eastern European orchestra, who would regularly report on his use of higher-pitched trumpets. These Getzens were evidently good enough to play in a major European orchestra.

I'm on my second Getzen Eterna Piccolo Trumpet. I sold the first one after college, since I wasn't playing much trumpet anymore at that time. I bought the second one when I started playing again 10 years ago. Got it used, in like-new condition, for a great price. I couldn't pass it up.

It's a nice horn, although I am not a piccolo player by any means.

Mike

[Comeback]

@tmd said in Getzen Club:

I've never owned a Getzen Bb trumpet, although the new Eterna Deluxe horns look tempting.

Mike

These horns caught my eye too, Mike, though some of the available finishes are a bit too much for my taste. I have not tried one nor seen one, but I would like to.

Jim

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dillonmusic.com%2Fgetzen-eterna-deluxe-series.html&psig=AOvVaw1wydwr8OcHThehW42tb7cw&ust=1587842773239000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCIj--7nlgekCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD

[Shepherds_Crook]

My first ‘real’ trumpet was a SEV purchased new in 1976 and used as my main Bb axe until 2004. I once owned a magnificent 90PB ‘Power Bore’ already pictured in this thread. I also has a 3850 cornet and an Edwards Gen 3-X. I’ve totally enjoyed all my past Getzen horns and would love to have the new 900 pictured just before my post. I just don’t need a closet full of horns, so I have thinned the heard. If I only had 1 Horn and it was any of the Getzen product I have previously owned, I would be a happy camper.

[Dr GO]

@Shepherds_Crook said in Getzen Club:

...I once owned a magnificent 90PB ‘Power Bore’ already pictured in this thread. ...would love to have the new 900 pictured just before my post.

Common Blaine. Really? Over this one (Closer view of the "90BP Power Bore already pictured in this thread"):

[Shepherds_Crook]

@Dr-GO still remember how geeked I was when Tom Green sent that picture to me after refinishing that axe. What a beauty!!

[flugelgirl]

@Comeback said in Getzen Club:

@tmd said in Getzen Club:

I've never owned a Getzen Bb trumpet, although the new Eterna Deluxe horns look tempting.

Mike

These horns caught my eye too, Mike, though some of the available finishes are a bit too much for my taste. I have not tried one nor seen one, but I would like to.

Jim

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dillonmusic.com%2Fgetzen-eterna-deluxe-series.html&psig=AOvVaw1wydwr8OcHThehW42tb7cw&ust=1587842773239000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCIj--7nlgekCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD
We had one of these in shop recently. While it definitely had a nod to the older designs, it’s a bit different. Nice enough horn, but not what I would want to gig with. Not quite as resonant as I would like - didn’t speak clearly or easily enough for me.

[flugelgirl]

My first flugel was a Getzen Capri - great horn. I played it for 17yrs before I found something that did the job better for me, and when I sold it I made $200 more than I paid. These days the only Getzen I own is a Super Deluxe a friend gave me that’s patiently awaiting me to replace its crushed bell. I have the bell - eventually I’ll get around to it! That model is her favorite horn (she has a perfect one), so when the cornet showed up at work I bought it for her. I’ll ship it out as soon as soon as things lighten up a bit!

[Shepherds_Crook]

Trent had posted this review of the new copper-belled 900, just in case you hadn’t seen it. Trent call make anything sound good, but I thought this Horn ‘fit’ him well and he certainly seemed to enjoy playing it.

[Comeback]

Thanks for posting the Trent Austin video, Blaine. He does sound great on that Getzen!

Jim

[Dirk020]

After a long horn safari I ended with a Getzen Eterna 700s and an Eterna 900 LB. I tried many Capri's which I liked for the playing, not so much for the sound. I tried a few Eterna 900 ML trumpets but to me they all played very different to each other; the early and mid 70's ones they where exceptionally free blowing, a bit too much to me, they where wearing me out, a 900 ML early 90's suited me better but not good enough and I didn't like the way she sounded.
It was bingo with the 700s: Great sound and great resistance in the blow what I seem to like haha! This trumpet made me a better player
Out of curiosity I bought a 900 LB from the late 90's (I could not resist the price) and that horn became my daily player: a nice resistance, slightly more open than the 700s but way tighter than the 70's Eterna ML horn which proves that bore size says close to nothing(!) but especially the way this horn sounds. She really sings in a very sophisticated way; this horn made me sell my mid 70's Vincent Bach 180-37

The 700s that made me a better player together with my ol' Early Elkhart Bach

[Sir_Ricardo]

Greetings all -

I just received a 1972-75 Doc Severinsen trumpet (with Amado keys), and have a couple of questions.

1. during the 70s, which trumpets were at the 'top' of Getzen's offerings?

2. is the Doc Severinsen silver-plated or lacquered?

thanks for your thoughts -

Richard

[Vulgano Brother]

I've used three Getzens throughout my career. All from the '70s. An Eterna Bb, a Capri C, and the four-valve flugelhorn. I wore out the Bb and C, and sold the flugelhorn. While a great lead horn, I used my Bb mostly for orchestral and chamber music. Paired with a Monette B1 mouthpiece and an early Monette prototype leadpipe (now on my Schilke B6), it an amazing sound.

My C was converted to a tunable bell by Dave Monette in the days before he'd started building trumpets. It responded and sounded like Dave's Chicago models, but without the amazing projection.

I found the flugelhorn delightfully mouthpiece sensitive. With a Bach mouthpiece they are fairly bright, and perfect for big band; with a deep Reeves cup I could use it for the horn parts in the Christmas Oratorio as a substitute for the Corno da Caccia.

I look upon my Getzen days with great fondness.

[Shepherds_Crook]

@sir_ricardo

Hi Richard. The SEV was the top of the line model by Getzen at that time. They were mostly silver plated, but you could order in lacquer as well.