Category: Brass Projects
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1945-1950 Bach Trumpet Valve Job & Touch-up
This NY Bach Stradivarius trumpet came into the shop with leaky valves and poor action. There were some cracks/holes that needed to be addressed as well. There were some challenges that came with working on a trumpet of its age in addition to dealing with some previous workmanship that compromised the horn’s integrity. First, the…
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3-Valve Compensating Trumpet
This 3-valve compensating trumpet was made as a custom project for a customer from the shop. The design is based on a valve route from Besson euphoniums to correct intonation problems from combining certain valve combinations. One particularly tough challenge was getting enough length for the tapers in the bell and mouthpipe with the valve…