vintage CONN ad...tapping in to the ultra-nerd market...

[bloke]

[matt g]

If only they’d sold the outfit as well.

[bisontuba]

Neat ad...showing a military serpent...

[bort2.0]

What are Tri-C valves?

[matt g]

What are Tri-C valves?

https://cderksen.home.xs4all.nl/ConnDictionary.html

Tri-C valves
Conn: "An anti-bounce discovery for trumpet and cornet valves, coupled with a radical new way of finishing the pistons themselves - conical damping to eliminate bounce, crysteel pistons that stay like new, clean chamber because there is no felt fuzz." Source: Conn Chord magazine, 1962. As far as I can tell Tri-C valves are always top spring valves. The "conical damping" consists of a cone shaped piece of cork at the top of the valve spring mechanism which fits into a conical shaped space. Presumably this eliminates "bounce". Tri-C valves were used on trumpets and cornets between 1959 and 1962, probably on instruments with serial numbers 800,000 through 999,999. Instruments from 1963 on don't have the conical piece of cork anymore (serial numbers C00,501 and higher).

[iiipopes]

I've played one of those. Fifth partials are still flat.

[bloke]

I've played one of those. Fifth partials are still flat.

yeah...but in a B-flat band (where most all music is in B-flat major), that's "perfect".

[bisontuba]

What is the date for this ad?

[matt g]

What is the date for this ad?

Someone in a fancy dress?

[bloke]

What is the date for this ad?

Based on the styling, I’d wager within a couple of years of 1960.

[bloke]

word.

[windshieldbug]

Now THAT’S “Driving Rock”...

[bloke]

Now THAT’S “Driving Rock”...

Driving...around-and-around in a cul-de-sac, looking at a MAP, yet...

[windshieldbug]

Watch out bloke!

I tried to give you a thumbs-up for the above post and got back: "Invalid thank"
So now the BBS seems to be making value judgements!