i am lucky enough to be married to a tattoo artist. for father's day she offered me a free tattoo of my choice... and i could think of no better symbol than that of the duchy of savoy. you'll note the small scar in the crook of my wrist- caused by an unfortunate and careless slip of my no. 6!
i recently inherited this 50yo cornet that hasn't been played in 20 years. as far as i know has never been cleaned. i gave it a bath, snaked it out, greased/oiled and polished it the best i could- but there are several spots that either the silver plate is worn away, flaking... or potentially showing signs of red rot? i'm not sure. what do you guys think? i plan on taking it to a shop as soon as i locate one in the area that works on brass and have a couple hundred bucks to drop. just thought i'd ask the distinguished members of this here sub for their expert opinions.
is it possible, by replacement tuning slide or other means, to convert a Bb instrument to C? i can't imagine it would be particularly easy to find a C tuning slide for sale for this relatively uncommon horn, but if i were able to locate one, would it be as simple as plug and play? if im not mistaken the horn louis armstrong was playing when he was discovered was a convertible cornet.
i recently inherited a super cool 70s vintage bach strad cornet. to those in the know- what's the deal with cornet mouthpieces? the instrument in question came with a schilke 7c and a bach 7c. should i pick up a different cup? i would like to bring the best out of this instrument, and i read things on here about how bach mouthpieces make cornets sound like trumpets... if you had all the money in an ideal world, what mouthpiece would you buy? is a wick worth it?
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typo! it's not a schilke 7c. it's a schilke 14. thanks to your answers i think i'll be using the 14 and eschewing the purchase of a new mouthpiece for the moment.