Pocket Conversions
When you can’t find any more vintage pocket cornets to add to your collection, what do you do? Make your own! These pocket cornets were originally constructed in full-size configurations.  While in my personal collection, the conversions were done by several individuals, including myself. This is a fairly complicated and time-consuming procedure. If you are considering having one made, be prepared for considerable cost, once you find somebody capable of doing this kind of work.  When done properly, care is taken that any of the work looks like it could have been done by the original maker, in the time frame that the cornet was originally constructed. There is no attempt to “defraud” anybody, as the conversion process is fully documented on these pages.