Jupiter 520MS Bb Cornet

Cornets are great to have if you're playing in a wind ensemble, but of course there are some better then others. This particular cornet is not one that you would want to go buy for higher level playing such as high school or above. Because of the way it's made this cornet is lighter than most others. Now for carrying around it's great, but as far as playing goes lighter cornets lack the tone quality other heavier cornets have and also don't respond to what your doing as well either.

I was looking for a quality cornet to play the traditional cornet music in a community (wind) band, and I found this quality in the Jupiter 520MS Bb cornet. I do not play professionally, but I take my music hobby very seriously, so I wanted a cornet of better-than-acceptable quality at a budget price. Note that a professional would probably want to spend the required $1300 more for a pro Schilke or Kanstul cornet.

The Jupiter cornet matches the intonation of a pro cornet, but it's light weight can be a drawback, in that is lacks the beautiful core sound of a pro cornet at greater than mezzo-forte dynamics.

However, I fully recommend this instrument for students and for the serious amateur who reads some occasional cornet parts.