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Trumpetgear · 2W ago

Night out with the VSO and Chris Botti

Chris Botti & Band were in the house last night – and when I say house (with a Canadian twang) I mean the stunning Orpheum Theatre here in Vancouver. Unlike last time I planned ahead and bought my tickets as soon as they became available (around August 2011). Being super prepared and dedic...
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Trumpetgear · 1M ago

Lightweight, Cost Effective and Does the Business! – What are your options?

Correct me if I am wrong – but In New Zealand a lot of players tend to be involved in playing a variety of different musical styles. What that means for a Brass player in general is that sticking to the ‘middle-of-the-road’ option for choosing your horn means you generally end up l...
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Trumpetgear · 2M ago

CarolBrass – new horns for New Zealand/AUS

Just thought I would share with you that there are a number of nice Carolbrass horns on the way to New Zealand at the moment (ETA 18th March) Coming soon: CCR-3880-SLB This is a nice Intermediate to Pro cornet with a Satin Lacquer Bell. I am bringing in this model as I think it would [...]
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Trumpetgear · 3M ago

Creating something new with something old…. Pt.2

Ok, So I finally managed to find a nice set of valves (from a HC Imperial of the same era) to match the project horn – at $69.00 (+$10.00 postage) for a set all the way from Poland. That meant I had all the parts together that I required – next step was to contact [...]
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Trumpetgear · 4M ago

What’s in-store for 2012 for Trumpetgear?

What’s in-store for 2012? Greetings fellow brass players. I thought I would give you a quick overview of the plans that I have in place for 2012 and Trumpetgear. If you have been following us for a while you will have noticed that we have been changing around our assortment quite a bit since we [......
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Trumpetgear · 4M ago

Creating something new with something old…. Pt.1

So, this project has been on my ‘To Do’List for a while. As I starting collecting various Martin horns and interacting with other people who also collect/play the horns I soon discovered that a number of parts are interchangeable with most of the various lines. That got me thinking…...
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Trumpetgear · 7M ago

The Martin Handcraft Standard Bb Trumpet

The Martin Standard This horn comes from a totally different era – some 80+ years in the past and pre both WW2 and the Martin Committee as most know it.  Around the mid to 30′s the Standard and the Imperial (Handcraft) both existed. The Standard was essentially an ‘all-brass’...
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Trumpetgear · 7M ago

Martin Horns – Let’s Talk Non Committee Trumpets

As many of you are aware the Martin Committee trumpet is in the top 5 most famous horns in trumpet history. There are a few problems with looking for them though: 1) They are getting expensive (usually US$1600+ for an average example) 2) They are getting harder to find in nice condition 3) Red Rot [...
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Trumpetgear · 8M ago

The Last 3 Months……

Wow, Almost 3 months since my last post…….shame on me. Mind you there is good reason for that…..in the last 3 months I had the birth of my first Daughter (Ayaka) – she’s now two and a half months old. I also changed day jobs for looking after a business that does close ...
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Trumpetgear · 10M ago

Wedge Plastic Mouthpieces – What’s the verdict?

Today’s post is going to be a bit of a brief one, but I wanted to let you all know about something kinda new from Wedge Mouthpieces – that is the new Wedge Plastics!! Now, if you went to the latest ITG you probably would have seen these already as they were revealed there. Hopefully [......
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