SONATA made by BACH Bb CORNET - EX LEASE - EXCELLENT - JUST £93.99

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SONATA (made by BACH) Bb CORNET (EX LEASE MODEL) NEARLY NEW CONDITION Serial No: AP28410048 Through an arrangement with a very large instrument retailer, I specialise in selling ex display and ex lease instruments and accessories, surplus stock as well as items which have been returned by customers who have changed their minds. These represent excellent value for money, and can save you £££s off the normal price. It is an ex lease instrument, just a few months old, which was supplied to a school for a pupil to learn on, but has clearly had very little use. It has therefore been returned in nearly new condition. It is hard to distinguish from a new instrument even on close examination - lovely valve action, all slides move freely, with a nice, lightweight case (with one shoulder strap), cleaning cloth, a full bottle of valve oil and a standard mouthpiece. There are no dents or damage to the cornet, just one or two small marks from normal use. How can I be sure it's hardly been played? The tell-tale sign of use is the inner tubes of the slides - they get tarnished and sometimes a bit rusty due to the normal moisture caused by playing. These slides are almost pristine, and I'm pretty sure this cornet has been sitting - more or less untouched - in a school store room from new. I've sold a large number of ex lease and ex demo trumpets and cornets over the last few months (with very positive feedback), and this, like most of them, is in excellent condition. Sonata is a brand name used by a very large instrument retailer (Normans) on many of their student level instruments, which typically are supplied by Bach, Selmer, Hanson, Rosetti or Roy Benson. This cornet is actually made and supplied by Bach, the world's largest manufacturer of wind instruments, and is essentially the same cornet as the Bach Prelude CR700 (with 'Sonata', rather than 'Prelude' engraved on the bell) . CR-700 Specifications: Bb cornet 0.459" bore yellow brass bell, and leadpipe brass inner and outer slides nickel plated nickel pistons 1st slide thumb hook standard mouthpiece supplied in quality lightweight foam moulded case with one shoulder strap Are thesecornets any good? There has been wonderful feedback from teachers on this instrument including the leading Trumpet player and Professor at the Royal College of Music Paul Archibald. His (unedited) comments are repeated below: "The Bach Prelude Trumpet and Cornet has to be one of the best buys of the year! The instruments are well-made, feel like a Bach, and play incredibly well given the price. Intonation is very good and a case and mouthpiece are included in the price! Most of my students at the RCM placed them in the £800 bracket so it's a great starter instrument and probably beyond." The quote below is from a customer who bought one of these cornets from me in December 09 "Hi Paul, just a line to say how pleased I am with the Cornet. I am an intermediate level player but tonight I had a lesson with my trumpet teacher who is the principal Cornet/Trumpet bandsman with the Portsmouth Royal Marines Band. He was impressed with the sound and quality of the instrument. And the price ! On his advice we changed the supplied mouthpiece for a plastic Kelly 4B. This really did open up the sound to a much warmer mellow tone . These pieces only cost £12.00 so it is a very cheap upgrade plus they come in many funky colours too ! Again many thanks for the cornet." Ian Simkins 20/12/09 If you're still wondering if they are any good, I sold one on Saturday 21 November to a customer who came to my house to try a selection of cornets. She is an extremely accomplished player, who has been concentrating on the trumpet for the last few years, but has decided to buy a cornet again so she can join a brass band. She was completely 'blown away' (no pun intended!) by the Sonata, which sounded fantastic right through the range. Admittedly she brought her own mouthpiece, but was able to reach the very top notes wi... read more

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