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RE: Email controversy, change of topic

Hi, Martin!

Good luck on your new instrument endeavors!  

I highly recommend the Getzen Eterna cornet.  I play one, myself, as does my 
stand partner in the Illinois Brass Band, as does one of the other solo 
cornets in the IBB.  At least in the '60s and '70s, the Getzen was the 
"official cornet of the Salvation Army Staff Bands", (or so I recall) and the 
SA knows brass banding!

Schilke makes good cornets, especially the Eb soprano cornet, as does 
Blackburn.  Personally, I don't like the Besson Sovereign, even though that is 
the "official cornet of the Illinois Brass Band" , but that is a personal 
bias, based mostly on their mechanical robustness and valve action, as I 
perceive them.  YMMD!

The 300 series trumpets are student trumpets,. the lowest cost line, under the 
Capri, as I recall.  I used to have a 300 series Eb/D which played, ok, but 
not well enough to keep  ( I got a Schilke).

Bach Stradavarius trumpets are the de facto standard "pro" trumpet, and 
generally quite good.  The Bach Strad cornets are also quite good trumpets ;-) 
 (IMHO).

With a good, deep mouthpiece, the Getzen cornet is about as good a system as 
you can get without spending well over US$1000, IMHO.

Hope this helps!

Guy Clark
guyclark@xxxxxxx


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From: owner-brass@xxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Martin238@xxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 1997 10:36 AM
To: brass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Email controversy, change of topic

Hello Brass Listers,

I signed onto the brass list just a couple of weeks ago and decided to remain
silent for a while to see what sorts of topics you all talked about. I don't
know if it's the policy of this list or not, but other lists I've joined
recommend that new members tell a little about themselves when they join, and
then maybe post the beginning of a new topic, so here goes.

I am in my forties and I'm just getting started trying to learn a brass
instrument after playing other instruments for many years. My primary
instrument was oboe, although I did not play it professionally. For many
different reasons which I may go into later, I have gradually phased out oboe
and begun playing both the flute and brass. When I say "brass" I am
specifically referring to a Getzen model 300 trumpet (silver plate), and a
Getzen Eterna cornet (lacquer).

I am trying to teach myself, and have a copy of the Arban's cornet method as
a guide. Naturally I would make faster progress with a teacher, but can't
seem to work it into my life right now (I work lots of overtime). But now,
for my questions:

First, what do the members of this list think of the Getzen brand? I
remember, years ago, people saying that the Bach Stradivarius was the best.
Later, I heard that the Bach company had been "merged" with some other
company, and that their quality had gone down. If your opinion of Getzen is
negative, what brand would you recommend? What is the best brand at a
reasonable price?  I also have the following mouthpieces: 
For the cornet: Getzen 4B and Bach 6
For the trumpet: Getzen 5C and Bach 11C.

In the opinion of you list members, are these good mouthpieces for a beginner
to use? Frankly I am a little confused about the terminology used to describe
mouthpieces (what is the difference between a B and a C, how is the numbering
system used, and so on).

As well as the questions I mentioned above, I'm interested in hearing the
following from all of you:

1. What instrument (trumpet,  cornet, euphonium, tuba, etc. -- even bugle) do
you play?
2. What brand is it?
3. What brand do you *wish* you played?
4. What brand and type (numerical designation) of mouthpiece do you use, and
why?

I have lots of other questions but already these are probably too many. I
love this way of learning, via the computer, from people all over the
country! I did it when I started learning flute (I'm on a flute list, too)
and it worked well, and was a lot of fun. I decided to ask these questions
because the brass list is a *lot* quieter than the flute list (much fewer
posts) and lately the only signs of life I've seen much of, were complaints
about a commercial posting. Well, here's my post, so I hope you all won't
mind answering some of my questions.

Best regards,

Martin238@xxxxxxx


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