Posts made by Gendreauj

Yes I owned a Holton 605 Shepherds Crook. Excellent sound and well built. Sounded great with Denis Wick short shank mouthpieces.

Due to an awful cold I have been limiting my playing time.Almost back to normal so will be playing more .
Tried blowing on my cornet, no sound came out. Wiped down the valves and it plays fine. A huge bottle of blue juice came with this cornet.
Started playing the tenor sax and it does sound good. It came with cane reeds, neck strap, ligature and mouthpiece.
Of course I bought a new mouthpiece, ligature, neck harness and different strengths of Legere reeds.
Did not like the first neck harness and waiting on another one.
Now I am a doubler again.

@Anthony-Lenzo
With the patch does it still play sharp? Is this a vintage trumpet with sentimental value?
Is it worth it to get a second opinion?

@barliman2001
Very nice. You are amazing at finding excellent shape horn bargains.

@administrator
I am tired of older used equipment that need repair.
Whether it works out or not we will see.
In the past spent to much money on cornets, trumpet, saxes, lessons and repairs.
Trying to limit buying more instruments , mouthpieces etc.
Just want to enjoy playing.

@Kehaulani-0
Thanks for advice. Played a Martin tenor sax for almost two years.
When I get my chops back I will buy a better tenor sax.
Have two sax coming in this week, Mendini tenor sax and King 613 alto sax.
I have ordered a Legere American cut Alto 2.5 synthetic reed and Legere American cut tenor synthetic reed
Have tried many natural reeds but prefer synthetic reeds.
As a hobbyist player I am happy with the current setup with my cornet.
Will see this week if I will be happy with the sax.

@Kehaulani-0
Thanks for your reply and advice. I do enjoy reading your posts on this forum and TH.
I bought a black colored Mendini tenor sax made in China. Should receive by Friday.
Since my cornets were made in the same factory in China decided to sell the ACB silver doubler cornet. More chance of getting a better price than the Schiller cornet.

@robertwerntz
I soon will have both to compare.

Decided to become a comeback player on tenor sax. Any thoughts or information on playing both instruments??!

Have no problems with my horns in the cold Midwest. I live in Metro Detroit.

@Dale-Proctor
Great answer.

Your welcome.
Maybe a diluted isopropyl alcohol solution in a spray bottle.

Take out all the old pieces. Use isopropyl alcohol to wash it out. Let dry.
Should fit in without using glue. Drop it in and use it.
Do think rubber works better.

Want to find the most efficient methods to ĺearn Jazz, Blues and R&B. Trying to optimize my practice times.
What books would you recommend ?
Currently I have the following Jazz books;
How to practice Jazz by Jerry Coker, Jazz Handbook by Jamey Aebersold Jazz, The Ultimate Jazz Handbook "C" Edition, Jazz Anyone, and Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble.
Also have many other method books; Arbans , Traditions of Excellence, Technical studies for cornet, Rubank Elementary Method cornet, Roy Poper's commentaries on Brasswind methods of James Stamp.

Bought silver bottom caps from KGU. I have purchased from them in the past.
In the future I will buy after market silver top caps.

Thanks for the information. Do like to customize my horns.

Yes I have done it on many horns. The rubber corks fit better and have a tighter seal. Not sure if the corks are a standard size on all horns.

I have owned other PRC cornets and yes it is definitely a crap shoot. I appreciate the tweaks ACB brass did on my cornet. The Wisemann took over a month to break in.
The Schiller was so cheap, thought the cost of any repair would be minimum.
Recently bought a Holton 602 RC it was made in Japan. It is a clone of Yamaha model.
Did find the bottom caps of the Holton and PRC cornets are interchangable.
Would the bottom caps of Yamaha trumpets and Yamaha cornets be the same size?

Thanks for sharing and your kind words Dale.
Previously I bought many horns for the experiences too. Need to work on improving my playing skills.
Once I purchased modern day professional horns never looked back. Thought about buying the same model cornet in different finishes. Although from different stencilled PRC suppliers, that is what happened.
Starting over from a four year absence can be joyful but very annoying too.
Have slowly improved but not yet back to where I was in the past. Using my old method books measures my progress.
I am waiting on the How to practice Jazz book.

As a very amateur comeback hobbyist player these cornets are good enough for my needs.
Buying these Chinese cornets does stop me for running up my credit card.
In the past, I have owned many used vintage, student, intermediate horns. Also several modern professionals trumpets.
Quit playing for four years and I am shocked at the current price of used horns.
I bought my new ACB doubler for less than a beat up intermediate cornet on eBay.
Both cornets together are cheaper than a used quality professional cornet.