CarolBrass Pocket Cornet
£595.00
Probably the smallest playable Bb cornet in the world! Super small bell. Stainless steel valves. Lacquer finish
Review by Gordon Hudson
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Description
CarolBrass Pocket Cornet
Measuring just 6.8″ the CarolBrass Pocket Cornet is probably the smallest playable Bb cornet in production. The mini pocket cornet has a specially designed small yellow brass bell and light weight construction. This is the ideal travel cornet for those times when space is at a premium. The CarolBrass Pocket Cornet features the same stainless steel valves as the rest of the CarolBrass line. Also available in C!
Review by Damon Brown
I recently bought a Carol Mini Pocket Trumpet from Trevor at Trevor Jones Brass and Woodwind in Bristol.
A really great purchase and after a month I couldnt really be any happier with it .
Plays freely and smoothly and , apart from maybe the low F#, its very in tune throughout the range .
Its also very resposive and easy to hold.
The valves are great and the sound is bright but warm.
I use it for practice only but I could get through a gig on one if I had to.
Its size makes it very conveniet and the case is great.
I chose the model with the cornet mouthpiece reciever
which has old fashioned water keys which I prefer.
I agree with Trevor that It blows even better than the trumpet version.
Very happy !
Thanks Trevor.
Model: CPC-1000 -YSS
Key: Bb
Finish: Lacquer
Bore: ML 0.460″ (11.70m/m)
Bell Material: Yellow brass
Bell Size: Super small
Slides: Yellow brass
Water keys: Lever
Outfit includes:
Gig bag
7C mouthpiece
La Tromba T2 valve oil
This listing is for the standard configuration of clear lacquer finish with lever water keys.
The Colour of the piping on the gig bag may vary to that shown in the photograph.
Additional information
| Finish | Lacquer |
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David Jessop (verified owner) –
Carol Brass never seem to put a foot wrong with any of their instruments. I recently bought the new Pocket Cornet and couldn’t be more pleased with the purchase. The instrument has the wonderful valves that Carol Brass are know for, and is a joy to play. One would expect something that is so wrapped up to be hard to play, but that’s far from the case. It’s a very easy blow with not too much resistance. The sound is good especially given the very small diameter bell.
The only struggle I find is how to hold it – your right hand is easy but getting a comfortable left hand position which allows you to use the third valve slide is (with my large hands!) a bit of a puzzle. I’ve tried a few variations and they’re all OK and in every case I can use the third valve slide (which is very nicely lubricated) but I haven’t settled on one permanently as yet.
The cornet comes with the usual Carol Brass accessories – a small but pretty robust “gig bag” as they call it (it has fairly solid sides and does a good job in protecting the instrument), valve oil and a mouthpiece.
Obviously this is mainly something to travel with, but you could easily play it in a gig if you needed to.
So all in all a very happy customer!!
robbartlett1965 –
Excellent little cornet perfect for holiday practice, young players or anyone looking for a small cornet for brass bands – orchestras and wind bands.