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Contempora Corner - Reynolds Brass Instruments

https://contemporacorner.com/trumpets/reynolds-trumpets/

The Schilke Loyalist - Schilke brass instruments

https://everythingtrumpet.com/schilke/index.html

Conn Loyalist - Vintage Conn Instruments

https://cderksen.home.xs4all.nl/

Bach Loyalist - Bach Brass Instruments

https://bachloyalist.com/

Bach Historical Literature

https://bachloyalist.com/bachloyalist-library/

Olds Central - Olds Brass Instruments

http://rouses.net/trumpet/olds.htm

@Anthony-Lenzo said in I have a Vintage Conn 5B does anyone no anything about them and why I don't see a model number.thanks Anthony:

@Anthony-Lenzo ....no I guess you don't I don't see it on your list ever played one..Also I noticed that their are Conn.22B models that look exactly like the 5B..

No, I’ve never had one. I’ve owned three 22B trumpets - a 1923, a 1929, and a 1968 or 9. The 22B is a smaller bore than the 5B and is far more common than the 5B.

@Anthony-Lenzo

Is this it?

@robertwerntz said in Please help:

Whats up with the upside-down water key in foto #1?

Tuning slide is in upside down…lol

@administrator said in Please help:

It looks like a Conn 22B. Note, however, that the case says 1000B. So, I don't know.

I’m sure that’s not a 1000B trumpet, which was a 1970s or 1980s “Doc Severinsen” student model. I suppose it was just a case procured to replace the nasty original one.

Yes, looks like a Conn 22B (or a different bore Conn variant) to me too. This is the 1929 Conn 22B I used to own.

@Richard-III said in Goodbye adjustable finger ring:

So if I buy a horn with a fixed ring and the ring is in the wrong position for my hand, I have to get it moved. Then over time I change my mind and have to get it moved again. And on and on it goes. I vote for adjustable rings. Or even better, give me a trigger. I've never liked rings anyway. Changing from gripping to extending seems wrong. Gripping and gripping a little harder seems more intuitive. I'm going to go play my York Eminence cornet now with a main tuning slide trigger and enjoy the obviously better design.

I see what you’re saying, but the older Bach Mercedes model was built mainly from Stradivarius parts, and I also have a Stradivarius that I’ve played for about 40 years. I had the shop install the fixed ring in exactly the same spot as it is on my Strad, so I think I’ll be happy with it. Here’s the Mercedes…

@ROWUK said in Goodbye adjustable finger ring:

The adjustable ring is yet another reason why student instruments do not respond as well as more "professional" ones. Play a series of octave slurs at medium loudness (especially second line G to top of stave) and you will notice a HUGE difference with and without the adjustable ring.
I have NEVER had a student that needed a ring in a different position. In the beginning the pinky goes in the ring and during puberty (when the third slide becomes more important) the ring finger. If the third slide is well maintained, both fingers work well enough!
While we are at it, we teachers have to insure that the valves are not held with a "grip of death", rather just squeezing enough for stability. This also improves response dramatically!

YES! Since the adjustable ring was awkward to use because of its height and slight looseness in the holder, I took it out of the bracket and put it aside (plus, I could use the 1st valve slide saddle for the typical valve combinations that are a bit sharp). I immediately noticed that the old Bach played better, which I wasn’t expecting. That led to the decision to get rid of that entire heavy assembly and have a fixed rind installed.

I recently bought a 1976 Bach Mercedes trumpet, and love everything about it except for the awkward 3rd slide ring. To keep the all brass (no nickel) vibe of the horn, I started searching for an all-brass fixed ring, and found out that was a real project. I finally found an old slide from a Sears Silvertone with a brass ring on it and bought it. A trip to Southeastern Musical Services and about a week later I had the horn back, the fixed ring is in the same spot as my Stradivarius, and my finger is happy again…lol.

@BigDub
Beautiful!

I’m sorry to see this and I hope the water recedes quickly and you can get back to normal life. Sounds like you’re pretty well prepared. We live on a small mountain about 1000’ above the city below, so no flood worries here, but…tornadoes are fairly numerous in this part of the country (Alabama, USA). It seems like just about anywhere people live, they are subject to some sort of natural disasters.

Here’s a photo I took today. It’s random and pretty creepy, too…