Monday, October 3, 2011
My 3850 is for sale
I've been away for a while. I've been busy teaching and playing . I'm letting go of my Getzen 3850 to make room for a new horn that I will be talking about on this blog some time in the future. It is up on ebay with three days left. This is a cornet whos history is not doubt.. The serial # is G400048. This instrument is in excellent mechanical condition and has silky smooth valves. There are no dents or dings but it does have areas where the lacquer is worn However, the horn still looks very good. The areas where the lacquer is worn are: 1) the pinky ring 2) third valve assembly on the silver plating 3) On the bell about 2 inches above the Gezten engraving. 3) first valve assembly on the silver plating. 4) on the bell next to the first valve assembly 5) on the bell where it connects to the first valve assembly 6) on the third valve slide. 7) on the valve stems 8) on the last bend of the shepherds crook. The listing is Getzen 3850 Professional Cornet All the slides work and the valves are typical Getzen. Here are some pics of the horn
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I was enjoying your thoughts on the cornet and then I noticed the last entry was 2011. I'm a geezer who has decided to try to learn to play the cornet. I remember my teacher in grammar school telling me I should learn on the cornet but being the spoiled child i was, refused. So after not playing for decades I finally decided to try on the cornet. Perhaps my teacher was right. I hope you add more to this blog. It helped me to view the cornet in a totally different light. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteMy 14yr old daughter plays the Cornet. Her private teacher plays the trumpet. When the two of them play together it is very obvious the beautiful richsound that comes from Cornet. It is a beautiful sounding instrument. She loves it. She plays 4 other instruments, and this by far is the go-to instrument for her.
ReplyDeleteWhy did you sell your getzen 3850?
ReplyDeleteDave.