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Like all musical instruments, the quality of manufacture of trumpets is vital to the successful
creation of music. Music is sound, and unless the instrument easily creates a quality of sound
that is pleasing to the ear, the instrument becomes a barrier to success.
Bronstein Music has spent 64 years in the pursuit of finding the finest quality of instruments
at the best possible prices, to allow our customers to reach their personal goals in the making of music.
Trumpets come in three basic levels of quality: Student, Intermediate, and Professional.
Student trumpets are built with economy as a primary feature.
But, like all things, if economy is the only feature, the instrument suffers, making it difficult
and frustrating to play. This too often will result in the beginner quitting, thinking music just
isn’t for them, when a properly made trumpet would have kept them going. Quality new student trumpets
should cost from $350.00 to $650.00.
Features, benefits, and results:
- Free working valves are essential. This means there will be no problems playing from note to note.
Sticking valves prevent the ease of playing music. Very frustrating!!
- Proper fit and finish of the valves is also essential.
No air leakage allows the notes to speak cleanly and accurately.
Leaky valves cause the tone to smear and sound airy. If the
valve isn’t fit properly, the holes in the valve won’t line-up with
the bore of the trumpet, making the horn sound stuffy. The end
result is that the player may quit.
- Quality brass provides flexibility with strength.
Low quality brass is too soft, robbing the horn of tone, plus
making repairs near impossible.
- Consistency of design and manufacture is also important and also means
that parts will be available. Some instrument makers come out
with a totally new design every
year, making parts replacement and therefore repairs impossible.
These are disposable trumpets.
What does all of this tell me?
As you can see, there is a great deal involved with the making of a trumpet,
not to mention the actual playing of the trumpet! We haven’t even talked about
lead pipes, finishes, and mouthpieces. Bronstein Music strongly feels that the
decision to purchase a musical instrument over the web needs to be heavily
tempered with the actual, hands-on playing of the instrument. No two will play
exactly the same, and while many fine manufacturers are very consistent with
their quality, the human body is very good at feeling differences.
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