Mountain West (USA) Group

What's wrong with collecting? I think it's awesome, especially for vintage / rare instruments. If you're not broke and you have the space for it (like trumpets take up so much space to begin with) I see nothing wrong with it.

I sort of used to collect trumpets / cornets. I would buy them, play them for a few weeks and then sell them on ebay, sometimes at a loss, sometimes for a profit. Now I'm in my "professional" life and I don't have time for those kinds of things, but I got my hands on a lot of older horns and could tell you which ones I liked and which I didn't like.

Here are my favorite "old" brands:

Selmer Paris Vintage 1960s-70s --- Probably the most underrated trumpets out there. Just think Maurice Andre

Olds Ambassador / Recording / Super Recording --- Very good for a commercial type of sound

Martin Committee --- These are still the G.O.A.T. of jazz if you ask me. The slotting is almost non-existent. Slippery as a snake.

Lefevre / Various French Cornets --- These are small-bore cornets from the turn of the 20th century. Not useful in a modern band setting, but they were really a piece of art as much as an instrument.

Anything ever made by Getzen --- These are some of the best value instruments ever made. I have no complaints about them.

Vintage Conn --- Mixed. Some of them play well, others are total dogs. They tend to be built very solidly.

Old Soviet Trumpets --- Helps you learn to appreciate capitalism.

These days, if I have a musical moment, it's usually with the French Horn. Something about the lower pitch and the rotary valves draws me in. I purchased a french horn by the manufacturer Jiracek. They are a Czech company just down the road from where my father was born. Kind of a neat thing to remind me of my heritage, and it happens to play well.

Yes, one of these trumpets could be quite valuable. I remember seeing them going for $3000+ a few years back. Of course, tell a cellist that you saw an instrument for $3000 and they'll wonder if it's a child's toy.

As far as pictures go, you literally just have to "drag-n-drop" them into your post. It's that simple.

And personally, I think you deserve the best trumpet you can afford. No sense spending your time on a sub-par instrument. But hey, if you want to sell it my forum is one place to try. TrumpetHerald has a much more active marketplace, but good luck trying to get photos uploaded on that site.

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I will probably do something like that, something more permanent.

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I mean, if they only have an email address then there really is no other way to contact them. There are lots of reputable dealers in the USA, if you need suggestions.

I cannot comment on whether this dealer is reputable or not. I have never heard of them until now.

@grune said in Malcolm McNab: fabulous performance:

@barliman2001 yes, another incredible performance. If asked, I would not be able to say which is more. To think, these are performed with a traditional 3-valve Bb trumpet.

Has McNab ever revealed which brand of trumpet he prefers?

I believe that he was sponsored by B&S a while ago.

I couldn't tell you what she is thinking. I read that article but it felt very vague and ambiguous on purpose.

I will be moving trumpet boards to a new server over the next few days. If you experience any interruptions (which I will try to keep minimal), that is why.

If you need anything please email me: info@trumpetboards.com

I saw this on TrumpetHerald. It's an interesting development, I wish her well. Success has its price, no doubt.