Here is the cornet in it's case when I received it in April, 2021.
Here is the cornet after my work on it in September, 2021.
Here are the accessories and mouthpiece and case condition in April, 2021.
Here are the repaired case and the accessories after my work. I've added a Conn 18 mouthpiece I received from my college trumpet professor, Jim Darling in the late 1980's. I never have used it, nor do I intend to. It's too big for me! It looks much better filling the space once occupied by another in the case.
This was the condition of the A and Bb mouth pipes in April 2021
Here are the A and Bb pipes straitened and with newly fabricated parts.
The valves as they appeared in April, 2021.
The valves in September, 2021 with new felts.
Chemical and Sonic Cleaning does wonders!
The mouthpiece that came with the cornet. A Jules Levey #6 model.
April, 2021
The Levey mouthpiece is on the right silver plated and polished.
September, 2021
Front side
April, 2021
Front side
September, 2021
Worn spots in the silver plating were electroplated using a Caswell Electroplating Kit.
Back side
April, 2021
Back side
September, 2021
Worn spots in the silver plating were electroplated using a Caswell Electroplating Kit.
Bell condition
April, 2021
Bell condition
September, 2021
Bell condition
September, 2021
Bell condition
September, 2021
Inside of the bell refreshed gold plating using a Caswell Electroplating Kit.
New handle!
