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Re: Getzen Cornets (a bit of satire!)

Guy Clarke wrote:

cut/cut

> 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
> 

Dear Guy, Martin, and Brass Band List.

For what it's worth, I play a silver, shepherd's crook, Getzen Capri 
Cornet. I paid $150.00 (US) for it, including a couple of 
turn-of-the-century, narrow-rimmed, "cookie cutter" mouthpieces, at a 
flea market.  This instrument is amazing, as it does anything I make 
it do.! (grin)  

It worked beautifully on my two CD'S : Hunt Plays / Hunt Teaches 
ARBAN,  and also for my recording of the H.L.Clarke CHARACTERISTIC 
STUDIES. Please stop our website, where you can download an excerpt 
from ARBAN and others.

Perhaps we would all do well to remember an old "saw" (slightly 
paraphrased) : "It ain't what you play, it's the way that you "play" 
it". :>)  

Keep 'Em Flying!
Clyde E. Hunt

http://www.erols.com/bflatmus


> 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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