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Particular Cornets Wanted

I'm interested in hearing about any cornet you have to sell. See how I conduct these transactions.  In addition, I'm particularly looking for the following model cornets:

Any truly vintage "Pocket Cornet".  These are very small cornets due to the tubing being "double wrapped" to conserve space.  They are usually about 7 or 8" in length with the mouthpiece and shank removed.  If you're not sure what you have, send a picture.  I am also interested in vintage pocket trumpets.  Please note: the market has been inundated with cheap imitations made in India.  These are usually marked "BESSONS" on the bell, and have minimal value only as a decoration – I am not interested in these at any price.  There is a Pakistani model I may consider -- Hakam Din & Sons.  If you have a pocket cornet that was made before 1940, please let me know about it. Also, if you have any vintage catalogs, advertisements, etc. that depict a pocket cornet, please let me know. I am also interested in vintage pocket trumpets.

"Echo Bell" cornet.  These were made by many different manufacturers and will have a second bell, alongside the valve cluster, that tapers almost to a point, and will have a fourth valve. Click here to see what one might look like.  As with the pocket cornets (see above), very inexpensive reproductions are being made in India and sell for under $50.  I am interested in these if they are the brass (and not nickel silver) ones, and if the price is significantly less than I can buy them for new on ebay.

Any early C.G. Conn cornet. As a general rule, any Conn with a 4-digit serial number will be of interest to me.  Some Conns in the range of 10,000 to 14,000 are worth contacting me about, but ONLY if it isn't a Wonder model, which looks like this.  I'm also interested in any Conn literature which may be from prior to 1886.

Olds "Military" or any Hammered Bell Olds cornet.  The Military was a long model cornet, and may look like a trumpet to some (the example pictured is, in fact, a trumpet).  The bell had a distinctive "hammered" finish, which looks like hundreds of tiny dents, like it was left out in a hail storm. Other models of Olds cornets had the hammered bell as well; I am interested in any of these. The serial number will most likely be under 5000, but perhaps as high as 12,000.

Z. Albert Meredith "Open Tone" cornets, made in "Marion, O".   Also, any marked mouthpieces, or literature.

Geo. McFadden cornets, made in Syracuse, NY.  Also, any marked mouthpieces, or literature.

John Heald cornet. Always says "JOHN HEALD, SPRINGFIELD, MASS." on the bell.    Also, any marked mouthpieces, or literature.

String operated Rotary Valve cornets. These will have round "rotary" valves, unlike the typical cylindrical piston valves.  They employed short lengths of string to connect the keys to the rotating portions of the valves.  Click here for a typical example.

Keyed Bugle. These look like bugles but with keys kind of like seen on a saxophone.

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