8Z “Vintage Wrap” Shephards Crook Cornet. I see there are accolades posted on the web claiming this is one of the great cornets. This cornet emulates to some degree, the cornets of the late 19th century era “short” cornets. It is a very sweet playing cornet. There is considerable engraving on the bell tube. There is also an engraving criss-cross pattern around the inside rim of the bell that is a nice decorative touch. This is the only one of these cornets that we have had so we can only say it’s a really fine player. One horn dealer with a presence on a web video plays a tune using a deep cup mouthpiece and the resulting sound is extremely close to the flugelhorn and may in fact match some flugelhorns. Although you may prefer traditional cornet tone which you achieve with a more normal cup mouthpiece. The custom BENGE case is very nice in all-black. The interior is nicely padded with very thick padding in the lid. The only scratch I see on it is in fact on the Benge logo plate on the outside of the case. This cornet came here with 3 dings on the leadpipe and 1 or 2 on the bell tube near the backbow. I have removed these leaving the leadpipe surface fixed, but imperfect with some orange-peel effect at those former ding spots because to make it perfect is beyond the expertise here. The valves are extra long and tall and this feature might distinguish this Benge-made version from any that may have been made at Kanstul or some other factory. Another nice feature you get with this cornet is the throw hook on slide #1, permitting adjustment for intonation. I don’t see any evidence of brassing. This Benge cornet is not returnable. A mouthpiece is supplied with this Benge 8Z Cornet which is probably going to be a. Bach 10 ½ C. OLDS, BACH, KING, GETZEN, COURTOIS, KODIAK, SUPRA.. The item “Benge 8Z Short Cornet Shephards Crook Vintage wrap designl Silver Plated” is in sale since Thursday, December 14, 2017. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Brass\Cornets”. The seller is “alaskabrass” and is located in Chugiak, Alaska. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, China.