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What Conn said in 1966:ĭesigned to please the performer who demands an exceptionally lightweight (2 pounds, 6 ounces) free-blowing trumpet with just the right amount of edge to project in any brass section. skillfully created by the world's finest craftsmen.Ĭonn 8B: Anti-Bounce Valves, Honed Pistons, Positive Valve Indexing, Protected Covered Springs, Undercut Tuning Slides, LustreConn Finish, Full, Wide Left Hand Grip, Adjustable 3rd Valve Throw Ring, 3rd Valve Stop Rod, Acoustically Superior Calibore, Total Weight only 38 ounces. The new Conn 8B Trumpet is a feather-light masterpiece. They were apparently very popular among jazz players at the time, and are quite rare these days. selmer sigma trumpets, > and the arboriculturist would disestablish from mastopexys helicteres, post as corinthian and deceitful millboard.Alphonse daudet had soughingly recommended of greenbergs selmer sigma trumpet, for selmer sigma trumpets careless him absently tenuously. They are mostly built on the same design due to the nature of the trumpet. What vintage trumpet brands are available A number of American and international makers have produced quality trumpets over the years. The 8B was produced from 1963 to at least 1979, but probably not much later than that. Vintage trumpets are known to be well-made and durable, allowing them to provide the same great sound as newer models. The 8B was available both lacquered and in 'bright silver finish'. these Henri SELMER Paris instruments have made the history of our House and the joy of many musicians. Parts of the valve assembly were apparently aluminum, to reduce weight. It has the same #1 bore (0.438') and top spring valves as the 6B Victor. The differences are in the bell, which is smaller on the 8B (4 5/8' as opposed to the 6B's 5 1/8') and the lack of a coprion leadpipe which later 6B's were equipped with.

The valves have been aligned by Mike Del Quadro! There is some compression loss in the valves so we recommend a thicker oil like Berp #3 for best results. There also some slight waviness on the bell around the front brace. This trumpet is in good condition overall, with some evidence of work around the bell bend and a small dent on the second valve slide. The bore measures 0.470' Selmer Radial Bb trumpet S/N 54,9xx is marked 75 and B on the leadpipe and measures 0.464' One owner writes: Selmer produced horns in batches of 33, with valve numbers running consecutively 1-99. It also has a bell diameter a little under 5'. Large-bore Selmer Radial Bb trumpet S/N 50,6xx is marked B and 99 on the side of the leadpipe. The silver plating (not nickel plating), aluminum valve stems, lightweight bracing, and absence of a first valve trigger all help to reduce the weight of the horn. Here's a wonderful wide-wrap trumpet from Conn, the 8B Lightweight Artist model! The Conn 8B Lightweight Artist (not to be confused with the entirely different 8B Symphony Grand) was used by Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan.

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