I still have my Getzen Severinsen Trumpet and its picture is in the catalog.  However I am really enjoying my 1953 Olds Special I bought recently for $90.00.

kapkarl wrote on Jun 6^th, 2014 at 2:12pm:

Me too on an old American - still have it - doesn't play.

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Mine was a Collegiate in-line bass.  It was my main horn for lots of years, and it is still my 2nd/3rd part horn.

i guess I shouldn't be, but I'm still amazed that those venerable old horns, are still able to hold their own.

kenton wrote on Feb 20^th, 2012 at 4:43am:


The horn I took my first steps on playing brass, was an old Flugelhorn with rotary valves; my dad exchanged it with a friend together with a Lark Euphonium for a Mahillon "Euphonium". The friend later returned the Lark, but kept the Flugel; I wish it was the other way around, so that should be 4)

Then when it turned out that I had some talent, my parents bought me an Amati Trumpet. I do not have any particular fond memories of it, so I guess it is 3)

My teacher suggested to switch to Cornet, as I couldn't keep the trumpet straight up long enough. My parent's got me a Conn cornet, I do remember trying out a few horns at some weird guy's house. This Conn won hands down. Since I later made the switch to Tuba I don't play Trumpet/Cornet anymore, but it is definitely 2)

Then when I got older and stronger, my parent's bought a Conn 22b from the same weird guy. I don't remember trying out then, I think they bought it on reccomendation of my teacher. It was my trusty "scheurijzer" (don't know what to call it in English, maybe something like "iron ripper") for the next few years.This is also 2)

A few years later, my High School Orchestra bought a Schenkelaars BBb tuba and I was immediately fascinated by it. So I tried it out for a few weeks before my parents bought me my own Schenkelaars. It was an old lumpy 3-valve BBb beast, some of the supports came loose but I played it nonetheless. I am undecided if it's 3) or 4)

Then as I progressed I of course had to get a better instrument and bought a B&S CC tuba from my teacher. I still got better and eventually applied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Hague and got accepted (didn't finish though, but that is another story). So naturally, after a while my professor insisted I had to get another, better tuba wich was a Kalison CC tuba. I sold the B&S to the Youth Orchestra I was a member of. Later I had to sell the Kalison as well. I regard both of them as 4), but since I do not have that much storage space my wife should say 3) is more appropriate...