Number of players in this list: 317
Bruce Adams | Bach Strad 25 Large Bore standard weight – 72 bell, Bach Strad Flugel |
Warburton 3MD/11* Bach 1 (flugel) |
Nat Adderly | Getzen Cornet King Master Silver Sonic Cornet (silver bell) Conn Connstelation Cornet (mid 70 until end of career) |
Rudy Muck (gift from Jaki Byard) Olds number 3 A filed down mpc |
Bernhard Adelstein | Bach C trumpet with a 25A (for Adelstein) leadpipe, King Liberty mini-trumpet |
Gold Mt. Vernon 1C |
Urban Agnas | Monette Prana LT Bb, Monette Prana LT C, Yamaha Piccolo 9820 |
Monette C 12 s Prana, Monette Bb 12 s Prana |
Ambrose Akinmusire | Bach 37, Martin Commitee 1957 (career) |
Bach 7C, Bach 3C, Megatone 3C, Monette B2 |
Jesus Alemany | Bach 37 | Warburton 6S |
Ed Allen | Conn 80A cornet (1922) | |
Henry Red Allen | Conn Vocabell 40B (in the 1920s) H.N.White King Liberty or Silvertone (in the 1930s) Conn Vocabell 48B (in the 1940s) King Super 20 (in the 1960s) Selmer |
Zottola (large rims, very small cups) |
Herb Alpert | King Silver Flair, Kanstul Custom B flat, Bach Stradivarius, Marcinkiewicz, ML Chicago Benge Yamaha Bobby Shew and a Bach 72 Current flugelhorn: Kanstul Copper Current trumpet: Callet Sima |
Bach 7B, Shilke, Marcinkiewicz custom made, Bach 8B with Bob Reeves shaft, Callet custom made |
Franco Ambrosetti | Kanstul ZKT1500A trumpet | Holton Heim #1 |
Cat Anderson | Conn Constellation | Burt Herrick goldplate Custom made by Charlie Allen in Chicago VERY shallow with a huge fat rim. (more about his mpc – click on the link!) |
Michael Anderson | Bb trumpet: Bach 37 C trumpet: Monette STC1 (Portland) Eb trumpet: Schilke E3L Piccolo trumpet: Stomvi Master Bb/A Flugelhorn: Yamaha YFH 631 |
Bb: Monette B12 C: Monette C12 Picc.: Monette AP6 Flugel: Monette FL2 |
Maurice André | Aubertin C trumpet Selmer K modified Bb Selmer Radial Bb Selmer piccolo Stomvi |
On Bb, C, D, Eb trumpet: Bach 1-1/2 C, Bb Piccolo: Bach 7 DW also (around 1972): Rudy Muck 7E A custom Bach 7D (a particular rim, larger, rounded on the top) |
Ray Anthony | King Liberty 2B, Selmer 25, Yamaha |
Parduba |
Ryan Anthony | Bb: Yamaha Xeno YTR-8335RG C: Yamaha Xeno YTR-8445 C Rotor: Yamaha YTR-946GS Eb: Yamaha YTR-9630 Piccolo: Yamaha YTR-9830 Cornet: Yamaha YCR-6335HS Flugel: Yamaha YFH-231 |
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Ole Edvard Antonsen | Bb Trumpet: Bach C Trumpet: Bach Piccolo: Schilke P4/5 Cornet: Getzen Eterna |
Bach, Custom Yamaha |
Luca Aquino | Bach 37 ml, Martin Commettee #2, Calicchio R 32, Van Laar Oiram, Van Laar #1, Now: Van Laar signature modelflugelhorn: Couesnon Monopole Van Laar #2 Van Laar Oiram |
before: Monette B6, now: Marco Nesi signature model |
J. B. Arban | Courtois Arban Cornet (1883), Courtois New Arban Cornet (1886) |
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Matthew Arbuckle | Bailey cornet, Fiske Rotary valve cornet, Antoine Courtois cornet, Paris, 1875, Jules Levy model (gift from Pat Gilmore) |
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Louis Armstrong | His first cornet: simply marked «Made in Austria» (probably made in Boehmen) Tonk cornet/Chicago on the riverboats. York cornet/Grand Rapids – (from Joe Oliver); Harry B Jay Columbia cornet,trumpet leadpipe/mpc (Oliver Creole Jazz Band) Blessing Super Artist cornets Switched to Buescher 10-22R trumpet for his Hot five/seven recordings Conn 56B Selmer Challenger,ie balanced forward to Grand Prix with a #19leadpipe. (3 of his horns are still at his home in Corona Nyc.) Martin Troubadour trumpet (in the 1932 film «Rhapsody in Black and Blue») |
Giardinelli LA; various Al Cass/Giardinelli NYC/Bachs 7C Leblanc France Parduba double-cup (?) Selmer Special In the 1960s, Schilke made a number of mouthpieces for him. |
