The World's Cheapest Cornet 

This is the perfect horn to use when people ask you to play at their wedding for free.

A kazoo has a clearer tone than that cornet

That carnival of Venice was a solid 10/10 flawless! What a great even, open sound that is produced by such a beautiful, well manufactured cornet!

Quality so good you can SMELL it. The entertainment value of Carnival of Venice at the end was worth the return shipping, too.

Also, I've never seen Trent laugh before. A rare sighting.

This instrument is totally dumpster-ready.

Almost died from Carnival of Venice at the end. This is my favorite version now.

I like how you included carnival of Venice at the end to demonstrated its smooth and precise valve movement

I used to think that a good player can make even a bad horn sound good. Trent is a great player, and … well, I stand corrected in this case.

The 40$ trumpet looks like a Bach Stradivarius now....

His expression when he looked at the first valve at 4:02 lol

It's not even a B-flat instrument. It's pitched in B natural.

10/10 great sound. The sound is so clear and groundbreaking that the emotion that could be used to play with it is overwhelming. It really touches my soul through the screen. The contrast of piano and forte which are randomly played remind me of the struggles of life and how you have to keep moving on, despite what is thrown at you. The broken valve reminds me that even if you are broken you can rest assured that your friends will be there for you to help you out. And those valves? They had the most perfect circles I have ever witnessed. Not even a computer could generate such a perfect circle. Oh and it could play all the notes with such passion. It definitely is a fun yet serious instrument. I would definitely play it in my orchestra. My music teacher would probably be happy to hear that for hours. In fact, we should start a petition that every country has to play this cornet while students take important tests. It would relax the minds of students and make them want to work. And don't even get me started on the flawless condition that it had. It DEFINITELY had everything it guaranteed. I don't know why anyone would dislike it. Anyone who hears it is most likely blessed for eternal life and guaranteed to go to heaven. The angels probably play this, in fact, the saints do. This is one of the most magical, beautiful, graceful instruments I have had the privilege to hear.

Sounds like a wasp stuck in a jam jar!

Some may not like it, but this is trumpet performance at it's absolute peak, just shower your ears with the privilege of hearing such a mighty instrument tackle such an easy song for a mighty ruler like it. 9:19

Similar to what every drummer expects upon hearing "you can use our house kit, just bring a pair of sticks" Trent, you're a brave man!

"Oooh!" -Trent Hamilton, 2018

That was the saddest “in the mood” ever.

There was a version of 'Carnival of Venice" played on an old kids' show, maybe an episode of the Little Rascals, that sounded as if it was played on that cornet. I tried to find it, but it wasn't easily dredged out of apocrypha. I used to play a bunch of brass instruments, but a car accident in 2006 left me with a severely limited lift weight and endurance. A full-metal instrument is simply too heavy for me to hold nowadays. The moment arm on my shoulders and neck is too great and the pain is incredible. But I found that the Tromba ABS plastic trumpet is quite playable, weighing only 500 grams. Another playable instrument, designed primarily for kids and beginners, but still usable, is the Nuvo JHorn. Another plastic instrument, it reminds me strongly of the Tenor (Alto) Horn. It has a hybrid piston/rotary valve system that reminds me of a locomotive drive wheel arrangement, with a piston arm pushing an eccentric wheel to rotate the valve body. Both are very lightweight and I can play them long enough to be worthwhile. I also have the Nuvo JSax, which I can make decent music on, given it's an all-plastic instrument with plastic reed, and that I've never played a saxophone before. But the strangest of the lot is a Roland AE-01 Aerophone, a MIDI wind controller with built-in synth that can be set to sound like a flute, violin, trumpet, or soprano sax. It has a "trumpet fingering" mode that I find rather opaque, so I use the sax fingering when in trumpet mode. It's not half bad, and I can add virtual instruments through an Android app on my phone, or I can plug it straight to my computer with USB and use it with a DAW as a plain MIDI controller.

