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VetPsychWars
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If I didn't already have a terrific cornet I never play, I'd be looking at this stunning Buescher cornet on ebay.
Tom
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veery715
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Thanks a lot, Tom. Didn't think I needed another!
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Dale Proctor
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I have a friend in church orchestra that has one just like it, made sometime in the 30's. Complete with Duo-Cup mouthpiece. 
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VetPsychWars
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| Dale Proctor wrote: | | I have a friend in church orchestra that has one just like it, made sometime in the 30's. Complete with Duo-Cup mouthpiece. |
This cornet actually precedes the Duo-Cup. Be interesting to hear what model number your friend's cornet is.
How's his sound?
Tom
Edit: The linked cornet is the Aristocrat. Didn't come with Duo-Cup. A very similar-looking cornet, the Custom Built, did come with Duo-Cup. So it's likely your friend didn't have the exact same cornet... but they look very similar. The wrap on the Custom Built is a little wider.
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Dale Proctor
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I'll take a better look at it next time he brings it. His sound hasn't really caught my attention - just run of the mill. I think he uses a Bach C cup mouthpiece of some sort on it most of the time to blend better with a section that's mostly trumpets.
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progmac
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| Did buescher make any short, shepherd's crook cornets? It seems like the long cornets are all I see from them. |
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VetPsychWars
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| progmac wrote: | | Did buescher make any short, shepherd's crook cornets? It seems like the long cornets are all I see from them. |
You mean like this? 
That's a "The 400" cornet, model 275.
Near as I can tell, during and before the 20's, they made some short cornets. 30s, they were all long cornets until "The 400" came out. After the war, all long cornets.
Tom
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ChopsGone
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Here's one from about 1911. I haven't been able to identify the exact model, although I suspect it may be a successor to the 65. The Yankee ingenuity reflected in the non-factory 3rd valve water key spring is to be replaced soon.
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