Eric Aubier | Before: Bach/Malone trumpets, P5-4 Schilke piccolo Now: C Yamaha Xeno 8445 model, MC2 leadpipe, (by Thomas Lubitz, Yamaha Atelier in Neu Isenburg) Xeno silverplated 8345 Bb trumpet, 3 valves Yamaha Bb/A piccolo (YTR-9820C) Yamaha 4 valves Eb Special C piccolo trumpet (made by Lubitz) 6335H Bb cornet |
Before: Bach 1 1/2C Current: Old custom Yamaha Piccolo/Eb: Custom Schilke |
Chet Baker | Martin, Committee model (50s) Selmer flugelhorn (60s) Conn Constellation 38B (70s) Buescher Aristocrat, student’s model (early to mid 80s – pawnshop) Getzen Capri (86 – 87) Selmer, model: Vincent Bach Stradivarius (87 – 88) also a large bore Besson Flugel |
Bach 6B (in the 50s), Bach 6C (from the early 70s), Bach 5B, Bach 10-3/4 |
Harold Shorty Baker | Selmer K-modified (1950s-60s) |
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Kenny Baker | Besson New Creation | Custom, later introduced commercially as the Kenny Baker model (short shank, wide cushion rim) |
Alison Balsom | C: Bach large bore, Bob Malone leadpipe Eb: Schilke E3-L Piccolo: Scherzer Natural trumpet: Matthew Parker |
Bach 1-1/4C with C, Eb/D and nat. trumpet, Warburton 4MD with piccolo |
Rick Baptist | Schilke B5, (circa 1965) Conn Vintage One Benge 5X (Burbank era) |
Bach 1½C Bob Reeves custom Jeff Parke custom |
Guido Basso | Bb trumpet: Calicchio, French Besson, Now:Bach 37 Flugelhorn: French Besson |
Giardinelli 7M |
Jeff Beal | Bb trumpet: Bach Strad. medium with goldbrass bell, Getzen Capri C trumpet: Bach 239 bell, 24 H leadpipe Piccolo: Yamaha Custom Flugelhorn: Getzen Eterna 4 valve |
Trumpet: Bach 1 C, Bach 7C for piccolo Flugel: Bach 1 C |
Bix Beiderbecke | Cornets: Martin Superlative, Conn Victor 80A New Wonder, Conn Victor 81A New Wonder, Vincent Bach Stradivarius large bore, Holton-Clarke. |
Holton deep cup # 27, Bach 7, King, Conn wonder |
Anders Bergcrantz | Bach 37 ML(1966) – done most recording with this Conn Victor 6b (1972) B&S Fluegelhorn (Challenger Line) |
Bach 1 1/4 C Bach 1 1/4 C fl, Now: Kelly 3C on trumpet, and a Bach 3C fl on flugelhorn |
Wayne Bergeron | Kanstul ZK1600 Yamaha YTR-8335LA Bb trumpet |
Parke Bergeron Model, Marcinkiewicz Bobby Shew 1.5 |
Bunny Berigan | Selmer Martin Dansant Martin Imperial Conn 12 B |
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Bill Berry | Getzen Eterna cornet | |
Jeroen Berwaerts | Yamaha YTR 8335SEU, Yamaha YTR-9610 Eb/D, Yamaha rotary valve ?, Scherzer 8111 piccolo, |
50 year old Bach 1-1/2 |
Seneca Black | Monette 2000LT | Monette B4S, B4L, B4LVS |
Peter Bocage | Conn 80A cornet (1920s) |
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Sharkey Bonano | Martin Committee Deluxe |
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Chris Botti | Martin Committee (large bore 0.468 from 1939) Calicchio 1S2 |
Before: 1920 Bach 3C Now: Bach 3 silver plated (from 1926) |
Lester Bowie | Benge | Schilke 8A4 |
Ruby Braff | Besson Cornet, Benge #6 cornet, 1970s Bach model 37 long model cornet, (Played it on his South Pacific duo album with Dick Hyman in the early 90s.) |
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Rick Braun | Trumpet: Custom Getzen 3050s, Marcinkewicz (now) Flugel: Getzen 895, Marcinkewicz (now) |
Marcinkewicz |
Randy Brecker | Yamaha, custom built | 2 1/2 C megatone (currently) |
Bud Brisbois | Besson (R. Schilke’s) 1960-ies a Getzen 900S, 1970-ies switched between Custom Holton ST 200, Calicchio and Bach. The Holton had a .465 bore and thin leadpipe gauge. |
Custom Burt Herrick, In 1973 Bob Reeves made a duplicate for him. It had a Bach 10 1/2C rim, shallow semi-v cup, 26 throat, short stem |
Mel Broiles | Claude Gordon Benge Bach Strad in the late 1970s Selmer piccolo Broiles was a trumpet collector. One well known instrument in his collection was the French 4 valve trumpet designed by Merry Franquin. |
