Trumpets Reviews

Trumpets are members of the brass instrument family and stand among the oldest instruments. Constructed from brass tubing bent to form a series of rectangles with a cylindrical bore, the trumpet is played by blowing (more like buzzing) down the mouth piece and pressing down on the three valves in various combinations to form notes. One ...  Read the complete review

Trumpet and Cornet Trumpeters have an unprecedented array of instruments that enable them to meet today's exacting performance demands (see Fig. 3.1). In fact, trumpets are now found pitched in the keys of every scale note of a full octave above the traditional Bb instrument. These fall into two basic categories: Bb and C trumpets ...  Read the complete review

As a brass instrumental teacher in schools a major problem I come across is the problem of mouthpieces being jammed into the instrument. Please be extremely careful when trying to remove a stuck mouthpiece. Never use pliers or grips to free it. Never put the mouthpiece in a vice as this will damage the mouthpiece and may even twist ...  Read the complete review

As a nine-year old at the time, the main reason I wanted to learn to play the trumpet was because they make so much blimming noise! A couple of lessons down the line and I found that it can be quite hard to make that noise, especially a controlled one. As with many instruments, trumpets are hard to get started on, which is frustrating at first but ...  Read the complete review

I've always aasked and never got a straight forward what trumprt sounds best A brass old or a sliver plated one??????? What's the difference i hear you cry, well the straight forward answer is a silver plated one is a couple of hundred pounds dearer!!!!!! I've played both and currently own an American Silver ...  Read the complete review