This is a very solid, nice sounding vintage cornet.  Laquer is rough but very clean otherwise.  My dad said "you don't play the shine."

I AM NOT A HORN PLAYER.  THIS HORN BELONGED TO MY FATHER WHO PLAYED TRUMPET FOR 75 YEARS AS A WORKING SEMI-PRO MUSICIAN.  HE KNEW QUALITY HORNS AND LOVED THESE OLD, VINTAGE CORNETS FOR THERE BRIGHT TONE.  I CAN PLAY A BASIC SCALE AND THIS HORN BLOWS EASY, BRIGHT AND CLEAR TO MY EAR.      

HERE IS WHAT I OBSERVE.

THIS HORN IS SOLID AND PLAYABLE AS IS.  THE LACQUER IS MAYBE 30% THERE BUT EVEN WHERE IT IS MISSING THE AREAS ARE SMOOTH AND LACK THE PITTING I'VE SEEN ON OTHER OLD HORNS.  THE BELL HAS NEVER BEEN BENT AND HAS A NICE TONE WHEN FLICKED BY A FINGERNAIL.   THERE ARE A COUPLE VERY SMALL DINGS BUT NOTHING I THINK YOU'D HAVE REMOVED UNLESS YOU ARE DOING A TOTAL OVERHAUL.  THEE IS NO EVIDENCE OF REPAIRS(POOR SOLDERING) ANYWHERE ON THE HORN.

THE VALVES ARE SMOOTH AND ALL TOPS AND BOTTOMS OPEN.  ALL SLIDES ARE FREE EXCEPT THE SPIT VALVE SLIDE COMING OFF THE THIRD VALVE.  IT APPEARS THAT SMALL BUTTONS MAYBE MISSING FROM THE SECOND AND THIRD VALVE SLIDES JUDGING FROM PICS I'VE SEEN AND THE CIRCLES OF MISSING LACQUER.

THE CASE IS MARKED H N WHITE CLEVEVLAND SO I DON'T THINK IT IS ORIGINAL BUT IT DOES FIT THE HORN WELL.  THE LYRE RETAINING SCREW IS MISSING BUT THERE IS A CLAMP ON LYRE SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO MEMORIZE YOUR MUSIC FOR THE SHRINE BAND. 

THIS HORN WAS MADE IN ELKHART IND IN 1946.  SER #362077

THE HORN IS SOLD AS-IS WITH NO RETURN.  I'VE TRIED TO DO MY BEST DESCRIBING IT BUT PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING.  BE REASONABLE IN YOUR QUESTIONS.  I CAN'T MEASURE BORE SO DON'T ASK. 

I WILL BE SELLING SEVERAL MORE HORNS SO MARK MY AUCTION AND CHECK BACK.  HORNS TO BE SOLD INCLUDE A 1955 OLDS RECORDING TRUMPET (VERY GOOD CONDITION), A 1932 OLDS STANDARD CORNET(LISTED NOW), A 1952 NEW YORK CITY BACH TRUMPET (NEEDS SOME WORK BUT DAD MADE THIS SOUND GREAT IN ITS DAY), NA OLDS AMBASSADOR 1978 (LISTED NOW).  PROBABLY A FEW MORE I'M FORGETTING. 

I'VE SET USPS PRIORITY MAIL AS THE SHIPPING METHOD.  I WILL REQUIRE INSURANCE.  IF YOU WANT A DIFFERENT SHIPPING METHOD WE WILL DISCUSS.  I DO NOT PROFIT FROM SHIPPING. 

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