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Clifford Brown | First Blessing Super Artist Cornet, then Blessing Super Artist Trumpet |
Bach 17C1 and 17C2 (which are no longer made) The near equal mouthpiece is Bach 10 3/4 CW |
Till Brönner | Trumpets: Martin «Committee» 1952, Bach 72 lightweight, Yamaha 6330 Bb (put together by the Yamaha folks in Germany) Flugehorns: Yamaha Bobby Shew model, Inderbinen Sera |
Trumpet: Bruno Tilz 1CWE, Flugelhorn: Besson Meha (custom modified) |
Billy Butterfield | Selmer | Giardinelli BB-1, (Giardinelli’s Artist Series Mouthpieces) BB stands for his initial |
Donald Byrd | Trumpets: H.N.White King Symphony model, Besson Meha (late 50s, early 60s), Yamaha and BlackByrd(?) made by Dick Akright Bel Canto Severisen (& Akright) Flugel: Couesnon |
custom made by Dick Akright |
Eddie Calvert | Besson New Creation, (only played large bore model which has LB stamped on the casing) |
cornet mouthpiece with an adaptor |
Conti Candoli | Martin Committee King (custom made ) |
Bach 10.5 CW |
Benny Carter | Conn | Conn goldtone |
Oscar Papa Celestin | Conn 80A cornet (1920s); Selmer Grands Prix trumpet(1940s-50s) |
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Theo Charlier | Mahillon Bb, Charlier model |
Screw rim (patented in 1909 by Charlier). |
Bill Chase | Martin-Committee 2B Getzen 900s Schilke B6Lb, custom, with beryllium bell, medium .450 bore |
Giardinelli Jet-Tone standard (like the body style MF played) Schilke Chase (6A4a)rim undercut, #26 throat, copied from the Jet-Tone |
Don Cherry | Besson Meha pocket trumpet (one of only four made in the world) Besson Meha pocket cornet (made for a show starring Josephine Baker, in Paris, in the 1920) Olds Ambassador cornet Civil War era cornet Pakistani pocket trumpet |
Bach 20C cornet mouthpiece |
Alan Chez | Flip Oakes Wild Thing, Yamaha trumpets, Jupiter |
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Vincent Cichowicz | Bb trumpets: Selmer K Modified Bach 37 with red brass bell, C trumpet: Silver Bach Mt. Vernon |
Bach B underpart with 1C rim |
Herbert L. Clarke | Three Star Boston Cornet (his first buy – see his Autobio.) Conn Wonder Solo Cornet, King Master Cornet, Had to play a Conn during his Sousa days. His colleague Frank Holton started his own company, made the H.C. model which Clarke (and Joe Oliver) used |
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June Clarke | Harry B Jay cornet | |
Buck Clayton | Selmer, Holton Galaxy trumpet, Holton B-47, H.N.White King Liberty trumpet, Blessing Super 1938, French Besson Meha (1940s-50s), Selmer K-Modified (1950s-60s) Getzen Eterna Doc Severinsen (last part of his life) |
Al Cass |
Bill Coleman | Conn 10B (mid-1930s) Selmer Grand Prix |
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Johnny Coles | Selmer pre-K-Modified 24B, Yamaha, Olds, ML Bach 37, Yamaha flugel |
Trumpet: Giardinelli 7M Flugelhorn: Giardinelli 7C |
Kiku Collins | Getzen 3001 Mike Vax, Schilke piccolo, Getzen Custom Series flugelhorn, Buescher cornet, Amati valve trombone |
Loud 3Z, 3C, 75M,10.5C (trumpet) Loud LM-3F (flugel) Loud LM-65 (trombone) |
Lee Collins | Olds Recording (1950s) After his death his horn was played by Percy Humphrey. |
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Ted Curson | Bach Bb, Selmer piccolo, Selmer flugelhorn |
Selmer 5, Selmer 1 (piccolo), Selmer 1+ (flugel) |
Frits Damrow | Bb trumpet: YTR 8310Z Custom, YTR 8335S Xeno, YTR 936GS Rotary C trumpet: YTR 9445 CHS Artist Model,YTR 964GS Rotary Eb/ D trumpet: YTR 9610 Custom, YTR 9630 Custom Piccolo trumpet: YTR 9830 Custom, YTR 9820 Custom Flugelhorn: YFH 631G Cornet: YCR 6330II |
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Charley Davis | Kanstul 1S2 Bb, Bach 37 Sterling Bell Bb, Bach C 239 Bell, Kanstul Piccolo |