Re: The valve marked "34"... Some very serious pro instruments have valves numbers that aren't simply "1-2-3" - obviously not the case here, but probably for the same reason: if you build a batch of valves and valveblocks and you number them all individually (for that batch) then you can make sure the correct valves end up in the correct instrument... My old Selmer K-Mod (since departed) had valves numbered in the hundreds!

Everyone considering buying and learning should see this. It is so easy for people to think that they are saving money and then the learner becomes despondent as they don't understand why they can't play anything.

as a cornet player I was legit gagging, not only is this "instrument" really bad, it is the worst and most disgusting cornet I've have ever seen. I got a new title for the video "the worlds cheapest piece of scrap metal

still sounds by better than my concert band brass section

The solos at the end had me in tears. Absolutely hilarious.

I know everyone is probably talking about the horn but CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW COOL THAT KNIFE LOOKED?

They weren't totally wrong with the fun, but serious instrument... I mean, it's not serious, but it's certainly fun, I laughed my brains out 🤣🤣🤣

It would be fun to see a repair expert attempt to bring this instrument into playable condition (coat, hone, polish, port, pad, etc.) I wonder how far one could go?

All of a sudden the Carnival of Venice sounds like a Funeral...

You never fail to cheer me up, Trent. Keep up the good work!

Certainly your funniest video ever! Great job Trent!

That's one quality duck call you bought there Trent.

I'm in stitches. I needed this laugh. lol This thing isn't worthy for department stores. "Totally gig ready." 😂 It's like a 14 year old wrote the description. And your little showcase at the end had me laughing. I could imagine your face as you shake your head while compiling this video. lol My day has been made. Thank you.

It's a questionable bugle in Bb, and maybe a few other semi-acceptable keys.

I Think I damaged myself laughing at the exiting performance 😂😂😂😂😂😂 This is by far Trent’s most serious, free flowing, gig ready review🙂

The sound brings the term 'strangling a cat' to mind...

That is the deepest, most in tune horn I have ever heard.

This is why I pretty much always buy used. I’ve been a woodwind player for a long time, and recently wanted to try getting into brass. Bought a used getzen tone balanced super deluxe cornet online. It’s great, I have absolutely zero complaints. 70 years old and just over 100USD shipped to my door

9:20 I'm literally dying of laughter. I expected your nice outro, but I got this!! I'm not even joking, I'm laughing so hard that I'm crying!!

Like the shipping, the smell is free.

I just discovered this channel and I really like it!

2:50 Trent’s laugh reminds me of my mom for some reason…

I've been brought to tears with how beautiful it sounds

When you played "In the Mood" you scared the hell out of me since I've been singing that song all morning and it's been weeks since I heard it for the last time 😅

Thanks for the laughs! 🤣🤣

He played In the Mood by Glenn Miller (barely recognisable).

In case you all are wondering in the sped up part of the video he first says, “I will now open this.” And the second time he says, “I am being very careful and (something) as to not scratch the instrument at all.”

LOL!!! Hearing that thing was one of the funnier things I've heard in a while.

Sometimes I wonder why you do this to yourself, but I definitely appreciate being along for the ride

Can you make more 3d printed mouthpieces

It's an awesome channel mate - good style, and good content! LIKE!

Trent, I have that exact cornet and it’s counterfeit stamped Blessing with a serial number dating 1910. It’s horrible. The valves are rough just like yours. My repair shop thought it was an Indian knock off made to pass as a Blessing. I may hang it on the wall but that’s it. Caveat Emptor.

Trent Hamilton whenever you play something on one of the cheap instruments you should compare it to a better/more expensive one + 2nd person to comment on this video

TRENT! How the heck can you play that riff at 9:09 on that monstrosity - without laughing? I kept rewinding that section and after a few times - I was ON THE FLOOR, laughing like a hyena...My question is this: Why even MAKE something as flawed as this? What a WASTE of brass (or maybe, it ISN'T brass - it's MONEL?) I thought my ancient 60 year old 'Oxford' cornet was terrible - but THIS? O M G. I haven't played the Oxford in a decade - but, after picking myself off the floor - I gave it a whirl. Wow. Thank you for making my day! James in Toronto

Chneeseum at it's best. Was that the Carnival of Taipei?

