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I was thinking of buying a tuba and bass trombone from them

Joey Tuba I bought Wessex cornet and I love it , a couple things I might take it to the shop to get checked but on all it’s a nice well made cornet!

Chris Drybread yeah I had the same deal right when I got it I had a minor problem but it was fine

What model tuba? I got an Elf, (student Eb) bottom first valve screw is crap, need a tool to unscrew, there was also a weird dent in the crook of first slide, otherwise it’s great for the price, love it.

I bought a Wessex Dolce Eupho about 2 years ago. I’m really happy with it. I have bought a 3v Bari and will be picking it up soon. The great thing about Wessex is that they also personally quality control all their instruments before leaving the factory.

ClunkyKeys ophicleides are pretty expensive like a couple thousand

Joey Tuba There are euphoniums that cost well over $10,000 USD.

Yeah but nobody buys those xD

FreezingGamer yeah, that's the point, there are no great reviews or barely if any reviews of an ophicleide, and it is a very interesting instrument, as it is keyed brass, and I believe Trent would do a great review.

I was talking about the $10,000 euphs.

My ACB Doubler’s is as you describe and a lovely instrument to play

@@ewetho I'm sure it is - the Chinese are getting better and better at producing reasonable quality clones (often of Yamaha's)... Throw in a decent retailer and your chances of a decent horn for not much money are actually pretty good. It's not quite going to rival the pro's and it's definitely not going to rival the very best, but it'll be perfectly usable.

@@EnglishTMTB But those retailers ought to have good luck getting away with it without lawsuits if they’re selling property that was produced based on intellectual theft.

Please elaborate

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Wessex instruments are made in China, but have better quality checking and often have their own modifications made to the designs.

Thanks for the quick response. I was also interested, which sites do you use to purchase these Chinesium horns directly from the manufacturer? I have been trying to find a Jinbao JBEP-1150S. I have looked around aliexpress, but haven't found a compensating model like the 1150. I am hoping to compare the prices with these other companies that retail it. It would be even nicer to have one custom engraved. If the price isn't substantial, I will probably go with Wessex.

Lol, Blue Devils' show was pretty good this year though

i mean they did win lmao

Band teacher here. The cornet has a conical bore meaning that the pipes taper the closer you get to the mouthpiece while the trumpet is more cylindrical meaning the pipes are not tapered. Or, at least that's how it was with older instruments. In reality, modern trumpets are just hybrids of the types of bores. In fact they are more cylindrical now days. This means that while older trumpets sound much brighter than old cornets, the different is mitigated in newer models. This means the only difference that changes the sound is the wrap of the two instruments (how the tubing is coiled). Cornets typically have 2 bends in the lead pipe while the trumpet has one. Cornets also sometimes have a bend in the bell area called a shepherd's crook. However, lots of american models dont have them. Hope that helps. I think Trent Hamilton has a video about that too

@@andrewdavidson9171Thanks for the awnser! So it's much more complex than I thought huh? I thought it would either be the same thing but interchangable names depending on context (i.e. Fiddle vs Violin) or something completely different only someone completely unfamiliar with the craft would mistake one for the other (e.g. Violins vs Violas). Is it's role in a brass band any different? Does a cornet player normally also play Trumpet and vice versa? are fingerings different?

@@ivyssauro123 brass bands normally only have cornet players if they're keeping with English tradition. Even in the states where I live, we only use cornets in brass band. However, most concert bands and big bands use only trumpet. If you can play one, you can play the other. I switched from cornet to trumpet when I was 12 but I play both nowadays with flugelhorn as well.

Cornets have a different developmental history to the trumpet. But for the sake of comparison, a cornet has a rounder less strident tone than a trumpet. This is partly due to the bore being more conical, the different wrap of the lead pipe affecting the air flow, but also the mouthpiece was more an internal V shape rather than the rounded C shape of a trumpet mouthpiece. Basically, different tone colours and different history of development.

@@hartleymartin Thanks! Makes sense!

Yes

bloop bloop mack brass and wessex are two great brands, also, check your local craigslist and other classifieds for used bessons/wilsons, they can be found super cheap

bloop bloop I second the recommendation of Mack Brass, having had direct experience with it. I bought a euphonium from them almost two years ago and a trombone a few months ago. I am very happy with both of them. And while I have not had any direct experience with Wessex Tubas, I have heard that they are just as good.

Check out my video on the World's Cheapest Trumpet.

The fact that it’s a valve trombone looses it all hope of respect.

No, made is China is much better than made in India as far as instruments are concerned.

Trent Hamilton I love u

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For the right price, probably.

Trent Hamilton what would be the right price?

Xavier Smith Jesus Christ that made my day that much better XD

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Might not necessarily be the cornet...

maybe it's a A Trumpet playing on B flat score.

Feel free to not watch his videos.