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    • Dale Proctor
      Dale Proctor last edited by Dale Proctor

      A few new glamour shots of a rare instrument...☺
      ...click on the photos for higher resolution...

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      1977 Bach Strad ML 43 trumpet
      1960 Conn 6B Victor trumpet
      1982 Bach Strad ML 239 C trumpet
      1970 Olds Ambassador Eb/D trumpet
      1993 Bach Strad L 184G cornet
      1962 Conn 9A Victor cornet
      1890 Besson A/Bb/C cornet
      1870? Henry Lehnert SARV cornet

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      • adc
        adc last edited by

        Same "wrap" as my 1955 Director. Obviously 2 or 3 steps above mine. And I know I said this (wink). But it was (for me) the worst horn out of dozens I played. And I bought another one bc it was so cheap. I thought, "it can't be as bad as my first on" - it was.

        But I have to say that I played first chair 2 years in HS and 2 years in college..lol

        The horn above is a true gem???? -Beautiful. Just curious how it plays? Both of mine were bad below staf. That could be a function of Metal and maybe bracing? Does this one have bottom springs?

        And to think that when I started playing I could have had a Concert Grand. We could have afforded it. And now I have Two of them 😉

        More Cornets than I can name

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        • Dale Proctor
          Dale Proctor @adc last edited by Dale Proctor

          @adc
          These cornets have the same top-sprung valves and valve block as the Connstellation. It’s probably one of the best cornets Conn ever made. Big, rich sound, easy upper register, great intonation, full lower register. It’s a bit heavy, and has extensive bracing, a much more substantial instrument than the Director, and does have a slightly different wrap. Coprion bell and leadpipe, it was made only a couple years. The non-Coprion version, the Conn 5A Victor, is also a fine cornet (I used to have one). It was made for a much longer time, but has a slightly brighter tone than the 9A.

          1977 Bach Strad ML 43 trumpet
          1960 Conn 6B Victor trumpet
          1982 Bach Strad ML 239 C trumpet
          1970 Olds Ambassador Eb/D trumpet
          1993 Bach Strad L 184G cornet
          1962 Conn 9A Victor cornet
          1890 Besson A/Bb/C cornet
          1870? Henry Lehnert SARV cornet

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          • GeorgeB
            GeorgeB last edited by

            Dale, I have a 1962 5A Victor and really love it. What is the difference between the 5A and the 9A ?

            1960s King Super 20 Silversonic, 1940 Olds Recording, 1942 Buescher True Tone 400 ,1999 Conn Vintage One Bb trumpet, A 1952 Selmer Paris, A 2020 Getzen 400 and a Manchester Brass ACB custom pro Bb trumpet, a 1962 Conn Victor 5A Cornet.

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            • Dr GO
              Dr GO last edited by

              Dale's horns are among the most beautiful I have ever seen!

              Allora Pocket Trumpet 2014
              Harrelson Summit 2017
              Kanstul 1526 2012
              Getzen Power Bore 1961
              Getzen Eterna 4-Valve Fulgelhorn 1974
              Martin Committee 1946
              Olds Super Recording 1940
              Olds Recording (LA) 1953
              Olds Recording (Fullerton) 1967
              Olds Ambassador 1965

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              • Dale Proctor
                Dale Proctor @GeorgeB last edited by

                @GeorgeB said in 1962 Conn 9A Victor cornet:

                Dale, I have a 1962 5A Victor and really love it. What is the difference between the 5A and the 9A ?

                Basically just the bell and leadpipe material. The 9A has a Coprion bell and leadpipe, while the 5A has a brass bell and nickel leadpipe. The 9A has a more mellow sound than the 5A, but otherwise, they play very similarly. The 9A is the rare one, though, only having been made for 2 or 3 years. The 5A isn’t too common, either, but it was made for 10 years or so. Both are really good cornets.

                1977 Bach Strad ML 43 trumpet
                1960 Conn 6B Victor trumpet
                1982 Bach Strad ML 239 C trumpet
                1970 Olds Ambassador Eb/D trumpet
                1993 Bach Strad L 184G cornet
                1962 Conn 9A Victor cornet
                1890 Besson A/Bb/C cornet
                1870? Henry Lehnert SARV cornet

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                • GeorgeB
                  GeorgeB @Dale Proctor last edited by

                  @Dale-Proctor

                  Thanks, Dale.

                  1960s King Super 20 Silversonic, 1940 Olds Recording, 1942 Buescher True Tone 400 ,1999 Conn Vintage One Bb trumpet, A 1952 Selmer Paris, A 2020 Getzen 400 and a Manchester Brass ACB custom pro Bb trumpet, a 1962 Conn Victor 5A Cornet.

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                  • V
                    veery last edited by

                    Didn't you have some special plating done?

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                    • Dale Proctor
                      Dale Proctor @veery last edited by

                      @veery
                      I had an old 5A refurbished a number of years ago, and since I had given up on ever finding a 9A, I had the bell copper plated inside and out as part of the overhaul. After I found the 9A, I sold my custom 5A. Here’s a pic of it - it’s the cornet In the center.

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                      1977 Bach Strad ML 43 trumpet
                      1960 Conn 6B Victor trumpet
                      1982 Bach Strad ML 239 C trumpet
                      1970 Olds Ambassador Eb/D trumpet
                      1993 Bach Strad L 184G cornet
                      1962 Conn 9A Victor cornet
                      1890 Besson A/Bb/C cornet
                      1870? Henry Lehnert SARV cornet

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                      • adc
                        adc @Dale Proctor last edited by

                        @Dale-Proctor Wow!!!!

                        More Cornets than I can name

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