1924 Conn 25B "Opera Grand" (Modified 24B) Trumpet in Bb/A,High/Low Pitch - $900 - (Carson City, NV)
Silver and Brass Music Shop is a brick-and-mortar brass instrument restoration and repair shop located in Carson City, NV. For more information about our business, please feel free to visit our Ebay Profile at http://www.ebay.com/usr/silver_brass_music Here is a 1924 Conn 25B "Opera Grand" trumpet (Serial Number 210632). The bore of the horn is .438" (Conn #1 "medium" bore). The bell is 4 1/2". This horn is the optional high/low pitch version of the Conn 24B trumpet. The 25B comes equipped with a regular tuning slide for playing in high pitch, and a full set of shortened valve slides. It also has a set of valve slides for low pitch, and a Bb/A tuning slide in low pitch. In spite of the name of the horn (Opera Grand) this horn was intended to sizzle in a small jazz combo situation. Here is what Conn said in their catalog at the time: "This model is built with a small bore and is known as the 24B. It was built especially for "jazz" or ball-room orchestras, and has proven its value for this character of music most successfully. It possesses a stinging, yet musical quality of tone and unusual carrying power. From the time this trumpet was placed on the market, it met with success and swept all other "jazz" behind it. It is extremely easy playing and is particularly noted for this feature. We do not recommend the Opera Grand for symphonic or concert engagements." This horn looks beautiful and plays very well. The valves have very good compression and the slides all move of course. The horn also comes with almost all of the original accessories, including the cornet adapter and the original mute. The horn also will come with the original receipt from when the horn was purchased in the 1920s. As for the aesthetic condition of the horn, there are a few dings and pings on the horn, with one particularly noticeable ding in the rotary change to A tuning slide. There is a small patch on the leadpipe. The inside of the bell has its original gold wash, but the finish has some …
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