Rare 1906 Conn Perfected Conn-queror Bb Cornet. Made in Elkhart, Indiana.

BRASS FROM THE PAST: Rare 1906 Conn Perfected Conn-queror Bb Cornet. Made in Elkhart, Indiana. The interesting and different feature about this Conn-queror model is that it is both brass and silver. These cornets are usually either brass or silver, but not both. Listen to sounds from the past. About 118 years ago more or less. Here is a song that was written in 1902, four years before this horn was made. Shields/Evans “In The Good Old summertime”.

[@chrisje8925]

I have a 1905 Conn-queror, which I got at a garage sale in 1998 for $25. I'm a euphonium player, but I fell in love with this little beauty of a cornet as soon as I laid eyes on it. The mouthpiece that came with it was badly suited for me though, plus I never took the time to build my embouchure up to play it well. So it has mostly just gathered dust, and when I'm feeling brassy I just play my euphonium. However, I just brought it into the repair shop yesterday to repair the lead pipe, and when it's done I'm going to also purchase a suitable mouthpiece and finally put effort into playing it regularly! (I purchased it with the lead pipe broken off, and my dad cleverly mended it with tiny hose clamps and a rectangle of thin rubber like bike inner tube to protect the silver from the clamps. It's been that way for 26 years and it deserves to be whole again.) I've never played another cornet, so I'm very curious about your thoughts on the tone, intonation, etc of the Conn-queror vs other corners you've played. What are your thoughts?

[@brassfromthepast5149]

Thank you for sharing this very interesting history that you have had with your Conn cornet. It sounds like you were really determined to do what needed to be done to make the Cornet play again. I appreciate your tenacity and desire to play the horn. I certainly hope that you are able to repair it and bring it back to life again. That is one thing that I really enjoy doing is restoring the horns that I find and giving them a new life. I have found that the Conn Cornets have a beautiful soft and mellow tone. And of course the workmanship and quality of these instruments are fantastic. Many of the old Cornets have been made with wonderful craftsmanship. However, I have found some that are not made so well. It is also usually a good idea to try to find a period mouthpiece for a period instrument. A modern mouthpiece does not give it the true tone and sound compared to the mouthpieces of the period that the horn was made. However, the period mouthpieces are much harder to play on, and they have a deeper cup, which gives the cornet a more mellow darker tone. I certainly hope that you will find what you’re looking for and that it works out for you. Thanks so much for asking my advice and thank you so much for watching.

[@Darm0k]

Pretty rare to see a horn on your channel that actually looks like it's easy to hold. It's got a lovely sound.

[@brassfromthepast5149]

🤣 yes, I picked a horn that was more normal this time for a demonstration. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks so much again for watching.

[@brassfromthepast5149]

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[@gongcyclist]

So funny that fully compensating valve systems are seen as essential on high end euphoniums, but rare on modern tubas and nonexistent on modern high brass. Beautiful playing as always. Thanks for sharing.

[@brassfromthepast5149]

Yes, that is a very good point that you make. Perhaps the compensating systems work much better on the larger instruments as opposed to the smaller instruments. Glad that you enjoyed watching the video.

[@brassfromthepast5149]

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[@gaudenziolocatelli7473]

Bella...sembra un mib

[@brassfromthepast5149]

Yes, it does seem rather small like an Eb cornet but it is a normal size cornet. Thanks so much for watching.

[@brassfromthepast5149]

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