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KING

SILVER SONIC

CORNET

Bb/A

H. N. WHITE COMPANY

Made in Cleveland, Ohio USA

Vintage - 1951

Specs:

.458" medium bore

4.625” SOLID STERLING SILVER BELL

Silver plated brass leadpipe

hard nickel plated valves 

King's exclusive micro tuner on main tuning slide

Main tuning slide can be pulled to play in the key of A

 INCLUDES A CASE AND MOUTHPIECE

 If you want to outfit your whole cornet section,

I also have 2 more all brass King Master Model cornets I can sell as a custom restore - 

plus a 1938 vintage silver plated Master Model cornet with art decco engraving

YOU JUST CAN'T BEAT THE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND METAL USED IN A

VINTAGE HN WHITE KING CORNET!

The King Silver Sonic cornet was King's top of the line professional cornet and widely considered the best cornet ever made!

Serial number is 316331 dating to around 1951

This super vintage cornet is ready to be an everyday player.  You'll fall in love with the tone and response of this classic instrument.  The valves have excellent plating and compression and are fast and smooth like only an HN White King can be.

I've had the chance to restore and play Master Model and Silver sonics from 1915 till the 1970's and they all play great.  The intonation is outstanding and the tone and response is the best you'll play.  The basic design changed very little.  That being said, the ones from the H. N. White Company days seem to play the best.  When the family still owned the company and their name was on each instrument, uncompromising quality was the most important value.  This was stressed by Edna White personally to each and every employee.  I've heard this personally from a family member and also from a former employee, and experienced it first hand having played H. N. White King instruments since 1963!

 THE VALVES ARE FAST AND SMOOTH WITH EXCELLENT PLATING AND COMPRESSION

PUT THAT TRUMPET DOWN!!!

REDISCOVER THE GREAT WARM CORNET SOUND

ONLY A TRUE H N WHITE KING

SILVER SONIC CORNET CAN GIVE!!!

This is not your typical used instrument.  It has been taken apart, dents removed, carefully reassembled, highly polished and a new baked epoxy lacquer finish applied.  It will look and play GREAT! 

The restoration was done by a respected local shop with over 40 years experience in woodwind and brass instrument restorations and repairs.  Some of their employees worked at the H.N. White and King factories in Cleveland and Eastlake, Ohio. The craftsman who does their polishing started at the H. N. White factory in Cleveland in 1957!  He may have polished this one when it was new as well!

I have personally used this company for over 10 years for my band members and myself.  I had this shop overhaul and silver plate my  “baby” – a 1971 Besson euphonium and for me that’s like trusting someone to operate on your kid.  (I’ve had the horn longer than my kids!)  It really looks great and actually plays better than when I bought it new in college.

AN OUTSTANDING CLASSIC PROFESSIONAL CORNET!!

A REAL PLAYER – A GREAT COLLECTOR’S ITEM!

DON’T LET THIS ONE GET AWAY!!!

A special thanks to Chris and the hnwhite web site for making catalog pages and information available to eBay sellers.

TERMS OF SALE:

USA SALES ONLY

(email to discuss international sales)

*PayPal ONLY PLEASE*

Feel free to ask questions before you buy.

Please read the feedback from my past customers and buy with confidence!

Sold AS IS - NO RETURNS (no exceptions)

  “REPAIR & RETURN WARRANTY”:

All instruments are inspected and play tested prior to shipping to insure the highest quality.  While all horns are sold “AS IS, NO RETURNS”  all restored instruments are guaranteed against defects in materials and workmanship for 30 days with a “REPAIR & RETURN” warranty from the shop that does my overhauls.  Contact me through eBay to OK warranty issues.  Horns must be returned prepaid, fully insured against loss and damage by a carrier that provides tracking.  Horns will be repaired, or replaced with a similar restored instrument if available, at our option and returned at no expense to the buyer.  A store credit towards any instrument in my ebay store can also be issued if the customer prefers.  To guard against “buyer’s remorse” NO CASH REFUNDS will be issued.  Purchase indicates full acceptance of these terms.  

I'm just a retired band director working out of his house.  With the cost eBay and PayPal charge I just can't accept a return when I play test each instrument personally and know it plays the way it should and looks great.  Your satisfaction is important to me.  If I do happen to miss something I will make it right.

This cornet is guaranteed to be as described.  I take great care to make sure you are receiving a good quality instrument and to describe it accurately.  If something's not right, I'll make it right.

The pictures tell the story.  I personally play everything I sell, so there’s nothing to worry about.  I’m a band director and professional musician playing tuba to trumpet and everything in between.  If I wouldn’t have it in my house, I won’t send it to yours!

I’ve just collected too many instruments and other "horn stuff", between the community band that I direct (plus 3 others I play in – yes, I’m a little crazy!) and 2 kids that played in band in school.  It’s time to “thin the herd”, so I’ll be listing some more instruments and “horn stuff” soon. 

UPDATE:  Thanks to all who have bought “stuff from my closet”.  This has gone so well, that I’ve opened an Ebay store and will be looking for nice items (mostly band instruments and “horn stuff”) to offer for sale on Ebay as well as selling for band members and friends. 

If there is something you’d like, just email me with your request and I’ll try to find it for you. 

Please note:  This item is also for sale locally.  I will have to end the auction early if it sells locally.

SHIPPING TERMS:

 S&H to the US is $ 55.00 including insurance to continental US. 

(Alaska and Hawaii will be extra – email me for correct charges before paying)

International shipping through Ebay global shipping program

Please note that S&H means shipping and handling.  This covers more than just postage.  It includes postage (or UPS charges), insurance, delivery confirmation, packaging materials and time, etc.  My charges are not the highest on eBay or the lowest. They are usually about average or less than the average price compared to other like items shipped on eBay.

THANKS FOR LOOKING!