Vintage Holton "Collegiate" Student Cornet! | Instrument Reviews

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In this video, a cranky cornet traditionalist is handed a long-bell cornet, which he would in many cases frown upon, and he realizes it's quite a fun little instrument! Welcome to the official Samuel Plays Brass take on the Holton Collegiate. Enjoy!

A special thank-you goes out to long-time viewer and supporter of the channel and personal correspondent Ron Berndt: for his informative articles and writings on trumpet/cornet history (for the purposes of this video I consulted both his online articles about the Holton company and his book, A Timeline of Trumpets), and for his generosity in sending me his prized 1912 Holton New Proportion to show me an example of a proper American cornet.
Ron's website: https://www.trumpet-history.com/
Ron's book: https://www.amazon.com/Timeline-Trump...

~CHAPTERS~
0:00 Opening Remarks
0:54 What is the 'Collegiate?'
3:13 Features & Specifications
5:40 Playability & Sound
6:39 PLAYTESTING: Holst's First Suite
8:11 Mouthpiece Testing Observations
10:43 Final Verdict & Closing Remarks

~EQUIPMENT~
1956 Holton Collegiate (Elkhorn, WI) cornet (C504?)
Mouthpieces: Conn 4, H.N. White Co. 36 Vincent Bach Corp. 1C

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