Sound Description: 'It'll play dark to bright depending on mouthpiece and how you play it. Located in Big Lake, Alaska.1) Valve block is soldered direclty to the leadpipe and bell.ĥ) Bottom caps and Top Caps are internally threaded so they screw INTO the valve block, this is a feature NOT found on my trumpet modelsĢ25 was considered a 'Large' bore (now a ML bore) and the 224 was listed as a 'Medium bore'. Prior to that he had been engraving Guns, Knives, and prettymuch anything made of metal. Tundra Trekers - Michael is a master engraver that came on instrument engraving seen in 2012. He does spectacular work and you can even look him up on Youtube and see him using his hand gravers creating a masterpieces out of a tenor sax. Located in Granger, Indiana.ĭumars Engraving and his Facebook Page- Located in Portland, Oregon, Jason Dumars is a sax player that knows the art of engraving. I personally sent in one of my trumpets to her for some custom engraving and it is fabulous. a good engraver can retore that original engraving!Īrtistic Engraving - Sherry Huntley used to work for the Selmer company, now she does Restoration engraving and Custom engraving. Or maybe your vintage trumpet's beautiful engraving has been worn down and is barely legible now. I know of only a handful of people that can do the job. Maybe it's time to personalize that horn with some custom engraving. Tom Green continues to bring new life to old horns. Green's Buffing and Instrument Repair and his Facebook page - COMPLETE RESTORATION located in Elkhart, Indiana. I have seen pictures of his finished products and they are incredible! Charlie can do a COMPLETE RESTORATION if you need it. GREAT for RELACQUER, REPLATING, rebuilding pistons, dent removal and replacement parts.Ĭharlie's Brass Works - Owned by Charlie Melk and located in West Allis, Wisconsin. Kanstul Musical Instruments - Owned by Zig Kanstul the last plant manger of the F.E. The links I provide below takes you to each shops REPAIR section. I have not personally used ANY of these shops, but they come HIGHLY recomended by many Trumpet players I respect. There are plenty of excellent repair shops out there, but if you have a horn that needs some major work, a new coat of lacquer, or needs a full restoration, these are shops I have heard are excellent. International Trumpet Guild Top 25 Trumpet Resources.Robert Anderson's Trumpet / Cornet Page.Some popular Trumpet / Cornet websites that I recommend

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