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Re: Recommended Cornet

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Hi Nigel and everyone=20

My personal Cornet is a Besson Bb and it tends to sound in tone =
somewhere between a flugel horn and a cornet, I was told it is a low Bb =
cornet. I used to play flugel parts with it when we didn't have a true =
flugel player. I used a B & H cornet unless I was called on to play a =
flugel horn part, which was more often than not. I was so pleased when a =
proper flugel player finally joined the ranks of  the Band :)
.
My (our) Band used Boosey and Hawks instruments from soprano =
cornet(dull, it never got because we couldn't and still can't get a =
soprano player) to BBb Bass. Our cornets originally were "Imperial" type =
and the junior players still use them. The Band through a grant from the =
Marion City Council "graduated" to B &H "Soveriegn" cornets at some =
collosal cost(we had 16 cornet players from solo to 3rd cornet) and as =
far as I know, the Band still uses them. The only outside instrument is =
a tenor trombone used by our solo trombonist and it came to the stage =
that if the trombone was to go, so would its player. Needless to say the =
trombone stayed. It took 10 years to swap all our "Imperial"s over to B =
& H "Sovereigns"

I hope this is a help in your enquiry.

Richard Albury  -ex Marion City Band(S.Aust.) Member


  Jeffrey Blair <jdblair@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
    I need to purchase a cornet and would like to know what the "cornet =
of choice" is for most brass bands.  I'm sure one of the first mentioned =
will be the Besson Sovereign.   A friend recently received a new =
Sovereign and the intonation was terrible.  He sent the horn back.

    I am in the US and wonder what experience people have with the =
Getzen cornets?  Other brands and models?  I play a Schilke S42 trumpet =
and hope to get a cornet of similar quality.

    I am not a professional, just a better than average amateur.  I =
would like to play a very good cornet.  Thank you for your =
recommendations.

    Jeff Blair
    Texas, USA





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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Nigel and everyone </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My personal Cornet is a Besson Bb and =
it tends to=20
sound in tone somewhere between a flugel horn and a cornet, I was told =
it is a=20
low Bb&nbsp;cornet. I used to play flugel parts with it when we didn't =
have a=20
true flugel player. I used a B &amp; H cornet unless I was called on to =
play=20
a&nbsp;flugel horn&nbsp;part, which was more often than not. I was so =
pleased=20
when a proper flugel player finally joined the ranks of&nbsp; the Band=20
:)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My (our) Band used Boosey and Hawks =
instruments=20
from soprano cornet(dull, it never got because we couldn't and still =
can't get a=20
soprano player) to BBb Bass. Our cornets originally were "Imperial" type =
and the=20
junior players still use them. The Band through a grant from the Marion =
City=20
Council "graduated" to B &amp;H "Soveriegn" cornets at some collosal =
cost(we had=20
16 cornet players from solo to 3rd cornet) and as far as I know, the =
Band still=20
uses them. The only outside instrument is a tenor trombone used by our =
solo=20
trombonist and it came to the stage that if the trombone was to go, so =
would its=20
player. Needless to say the trombone stayed. It took 10 years to swap =
all our=20
"Imperial"s over to&nbsp;B &amp; H "Sovereigns"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I hope this is a help in your =
enquiry.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Richard Albury&nbsp; -ex Marion City =
Band(S.Aust.)=20
Member</FONT></DIV>
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    <DIV><SPAN class=3D000063014-24062007><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I =
need to=20
    purchase a cornet and would like to know what the "cornet of choice" =
is for=20
    most brass bands.&nbsp; I'm sure one of the first mentioned will be =
the=20
    Besson Sovereign.&nbsp;&nbsp; A friend recently received a new =
Sovereign and=20
    the intonation was terrible.&nbsp; He sent the horn=20
back.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
    <DIV><SPAN class=3D000063014-24062007><FONT face=3DArial=20
    size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><SPAN class=3D000063014-24062007><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I =
am in the US=20
    and wonder what experience people have with the Getzen =
cornets?&nbsp; Other=20
    brands and models?&nbsp; I play a Schilke S42 trumpet and hope to =
get a=20
    cornet of similar quality.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
    <DIV><SPAN class=3D000063014-24062007><FONT face=3DArial=20
    size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><SPAN class=3D000063014-24062007><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I =
am not a=20
    professional, just a better than average amateur.&nbsp; I would like =

    to&nbsp;play a very good cornet.&nbsp; Thank you for your=20
    recommendations.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
    <DIV><SPAN class=3D000063014-24062007><FONT face=3DArial=20
    size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><SPAN class=3D000063014-24062007><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Jeff=20
    Blair</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
    <DIV><SPAN class=3D000063014-24062007><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Texas,=20
    USA</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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