I had been searching for a specific vintage H.N White King cornet with a 1st trigger and silver bell for a while. I finally found one in December of last year. It is a 1965 H.N White King Super 20 silver sonic Msster cornet. It has a solid sterling leadpipe and bell and matches my 1965 trumpet perfectly. It did have some issues with the finish and such so I decided to have it restored.

I sent it to Rich Ita in Feb and Finally got it back last week on Thursday. So after an 8 month full restoration I and 1k for the restoration I am extremely happy.

@dale-proctor said in Old Photo:

@administrator said in Old Photo:

What's the trumpet?

It’s the less popular Bach Strad 239 C trumpet, ML bore. I still have it.

i always prefered the 239 and the 238 over the 229 especially if you throw 7r or a 7 leadpipe on those bells. I also prefer the 72 bell with a 43 pipe over the other Bb bells so i guess that says something.

@dale-proctor said in Old Photo:

@georgeb said in Old Photo:

@dale-proctor

As for the picture, I must say, Dale, you look like a very distinguished gentleman indeed.
George

I was trying to appear so…lol. That was about 40 years ago, but I’m still playing!

Ah the infamous Bach cornet with all the beautiful engraving. I love the engraving on that horn. You should post it here so these guys can enjoy it once again.

@dale-proctor said in Old Photo:

@georgeb said in Old Photo:

@dale-proctor

As for the picture, I must say, Dale, you look like a very distinguished gentleman indeed.
George

I was trying to appear so…lol. That was about 40 years ago, but I’m still playing!

Ah the infamous Bach cornet with all the beautiful engraving. I love the engraving on that horn. You should post it here so these guys can enjoy it once again.

@dale-proctor said in Old Photo:

@administrator said in Old Photo:

What's the trumpet?

It’s the less popular Bach Strad 239 C trumpet, ML bore. I still have it.

i always prefered the 239 and the 238 over the 229 especially if you throw 7r or a 7 leadpipe on those bells. I also prefer the 72 bell with a 43 pipe over the other Bb bells so i guess that says something.

@richard-iii Thank you. I love these horns. pretty hard to beat Vintage H.N White King horns.

I had been searching for a specific vintage H.N White King cornet with a 1st trigger and silver bell for a while. I finally found one in December of last year. It is a 1965 H.N White King Super 20 silver sonic Msster cornet. It has a solid sterling leadpipe and bell and matches my 1965 trumpet perfectly. It did have some issues with the finish and such so I decided to have it restored.

I sent it to Rich Ita in Feb and Finally got it back last week on Thursday. So after an 8 month full restoration I and 1k for the restoration I am extremely happy.

@trumpetb i agree and see your gotcha comment.
There are a lot of people that disregard the 2055t or tell people ti pass on it because conn selmer markets it as an intermediate horn. truthfully it really isnt too much different than the 2000at the preceded it and Conn selmer just doesn't want any competition with its Bach Strad, thus it's intermediate class on it.

I have owned multiple 2055t over the years. One in 1997 one in 2010, and one in 2016. All were great horns. Unfortunately they get sold for one reason or another. Either a friend needs a horn or something in my life happens.

@trumpetb all King 2055 models were silver. The s designated it had a saddle. The t was trigger. The 2055tub was trigger with up turned bell liked the dizzy model. The 2055dz was the dizzy Gillespie endorsed model. They had both the upturned bell model as well as the straight bell, but this model had the saddle and an etched image of Dizzy on the bell.

As far as the 1055t being better, yes it is than the 2055t, however, the 2055t is still a great horn especially for the price and can hold its own against a bach 37. They can be had on used market usually under 1k and usually around 500-700 in mint condition. For a high school kid or college kid it would be on heck of a horn on a budget and last and blends well with the bachs and Yamaha.

I collect and research King trumpets

@sagster The 2055t has a 1st trigger while the 2055s has a 1st saddle.

Proper hygiene before you play is a must. I also use spitballs and never had an issue with them. I even use the larger size.