Martin Committee Cornets - Why So Cheap, comparatively ???
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Last night I had a gig with a jazz big band. I played a Conn 80A cornet in a section of trumpets. I thought I sounded appropriate. At the break, my friend the trombone player told me he heard a really dark and smokey sound coming from the trumpet section during a solo. He looked over and it was me. He knows that cornet so knew immediately the source of the sound difference. I should add that I was playing a shallow mouthpiece. I guess I didn't have quite the sound I thought I did.
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@richard-iii Always a bad idea, mixing cornets and trumpets - unless you are the principal seat of the section.
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I would insist that the major difference between many "older" cornets and trumpets is the mouthpiece and attitude of the player. If someone wants a killer 50s Martin Committee for cheap, buy the cornet and get a good tech to change the mouthpiece receiver to trumpet.
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@barliman2001 said in Martin Committee Cornets - Why So Cheap, comparatively ???:
@trumpetb No, I won't roast you. I prefer deep-fried.
As a physician promoting healthy alternatives, may I suggest air fried.
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@dr-go As we are discussing the health of the recipient, I insist on deep-fried. In very old, dark brown oil.
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Barbeque, please.
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I think the main reason is Miles didn’t play a Martin Committee Cornet! The Committee trumpet is a very good horn, but many might think it commands an inflated value. The Committee cornet, and most cornets, are simply undervalued and underpriced, in my opinion.