SUMMER DEAL CONN TRUMPET RARE 8B 1934 GUSTAT SYMPHONY GRAND COMPRESSION FINE NO BAD DENTS OR PRIOR REPAIRS , OK CASE , MUTES , MOUTHPIECE

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SUMMER DEAL

A VERY GOOD PLAYER TESTING OUT ( HIS ) 1934 GUSTAT...LOOK UP TRUMPETSCOUT WEBSITE

CONN TRUMPET RARE 8B 1934 GUSTAT SYMPHONY GRAND COMPRESSION FINE NO BAD DENTS OR PRIOR REPAIRS , OK CASE ( snaps snap up no smell ) , 2 MUTES in good shape , MOUTHPIECE ( england make ? fair shape works ok if need a different mpc for a fee let me know )

MILES TOOK LESSONS FROM THE GUY GUSTAT THIS TRUMPET WAS NAMED AFTER:
In 1939, on Davis‘ 13th birthday, his father got him a new trumpet, and he began playing in local bands. He would also start receiving lessons from Joseph Gustat, the principal trumpeter of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra 1920-1936).

THIS GUSTAT TRUMPET IS PRETTY RARE AND IN GOOD SHAPE. THESE WERE MADE FROM 1932 TO 1940.
THIS ONE HAS SERIAL NUMBER 2994XX MADE 1934.

THIS WAS OWNED BY ANDY MORAN FROM MAINE SEE AIRLINE STICKER ON CASE FLYING NORTHWEST ORIENT.

1 FIRST VALVE TRIGGER ON SLIDE FOR TUNING WORKING PERFECTLY. ( NEW SPRING ) PADS FINE ON WATER KEYS. FLET, CORK ALL OK. SPRINGS OK.

2 THIRD SLIDE THROW RING POSITIONED UNDER. SLIDE SMOOTH. I PUT A FEW SMALL RUBBER RINGS ON THE SLIDES TO KEEP THE MOTION QUIET. THE SLIDE HAS AN ADJUSTMENT MECH THAT IS FINE BUT NO SCREW TO LOCK IN THE THROW LENGTH. NOT REALLY NEEDED DOESN'T AFFECT PLAY ETC. BUT I WILL LOOK TO SEE IF I CAN FIND ONE THAT FITS ???

3 THE COMPRESSION TESTS AND AIR TESTS WERE ALL GREAT.
NO SIDE PLAY IN THE VALVES. NO AIR ESCAPING WHEN I HELD DOWN THE VALVES AND I TOOK OFF EACH SLIDE PUTTING MY FINGER OVER THE OPENING ON THE BODY TO THE CORRESPONDING VALVE AND BLEW INTO THE LEAD PIPE.  NO BAD SIDE PLAY PRETTY TIGHT !

VALVE SERIAL NUMBERS MATCH THE TRUMPET SERIAL. ( SEE PIC ) ALL VALVES ACTION FAST. IF YOU WANT A VIDEO OF ME DEMONSTRATING PLAY AND ILLUSTRATING ANYTHING TEXT COOKIE 6107037351. ( IN FACT IT IS A GOOD IDEA ALWAYS TO HAVE A DEMO )

I AM NOT A FULL TIME BRASS PLAYER BUT ON THIS ONE LOW NOTES WERE FULL NOT AIRY. THE HIGHEST I CAN GO ON THIS IS HIGH G. ( FOR ME THAT IS GOOD )THAT WAS CLEAR AND CLEAN. UP ABOVE THAT I COULDN'T TEST !

4 BELL LOOKS IN GOOD SHAPE NO CREASES. RIM LOOKS 95% STRAIGHT FROM LOOKING AT SIDE VIEW. 2 TINY FLEA PINGS IN BELL NEAR SIDES.

5 NO BAD DENTS ON THIS ONE I SEE PRETTY DARN CLEAN. BACK CROOK LOOKS GOOD UNDERSIDE NEAR VALVE CASING MAYBE A LITTLE MINOR DENT WAS TAKEN OUT ? ( I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER DENTS OR PINGS BUT I AM HUMAN MAY HAVE MISSED ONE )

6 WHEN I GOT IT IN THE FINISH WAS HORRIBLE. THE PERSON NEVER REALLY TOOK CARE TO WIPE IT DOWN ??? IT MAY HAVE BEEN RELAC'D AT ONE TIME. AT ANYRATE I TOOK ALL THE CRAP LOOKING LAC OFF SO : NOTE IT IS BARE BRASS BUT LOOKS REALLY PRETTY DARN GOOD. SEE ALL PICS ) THE ENGRAVING IS VERY VERY SIMPLE JUST STATING THE CONN COMPANY ELKHART US. THE WRITING IS NOT SUPER CLEAR KIND OF FADED BUT VISIBLE SEE PIC.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PRISTINE LOVELY FINISH PASS...IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A WELL BUILT CONN WITH BRACES INTAKE , NO REAL DENTS OR PRIOR REPAIRS FUNCTIONING FINE THIS MAYBE IT !!!

7 WHAT CONN SAID IN 1937 ( THANKS CRISTINE FROM CONN LOYALIST 9 THE SITE IS  ( BEST ONE ON CONN )

> Notice the first slide trigger and the position of the third slide finger ring. The 8B Symphony Grand was built between 1932 and 1940. It had a #1½ bore (0.458"), although in an interesting quirk, the first valve slide is a 0.480" bore, a feature it shares with the (post-war) 2B New World Symphony and 28B Connstellation.

What Conn said in 1937:
The Symphony Grand 8B is newly designed for discriminating players in large symphonies and bands where big, powerful tone, scale of unusual flexibility, and just the right amount of resistance are paramount. Has a one-piece bell made of specially processed metal called C-17, an innovation bore taper and other features found on no other trumpet. Used by

Joseph Gustat, first chair, St.Louis Symphony

; Phil Napoleon, featured artist at NBC, New York; Herman Faberman, for over 10 years with Horlick's A. and P. Gypsies, and also with Maxwell house Show Boat; Wm. Tong, radio celebrity and for six years first chair with Sousa; Charles Spivak, first trumpet with Ray Noble. Bb and A, medium bore, with or without trigger mechanism for first valve slide, Clickless Crysteel valves <

8 A NOTE ON JOSEPH GUSTAT
The Black community had these trained people in their high schools, and something else that is interesting. This goes back to the St. Louis trumpet sound. There was a guy by the name of Joseph Gustat who was a trumpet player (he was Italian but he changed his name to German because it was the only way he could play in the symphony) and he had a music store (with his brother) and it didn’t matter who you were. If you were a musician you could come in there. He sold a mouthpiece called a Heym mouthpiece. During that period, most of the trumpet players, Black and White, used that mouthpiece.

THIS IS A CHANCE TO OWN A VERY NICE 8B GUSTAT TRUMPET MADE IN THE ERA WHEN THE THE CONN COMPANY STILL PRODUCED HIGH QUALITY ELKHART SAXES TROMBONES , TRUMPETS , ETC. I LOVE CONVERSING ABOUT THE GREAT VINTAGE COMPANIES. OPEN TO EXCHANGING RELEVANT INFO. TEXT COOKIE 6107037351.

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