The horn comes with a mouthpiece (unmarked), a second set of slides (im guessing they tune the horn to “A”), as well as what I assume is not the original case. It appears that the springs have been replaced sometime in the last several years as they still have a lot of springiness left. They water keys need to be re-corked, but theyre still plenty functional. BUT, the valves still glide smoothly and are very, very responsive. Unfortunately, the valves show some wear and most of the original plating is worn away. The plating wear is very minimal, limited mostly to just the first valve casing where the thumb grips the cornet and the third valve casing. I only noticed it as my finger touched it as i was putting the horn in the case. Its more a flat spot in the curve of the pipe rather than a jagged dent. I didn’t bother with the minor ones because there arent that many and they arent super noticeable. I had all of the “major” dents removed (there weren’t any that were TOO bad, but a few in the bell and the crook). I played A Whole New World for my wife earlier on this bad boy, and lets just say old Aladdin wishes he could swoon a lady just so. Its not as brassy as a lot of horns I’ve played over the years. This horn plays amazingly and has a silky, smooth tone. The 0- bore code on the second valve casing indicates a. #FRANK HOLTON CORNET SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER#The serial number is 25, xxx made in 1914 at 169 Gladys Avenue in Chicago. Up for sale here is an excellent 105 year old Frank Holton Chicago New Proportions silver plated cornet, with shepherds crook.
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