[TPIN] FS On ebay: 3 more pro Bbs (Mt. Vernon Mercury, Connstellation, etc)

[Trent Austin]

I'm trying to continue my quest to  thin out my collection of trumpets and
cornets.

Currently I have three Bbs on ebay for sale:

I have a few great horns for sale if you know anyone who might be
interested. IMO these are perfect horns for students looking to upgrade
cheaply.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZjazzmanta

1. Conn 2B (gold Plated) New World Symphony. 1920's vintage and in wonderful
shape. Conn's answer to a .460 French Besson. Comes with non-original case
and the horn needs no work. Excellent pro horn for a student price.
currently on ebay


2. Connstellation from the 60's. I think it's from the mid 60's. I just
found a Connstellation from the mid-50's that suits me better. As opposed to
hording all of these I'd like to sell one for a fair price. Has a Kingston
Winds alignment.

3. Mt. Vernon Mercury Trumpet:   I bought this horn used and then took it to
my friends at www.kingstonwinds.com. They did a fantastic job to make it
really play and look great! The primary owner (and perhaps first) of this
horn was Ray Mase of the ABQ. I bought it from the guy he sold it to. The
next owner barely played it. When I got it it had basically sat in the case
for MANY years.

The horn is a .453 (medium) bore and has a tighter wrap like a Benge or
older Besson.
Serial # is in the 20XXX range (1960)

1. Since this horn has basically had sat unused for 30 years there was a lot
of lime and calcification. My tech had to actually replace two valve stems
due to corrosion and put a small patch (see pic) on the leadpipe. The patch
was done VERY well and doesn't affect the play of the horn at all. I would
think the leadpipe would eventually have to be replaced after maybe 4-10
years of consistent playing. Playing a horn once a week and cleaning it
would make the pipe last for a long time.

2. The valves have been aligned and if you see the pic some of the synthetic
felts are very thin. This was to make the upstroke and down stroke more
accurate. If you didn't care about peak performance you could put thicker
pads in to quiet the noise. The metal valve guides also contribute a bit to
the noise but those could be replaced as well. check out the before picture
and the new ones. There's a little wear around the valve casing but
surprisingly the silver is in very good condition overall (I couldn't tell
before restoring the horn).

3. The sound is very brilliant, crisp, and vintage "besson-esque". I really
am tempted to keep it for my "GB" horn but my new fad of Conns makes it
important to sell the horn.

4. The valves still have plenty of compression and pop left.



Trent Austin
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