#Conn 8d elkhart engraving full

The first valves have the same style of pull knobs in the same locations, the only difference being the shape of the plate theyвЂ™re mounted on. Of interest, however, is how remarkably similar the valve tuning slides appear.

Here, the shepherdвЂ™s crook of the Buescher appears shorter than the YorkвЂ™s, and the valve slide alignments are very slightly different. Here, it can be seen that the angle of the first tuning slide is closer to vertical on the Buescher, one of the only major differences.

#Conn 8d elkhart engraving full

The LP slide of the York appears to be the same length as the BuescherвЂ™s.ДЄnd here, the other side is seen, only showing the leadpipe section because no full overview of this side was given, and with the leadpipeвЂ™s aligned rather than the valves. The first slide of the Buescher is pulled further out than that of the York, and the latter has the high pitch tuning slide in while the former has the low pitch slide, making it longer. The first bend of the BuescherвЂ™s leadpipe also occurs slightly before the bend of the YorkвЂ™s. The shepherdвЂ™s crook of the Buescher is more pronounced, and generally does not rise as high as the York. Both bells appear to have been bent in their lives, with the Buescher bent slightly more downwards than the York. The two most notable differences are the bells, leadpipes, and tuning slides. Here, the valve casings have been aligned, with the Buescher overlaid as a transparency over the York. I have compiled two pictures that place the two instruments on top of each other, of the back side and the leadpipe section. When compared side-by-side (via some gimp magic), the less obvious differences in structure become clear. The bracing of the Buescher has only one mount on each side of the 2nd valve casing and two long braces between the leadpipe and bell, as opposed to only two on the 1st and 3rd valve casings of the J.W. York, especially in the design of the pull for the second valve, but when directly compared have minor differences. The valve slides and leadpipe bear a striking similarity to those of a J.W. The bell and valves are definitively Buescher due to their engravings and valve spring design. A more detailed discussion of my research into the nature of this instrument is under the cut, including some comparison pictures with a J.W. From what I can tell, the seller did not attempt to oil the valves, so this may simply be a case of a lack of lubrication, but a proper determination without the instrument is impossible. They show some plating loss near the bottom, and are described as being particularly sticky. The instrument itself appears to be in good condition and would require minimal restoration to return it to excellent condition, with the exception of the valves. York and Sons Bb-A cornet, either a prototype or a model produced for only a short period. With careful examination, it appears to me that this Buescher design is a near-perfect copy of a J.W. From what I can tell, this is not a franken-horn as I thought may be the case. With this, I returned to comparing this to the J.W. Looking over BuescherвЂ™s other cornet offerings listed in their 1911, 1913, and 1918 catalogs unearthed no evidence of Buescher ever offering a cornet of this design. 15 is indeed a cornet, but BuescherвЂ™s Grand model, using a different wrap than this example. 15 and to figure out where theВ вЂњEb altoвЂќ came from found no mention of an Eb alto cornet. However, some research in Buescher catalogs of the period to ensure that this was indeed a No. York and SonsвЂ™ Bb-A cornets, which did not seem at all irregular as I first saw this instrument.

The wrap of this instrument is quite similar to that of J.W. A glance makes it clear that this is in Bb, not low Eb as an alto cornet would be. Listed by the seller as aВ вЂњModel 15 Eb Alto CornetвЂќ. A shepherdвЂ™s crook cornet that appears, at first glance, to be nothing extraordinary.