Bach Cornets: Mt.Vernon Mercedes vs. NY Stradivarius

[Airegin247]

I like the sound of the New York myself, it has a darker more lyrical sound to it. You have a nice tone, keep it up ;)

[LeonelAlexanderLeon]

I would like to know if the strad is for sale.

[WAKeele]

@LeonelAlexanderLeon Actually, I've thought about listing it for sale recently because I need the money more, sadly. I'll have to think about a price. Send me a message if you're still interested.

[Veksta]

I used to play on a Mercedes (mk1) trumpet when I was a kid. It was an awesome horn!

[danielwills93]

Nothing compares to a shepherds Crook cornet. :) Especially an original Boosey & Hawkes Sovereign.

[photosnapper1]

The Mercedes sounded more like a cornet and the Strad more like a trumpet. WAS he using the same mouthpiece?

[WAKeele]

I was.

[Huskyowner2007]

@WAKeele where can I buy a NY Stradivarius? And are they cheap?

[WAKeele]

eBay and the trumpet forums are the best places. The Horn Trader is another place. And rarely they are cheap--which is a relative and subjective term. More beat up, the cheaper generally. But you can find deals on them.

[Veksta]

@Huskyowner2007 Unless you collect them don't go out of your way to buy one for names sake. I had a 1938 Strad and it wasn't all that great to play and preferred my 81 model over it. Then again to each their own!

[Huskyowner2007]

@WAKeele But it look left handed tho. ??

[WAKeele]

That's because my MacBook reverses the imagine in the application I used to record it--which is a pretty basic program for the built in camera.

[Huskyowner2007]

@WAKeele Oh... but are there left handed trumpet or cornet made? Because I'm left handed

[WAKeele]

It's pretty rare, but yes, they do exist. As far as I'm aware, it's all a custom situation.

[jamalb1993sbcglobal]

strangely enough i preferd the mercedes...

[anthonya13]

2nd one sounds more like a blasty b flat. first one has a nice focused cornet sound

[WAKeele]

Hmmm--interesting.

To mean it sounds as if the first is slightly brighter than the second.

Anybody else have any thoughts???

[bandxgeek]

Meh. I thought the Strad sounded a lot warmer.

[lilprince12]

i really want to buy but i am not 18 how much you selling it for and is there a next way to sell