Schreiber Bb Cornet with Bell Over the Shoulder
This is a horn for only the serious collector, being extremely rare and
appearing very rough. The current owner, Eric Totman, had to
outbid a number of other very serious collectors to acquire this and I
know that he doesn't regret it. It was not nearly as bad as it
appeared, although the restoration was very costly due to the missing
parts that had to be remade. It was missing the entire tuning
mouthpipe assembly, the curved and tapered tube following that and
the entire water valve and lever assembly. Beyond that, only a few
small screws had to be remade as well. The dent removal and
patching was straightforward and the valves are very well preserved.
As you can see in the second photo, the large "teardrop" shaped
tubing is structural and decorative but not acoustic.
To learn about the Schreiber cornet in my collection click here and
for much additional information here.
appearing very rough. The current owner, Eric Totman, had to
outbid a number of other very serious collectors to acquire this and I
know that he doesn't regret it. It was not nearly as bad as it
appeared, although the restoration was very costly due to the missing
parts that had to be remade. It was missing the entire tuning
mouthpipe assembly, the curved and tapered tube following that and
the entire water valve and lever assembly. Beyond that, only a few
small screws had to be remade as well. The dent removal and
patching was straightforward and the valves are very well preserved.
As you can see in the second photo, the large "teardrop" shaped
tubing is structural and decorative but not acoustic.
To learn about the Schreiber cornet in my collection click here and
for much additional information here.