Vintage Horn Eye Candy

OldSchoolEuph

@richard-iii said in Vintage Horn Eye Candy:

I just had to dig out my Conn 77A. Sorry no picture. It is a standard configuration for a cornet. The 76A, which replaced the 77A is quite a different design. The tuning slide, I'm guessing, is on the bell tubing? Anybody know of any other Conn cornet with that feature?

There are many many examples of tuning at the bell tail from Pan-American to Puje, including all of the opera-glass tuning Conns (That front slide is for quick change only on those, not tuning). This Martin Imperial is another and even manages to still keep it on the right hand side of the horn rather than the left hand most think of as the back.
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Richard III

@oldschooleuph said in Vintage Horn Eye Candy:

@richard-iii said in Vintage Horn Eye Candy:

I just had to dig out my Conn 77A. Sorry no picture. It is a standard configuration for a cornet. The 76A, which replaced the 77A is quite a different design. The tuning slide, I'm guessing, is on the bell tubing? Anybody know of any other Conn cornet with that feature?

There are many many examples of tuning at the bell tail from Pan-American to Puje, including all of the opera-glass tuning Conns (That front slide is for quick change only on those, not tuning). This Martin Imperial is another and even manages to still keep it on the right hand side of the horn rather than the left hand most think of as the back.

Oh my oh my. Gotta start looking for one of those. Yowza!

djeffers78

Besson enharmonic trumpet from a local dealers private collection.
Apparently quite rare.
Unfortunately he has no mouthpiece that adequately fits

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@djeffers78 said in Vintage Horn Eye Candy:

Besson enharmonic trumpet from a local dealers private collection.
Apparently quite rare.
Unfortunately he has no mouthpiece that adequately fits

I love this horn.

BigDub

This is a painting by Norman Rockwell from 1931. Given his reputation of being extremely accurate with his details, I was wondering if anyone here who knows much more than I do could identify what the horn is that is being played here.

SSmith1226

@BigDub
I don’t know the brand or model of the Trumpet, but the painting was a cover of the Nov 7, 1931, “The Saturday evening Post”. It was called the “Trumpeter (Sour Note)”.
You will notice the puffed cheeks and dog, in this case hiding to escape the “sour note”.

On November 18, 1950, another trumpet related Rockwell painting, called “Boy Practicing Trumpet”, appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post. This painting also featured puffed cheeks and a dog. The model Norman Rockwellused for thispainting was Tommy Paquin.The trumpet was borrowed from Rockwell's middle son, Tommy.
The slip covers for the chair are painted after the fashion of Rockwell's good friend, Grandma Moses. We can safely assume that she was flattered by the emulation.

Read more: http://www.best-norman-rockwell-art.com/1950-boy-practicing-trumpet.html#ixzz8QPoA1TGk

BigDub

@SSmith1226
TMI here…..we are digressing, don’t we think?
Not critiquing his playing or the other Rockwell of the red haired boy practicing……
I'm sorry, Steve, but you are off the case. More focused agents will be called upon shortly…….
Seriously, though, I think we can narrow it down, maybe.

Dale Proctor

Not much eye candy here, but I just ran across photos of a couple late 1960s trumpets I used to own. The first is a Conn 22B Victor, and the second is a Conn 15B Director.

Dr GO

Picture of my 1961 Getzen Power Bore:

Power is its middle name, but what is the most amazing aspect of this horn is that is slots like a laser beam.

barliman2001

Something a bit unusual, but qualifies for Vintage Horn Eye Candy...

Kuhlohorn by Clemens August Glier

(sold into the US, now being played in a Community Band in Vermont)

Dale Proctor

1976 Bach Mercedes, almost a Stradivarius…

Dale Proctor

1962 Conn 9A Victor cornet, Coprion bell and leadpipe, .485 bore.

Dale Proctor

1993 Bach Stradivarius 184 cornet, large bore, gold brass bell, “Stradivarius Deluxe” engraving.