The Conn Wonder has an interesting feature. Note the small devices on the tuning slide. They allow pushing the slide in with the left thumb and pushing it out with one of the fingers using a normal left hand grip. Should you want to adjust tuning on the fly, it is quite easy.
Also, I haven't measured the bore size, but it certainly feels like a small bore. Very easy to play from low to high with a consistent tone.
Anybody know more about this cornet?
Favorite? Not sure at this moment due to some recent acquisitions. I meant to buy an old Bb made by M. Dupont, Paris. No serial number on it, so I'm not sure when it was made.
As it turns out, the cornet is in the key of C.
Then I added a Bb Conn Wonder from the late 1800's. That showed up and it was in pretty good shape. Just got it back from the repair technician. Plays great.
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So that made a new one in C and Bb. I thought I would also include my Boosey & Hawkes Eb cornet to show the compete set. Pretty much have everything covered now.
I've owned and played a ton of Kings from early to late. Loved them all but the Tempo line. I don't know what the difference was, but I had the same experience. It was a dog. I traded it for repairs to another King, a King 603 cornet, which was a very nice instrument.
@J-Jericho said in Superhorn Showdown!:
Schagerl,
Great demo of two fine horns. First time I've heard the Schagerl, and I have to say, if I was in the market, that would be the first one to try. I love the tone and the full sound.
So you are going to sub with an instrument that sounds okay and you have many mouthpieces that you can choose from. And you are not going to spend more money on anything else. And the time is short. What do you want to hear other than pick the best sounding combination and practice?
Click on upload image from the icons above on the reply page and choose your photo. Done.
I've never understood why they work for some and not for me. For me, they result in an adaptation to that note range and I lose flexibility. I find scales and arpeggios over multiple octaves much more useful.
@ACB said in Favorite Cornet:
Thanks Richard for my new favorite Cornet!!!
Trent, that's the sound I was aiming for with that cornet. I never got it right. You have. Perfect. Nicely done. Might be my favorite recording of you ever.
These guys have been visiting you at night and playing your horn:
@administrator said in Favorite Cornet:
It's out of tune -- that's what it is.
Funny thing about trumpet players. They expect an instrument to play in tune with the tuning slide pulled out a little bit and the rest all snug in starting positions. French horn players know that you have to tune all the valves too. My double horn has every slide in the right position to get all the notes in tune. The old mellophones were no different. The only note I have to be careful with is the G in the staff. Sort of like the C# and D for trumpets. Just be aware and all is fine.
@flugelgirl said in Favorite Cornet:
@Richard-III It’s a mellophone - quite an old one from the looks of it. In case you ever wonder about the difference between a marching French horn an mellophone, a mellophone takes a trumpet or cornet type shank while a marching French horn takes a French horn mpc. Some are left handed and some right, but most are in f or Bb.
FG, you are right. I have both in my stable and play them all the time. I got this one, and have always wanted one, to play in a small jazz band. I like period instruments for playing the old music.
I don't have the before, but then again, the before and after pretty much look the same. The difference is the leak between the lead pipe and the receiver is fixed. Plays much better now. Is it a cornet? It plays with a cornet mouthpiece. However, it plays in F. Also with all of the extra crooks it also can play in Eb, D and C. In F the fingerings are Bb trumpet/cornet.
@adc said in Favorite Cornet:
Nice. I can't stand to play a new (old) horn until I thoroughly clean and sanitize it.
I can't stand to wait. I play it right out of the box the minute I get it. Then I take it in for cleaning and repairs. I also want to know the before and after of that process.
After:
@ACB said in Copper is cool!:
@Richard-III is that horn for sale?
Yup. Love the horn, but I have so many, I almost never play it. Message me if interested.
I'm also here, so if there is a PM feature on TBs, you can do it here. The 5A is still for sale.
How about an alternative? Forget exercises. Play music. Get a stack of music you like and want to play. Sit down and play real music until you get tired. Stop for a while. Start again on the rest of the stack. Rest and repeat. Gonna tell you, after a while, you will be better, have more endurance and actually be better at playing the music you need to play.
I have a new project doing ragtime tunes with a small band. Try playing the right hand piano part to ragtime on your horn. Constant eighth and sixteenth notes with lots of intervals and accidentals thrown in. It's really hard but very productive as practice.
Quick photo of my Reynolds. I've never played a Master, but the configuration is the same. Really a unique sound to this cornet. Plays with a really dense core and it takes a bunch of energy to get it to light up and be bright. Really good intonation. And just about any mouthpiece works.
@Dr-GO said in Lead Players Need Less Bathroom Breaks:
So, for lead players that have their parts that hang a good part of the time above staff, I imagine less bathroom breaks are needed.
I remember the days when my parts did that. 
