Cornets at Ebay
You can pay some very hefty prices for a cornet - it certainly pays to shop around. It should always be on a web shopper's list to check ebay - not only will you save money on used cornets, but the prices on new ones can be well below what you find elsewhere, even on the net. Merchants use ebay as a way to sell excess, last year's models, etc.
From new to vintage, King to Yamaha, you can safely purchase a new, used or restored cornet and save an incredible amount of money.
You might just be looking for a student cornet, in that case you will be amazed at the low prices available.
Why mess around with a lesser brand, when you can pay the same low prices you pay for an inferior brand, but get the exact model you really want? On ebay, you'll find many trusted sellers who specialize in cornets - check their feedback ratings, experience, etc before you buy, and you'll have virtually no risk.
About the Cornet
The cornet is a brass instrument that visually resembles the trumpet. It is not to be confused with the Medieval instrument, the cornett or cornetto. It differs from the trumpet in that it has a conical bore, a compact shape, and a mellower tone quality.
The cornet was invented by adding valves to the post horn in 1814. The valves allowed for melodic playing throughout the register of the cornet. Trumpets were slower to adopt the new valve technology, so for the next 100 years or more, composers often wrote separate parts for trumpet and cornet. The trumpet would play fanfare-like passages, while the cornet played more melodic passages. The modern trumpet has valves that allow it to play the same notes and fingerings as the cornet.
Cornets and trumpets made in a given key (usually the key of B♭) play at the same pitch, and the technique for playing the instruments is very similar. However, cornets and trumpets are not entirely interchangeable, as they differ in timbre (or tone quality). Also available, but usually seen only in the brass band, is an E♭ soprano model (often shortened to just "sop"), pitched a fourth above the standard B♭. This instrument, with usually just one in a band, adds an extreme high register to the brass band sound and can be most effective in cutting through even the biggest climax.
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