Copper bells

Something you don't see everyday: a copper-belled cornet. Currently, Kanstul and Getzen are the only manufacturers [that I know of] who make a copper-belled cornet. Conn made many until the early 1970s, although they were eventually discontinued, and Conn does not make any copper-belled horns today.

First, here are Getzen's copper-belled models:

Type: Cornet

Brand: Getzen

Maker: Getzen

Model: Eterna

Model №: 800

Where made: Elkhorn, WI, U. S. A.

Dates of manufacture: 2000s

They also make a slightly higher-end model utilizing a more conventional wrap:

Type: Cornet

Brand: Getzen

Maker: Getzen

Model: Custom

Model №: 3850

Where made: Elkhorn, WI, U. S. A.

Dates of manufacture: 2000s

In the 1950s, Getzen did sell Copra-Temp cornets and trumpets with a copper bell, but it wasn't made by electrodeposition like Anderson/Conn bells.

Besides its copper-belled trumpets (model №s 1500, 1510, and 1600), Kanstul also makes a copper-belled cornet, but not under its own name.

Type: Cornet

Brand: ZeuS [Zachary Music]

Maker: Kanstul

Model: Guarnerius

Model №: 900R [all models with copper bell have R somewhere in model №]

Where made: Anaheim, CA, U. S. A.

Dates of manufacture: 2000s

Notice the copper leadpipe - a feature only used by one other manufacturer - Conn.

Type: Cornet

Brand: Conn

Maker: C. G. Conn, Ltd. [Conn-Selmer today]

Model: Victor

Model №: 9A

Where made: Elkhart, IN, U. S. A.

Dates of manufacture: 1961 - 1963

To my knowledge, Conn was the only manufacturer out of this group to electro-form all of its copper parts (Getzen referenced that they use electro-formation to cheaply produce copper bells). Kanstul differentiates between its hand-hammered copper-bell trumpet and one which does not specify hand-hammering.

Conn and Getzen used Anderson copper bells, as did Blessing.

Type: Cornet

Brand: Franklin

Maker: E. K. Blessing

Model: Imperial

Model №: [unknown]

Where made: Elkhart, IN, U. S. A.

Dates of manufacture: 1961 [this example]

The Franklin series of instruments was contracted out to various manufacturers; the Blessing-made instruments often had Anderson-made copper bells of the Coprion type Conn used. Apparently Getzen made at least one Franklin with a copper bell of some sort; here are makers and known models produced for Franklin:

Blessing - Imperial (copper bell), Imperial (brass bell, serial 204277)

Böhm & Meinl - Imperial (brass bell)

Getzen - Artist (brass bell), Imperial (Copra-Temp or copper finish bell, serial 52469)

Blessing used Anderson copper bells on various Artist professional cornets, trumpets, and flugelhorns as well.