Mystery 1920s Conn in Australia

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tubalux
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Mystery 1920s Conn in Australia

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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1920s-Conn-T ... 1903872301" target="_blank?

Any ideas what this is?
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Tom Coffey
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I would recognize it anywhere--that is the Conn I have been dreaming about since high school...
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It looks just like my 1924 monster Eb, though the fourth valve on mine isn't factory.
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Picking it up from the seller might be a little tricky...
"Even a broken clock is right twice a day".
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Luckily more than a few of us live down under...
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The ultimate solo horn.
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tubalux wrote:Luckily more than a few of us live down under...
Where women glow and men plunder?
"Even a broken clock is right twice a day".
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Conn Giant Eb. Play the low D 234, lip up the low Eb as much as you can, pull the second valve slide all the way for D in the staff, lip Eb in the staff down as much as you can, play the fifth partial with lower octave fingerings, enjoy a really great low C, despair at the almost non-existent low B natural, spend months working on the 4th valve register only to give up and use false tones half the time (234 G is ok, play A natural open),...



Sure looks pretty though! :mrgreen:
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roweenie wrote:Picking it up from the seller might be a little tricky...
Tricky, yes.

And infinitely more enjoyable than meeting the seller in a WalMart parking lot in Youngstown, Ohio, which I did last year. :|
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bort wrote:
roweenie wrote:Picking it up from the seller might be a little tricky...
Tricky, yes.

And infinitely more enjoyable than meeting the seller in a WalMart parking lot in Youngstown, Ohio, which I did last year.
:idea: :mrgreen:
"Even a broken clock is right twice a day".
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Bob Kolada wrote:Conn Giant Eb. Play the low D 234, lip up the low Eb as much as you can, pull the second valve slide all the way for D in the staff, lip Eb in the staff down as much as you can, play the fifth partial with lower octave fingerings, enjoy a really great low C, despair at the almost non-existent low B natural, spend months working on the 4th valve register only to give up and use false tones half the time (234 G is ok, play A natural open),...
New Wonder is correct, notice the large space between the bottom bow and the next inner branch.
What is the definition of adult fingering? Thanks Bob. You must have enjoyed the sound to remember such intimate details ? :) On the good side I can muscle my way in tune and maintain the glorious bass tones of yester-year. Doesn't even wear out my face. Just this morning I was practicing half-step lip slurs in the privilege tone range. :) An extra inch or two on third slide gives me the B, same on the first slide for Bb and A. If the horn was in Huntsville.....the vehicle is fueled.
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I had a chat with the seller via ebay(I don't know her at all).

She said she is happy to ship to the USA. Not sure how much that would cost though.
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