Thanks for keeping us cautious when shopping online :)

Lol 2:04. I love your. Videos. Trent. And. That. Carnival of Venice. 👌

That mouthpiece is a piece of art , I’d try my best to use it whenever I could lol

gotta love that carnival of Venice and in the mood.

Sounds good to me... love your videos, funny stuff.... makes me smile...

I have never heard a C Cornet. And the first one hear is... that...

2:50 Open + shock + LAUGH

Ouch! Trent, my sides are aching after hearing you play Carnival of Venice at the end. I'm speechless. I am without speech.

Sounds like a duck farting into a traffic cone

Never play in the mood ever again

This thing is probably worth more in scrap metal.

Lol those tuning slides are great

On the plus side..you have a new lamp now :)

Trent you should totally record your outro with that trumpet and use that from now on 😂

the fact you’re wearing a mask in the thumbnail 😂 what an insane prediction

4:03 I actually laughed out loud

Surprised I could recognize in the mood

makes a nice lamp.

Nice playing there. Any kid would love to hear it.

It was so funny when you read the claims then played In the Mood. Great channel too.

*hears harmonic series* well, it kay be fun, but its definitely not a serious

I actually was cross-eyed for years (before getting it surgically fixed) and even I could have cut that second valve tubing more accurately.

Thank you for the laugh... ha ha

Bruh when he played in the mood😂

For 57 US dollars that mouthpiece is almost worth it

BTW monel is a lead alloy that was used to coat steam engine parts and lap to size before precision grinding was invented. it is acid resistant but wears away quickly so people who own bach strads are sending their horns in to have the monel replaced and resized every 3-5 years that play many hours per week

Ah! So that's what the trumpeter in the Guckenheimer Sauerkraut Band used!

This final is perfect hahahaha

Hahahahah omgosh ty for actaully trying to play it at the end :)

I recently got something similar off eBay. The one I received came with a case and has a trumpet mouthpiece receiver (and a mouthpiece that fit wobbily, but the receiver fits my Bach mouthpiece well enough)...and of course that smell. Pretty sure the smell is molybdenum disulfide; clearly they lubricated the valve threads and slides with whatever axle grease they had lying around. Valve quality is somewhat better that what you have. Played shite at first, but a good pipe cleaning and valve swab-out and relubrication made it much more playable. I have a mouthpiece adapter on order (from a reputable source); hopefully this will at least sound close enough to an actual cornet once I get my Yamaha mouthpiece in it. Bought this because I wanted something to practice on until I can get my old YamaConn Director back in playable condition.

Trent’s face at 4:07

Its only when u played that thing the fun started 😂 🙈

Brilliant video :)

Carnival of Venice - LMAO

Best video yet!

Loved the outro!

Any chance the valves are capable of locking in backwards like some of the ones from the 1920's? I had an old cornet that I'd have to try playing and repositioning the valves every time I oiled them. With the valves in backwards it made a muffled poot sound much like that.

Did you try changing the reed?

LAMP TIME.

If you spoke with a pin on top of your nose, I'd be laughing.

Can I get a link to the listing I work in a repair shop I’d love to bring this to show my co workers

Thanks mate, I laughed my ass off at this hahahaha!!!!!!

Love your vids! A Bob Reeves Valve alignment will fix that right up! Haha, nice review.

Hey what’s the name of that silver instrument in the top right corner with a round shape and forward facing bell?

Love the closing, playing the crap cornet. Hilarious...it's like the "without autotune" videos. I play guitar and keyboards but I wanted to pick up a horn, trumpet or cornet and try to play one. Your vid helps to recognize what the really cheap ones are and how they perform. I see a lot of used (mostly student) horns, but I don't want to spend a lot as an adult beginner. Any recommendations?

Hi Trent...So what IS an acceptable inexpensive Coronet? I see a lot of them on Ebay buuuut...wonder if you have any experience with them??