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Cornet questions

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Subject: Cornet questions
From: Simon Richards <s.richards@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 07:29:59 +0000
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Until about 15 months ago I was playing cornet regularly with a brass band,
in addition to playing trumpet with a couple of orchestra. I was playing a
silver plated Besson Sovereign B flat (not sure of the model - 926 maybe?)
with a Denis Wick 4B. The instrument belonged to the band, so I returned it
when I resigned (but the mouthpiece was my own).

I quite fancy getting myself a cornet now. I might occasionly play as a
guest with my old band or other bands, as indeed I have in the last 15
months (albeit playing trumpet, which is not ideal). There are also some
orchestral parts calling for cornet.

I would be looking for a used professional model shepherd's crook style
cornet. I could go for a Besson Sovereign, which is pretty much the
standard for British brass bands, but I have to say I was never
particularly happy with it (and I've played more than one). It was a nice
enough instrument, and it sounded okay, but I found it stuffy, especially
in the upper register, and the valves were clunky. The third valve slide
had a trigger with a finger ring rather than a flat lever, which was
particularly difficult to operate. So ideally I'm looking for something
else.

I'm quite tempted by a Yamaha Maestro. Any comments on this cornet? Will it
fit in well in a section dominated by Sovereigns? What is a fair price for
a good, used Maestro (in the UK)?

Sorry for the long post.

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