What is a Conn 22B trumpet?
The pro 22B trumpet was C.G. Conn’s most successfuly pro trumpet model line spanning for about 7 decades. Easy blowing, versatile on both the upper register and lower register are some of the characteristics of the Pro 22B trumpet.
Can you use a trumpet mouthpiece on a French horn?
Most players should use the same mouthpiece in your marching horn and your concert horn. Use a trumpet (or mellophone) mouthpiece, A screw rim mouthpiece on your horn and mellophone that let you keep the same rim. French horn mouthpiece and an adapter.
Does the French horn have a cone shaped mouthpiece?
Different mouthpieces will produce different qualities of tone when used with the same instrument. For example, trumpet and trombone mouthpieces are usually semi-spherical whereas French horn mouthpieces are conical.
Are the French horn and trumpet similar?
Although they look very similar, trumpets and french horns actually use different types of valves that are pressed down to change the pitch of notes. What is this? The typical horn used in orchestras today is a double horn and has four rotary valves. Whereas the trumpet has three piston valves.
How do you identify a Conn trumpet?
The very first thing you need to do is to check and look up the serial number. The serial number is alway stamped on the second valve casing. Check the number stamped there against the Conn serial number list by Lars Kirmser. This should tell you what year the instrument was built.
What note do Mellophones tune to?
The mellophone is a three-valved brass instrument pitched in the key of F or E♭. The mellophone is used as the middle-voiced brass instrument in marching bands and drum and bugle corps in place of French horns.
What mouthpiece does a mellophone use?
The mellophone uses the same mouthpiece as the alto (tenor) horn, which is in between the size of a trombone and trumpet mouthpiece. This mouthpiece usually has a deep cup, like that of the flugelhorn, and has a wider inner diameter than a trumpet mouthpiece. These mouthpieces give the mellophone a dark, round sound.
Why is French Horn mouthpiece different?
More commonly, you will find French Horn mouthpieces made of brass with a silver plating. This thin layer of silver adds durability and warmth to your tone. Less common (and more expensive) is the gold-plated mouthpiece. While gold is a softer metal, this plating does not add anything to the warmth of your sound.
What is a cup mouthpiece?
Cup. The cup is the resonating chamber of the mouthpiece that determines how much of the lip will be able to vibrate. Its diameter has an important effect since it determines how much physical volume this component will have. With a larger diameter, more area of the lip will be allowed to vibrate.
Why are French horns so hard to play?
The French horn is widely considered to be the most difficult brass instrument to play. Because the partials (available notes in the harmonic series) are so close together in the third octave, the horn’s most comfortable range, it is fairly easy to miss or “crack” a note.
Is French horn harder than trumpet?
Are Trumpets or French Horns Harder to Learn? The trumpet is easier to learn than the French horn. The French horn has a smaller mouthpiece which requires more lip control and muscles of the player in order to hit the correct note and produce a clear tone that doesn’t crack.
Where is the serial number on a Conn trumpet?
The serial number is alway stamped on the second valve casing. Check the number stamped there against the Conn serial number list by Lars Kirmser. This should tell you what year the instrument was built.
Is the Conn 22B a good trumpet instrument?
Short answer? The 22B is a marvelous instrument. I’ve had one from ’27 (if my memory serves me correctly) that was a jewel. I’ve got a 1924 24B that is phenomenal; Conn was making horns then that still leave me amazed.
How much does a Conn Elkhart 38B trumpet cost?
Elkhart 38Bs go for $750 to $1250 on fleaBay, depending on condition. During that era, Conn Elkhart also made two other 0.438 horns with 5 & 1/8th bells: The Victor 6B with a brass bell, and the very rare Victor 10B with the copper “coprion” bell.
Is the Conn 22B the same as the New York Symphony?
Yeah, I also have a ’68 Conn 22B Victor, which is basically a modernized version of the 22B New York Symphony. The ’68 Victor I have plays “brighter” than the ’29 NYS, but they both are nice horns with an easier-than-normal upper register. I plan on using it until the end of college (I’m in sophomore year of high school right now.