Bach 3C-24 throat, 3B-24 throat (classicalplaying), Bach 3C/D (for extreme lead playing), Bach 3D-24 throat/117 (backbore for piccolo playing) |
Miles Davis | Started on a Selmer Grand Prix, FA Reynolds (seen on photos with one), Martin Committee, French Besson Brevete, Vega power model, Martin Imperial, Martin Magna Flugelhorn: Olds Super Martin, Martin Magna (Fat Girl) |
Heim (made by Holton) Giardinelly (Heim copy) Trumpet mpc on flugel |
Wild Bill Davison | Conn Victor 80A, Olds Special cornet (1940s), King Master Super 20 (last 30 years) |
Bach 10 1/2 C |
Allan Dean | Bb trumpet: Yamaha YTR 6335HG C trumpet: Yamaha YTR 6445HG S D trumpet: Yamaha YTR 751 Eb trumpet: Yamaha YTR 9350 F-G trumpet: Schilke G1 Bb cornet: Yamaha YCR 6330 C cornet: Getzen Eterna Flugelhorn: Yamaha YFH 6310Z Currently: Schilke custom (paper thin alloy) |
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Sidney DeParis | Reynolds Professional model cornet (1950s-60s) |
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Vince DiMartino | Benge CG (1978), Schilke S32 (mid to late 80s) Getzen, Yamaha, current: Shires Severinsen, modified |
Peter Pickett (based off of a favorite Bob Reeves) |
Timofei Dokshizer | First instruments, trumpets with rotary valves; A rotary-valved cornet by Alexander, Selmer K Modified (60 and 70ies), Benge (gift from Vladimir Drucker, 1. trumpet Los Angeles Philharmonic) Occasionally a Schilke C trumpet. |
Ruddy Muck 7E, Bach 7E (cut on Bachs lathe by himself) |
Kenny Dorham | Besson Meha, Martin Committee, Martin Magna, Cuesnon Monopole trumpet |
Bach 1 (with the Meha), Giardinelli 6V |
Dave Douglas | Silver Bach Stradivarius large bore trumpet with a #25 bell (this equipment for more than 25 year) |
Bach 3B |
Nick Drozdoff | Jazz / Lead setup: Yamaha Bobby Shew Model Trumpet Legit B-flat: Custom Made Wayne Tanabe trumpet C-trumpet: Bach 229 Bell, large bore with a custom Wayne Tanabe lead pipe E-flat trumpet: Custom Wayne Tanabe E-flat Flugel: Courtois 3 valve flugel Cornet: Either a Courtois Arban model or a Conn Victor Piccolo Trumpet: Schilke P5-4A trumpet Jazz: Laskey 40 C, Lead: Laskey 40 S* Bb / C trumpet: Stage 1 California Flugelhorn: Eclipse Cornet: Stage 1 Now: Getzen |
B-flat: Custom Schilke 1&1/4 C (Bach copy), C: Bach 1&1/4 C megatone, E-flat: Schilke 3CH rim on a Bach 3C underpart Flugel: Bach 1&1/4 rim on a Warburton 4XD underpart Cornet: Bach 1&1/4 C rim on a Warburton 4XD underpart Piccolo: Laskey 40MC Now: John Lynce Asymmetric, Wedge |
Harry Sweets Edison | Selmer (pre K) | Selmer, Al Cass (Diz cup with Stock backbore) |
Roy Eldridge | Martin Handcraft Imperial, Martin Committee Deluxe (1950s), Getzen Severinsen Eterna SK2429, Conn 60 B (ca 1975) LeBlanc (late in life) |
Al Cass, Charlie Allen |
Fred Elias | King Liberty and Silvertone Artist | |
Don Ellis | Holton Revelation 45, then Holton B-47 (early in his career), Holton 4-valved quarter tone trumpet custom made, Holton Firebird, Al Cass mellophone |
Custom Jack Bell, Custom Bob Reeves |
Ziggy Elman | Selmer trumpet, H.N.White King 2B Liberty and Super 20 trumpets, King Master Cornet |
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Pee Wee Erwin | Besson Meha (did most recordings with this), French Bessons, (1914 and 1922) Conn, Getzen Eterna, Benge large bore long cornet (gift from Warren Vache) |
Bach 10 1/2 C (goldplated) |
George Eskdale | Besson C/Bb Besson Eb/D (Eskdale helped develop these at Boosey and Hawkes in the late 1930) |
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Hal Espinosa | Selmer K-Modified for years later an Olds Clinician, playing the Olds Custom P-12 |
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Jon Faddis | Schilke S42 Custom Laskey heavyweight |
Custom Schilke (about 13BB) |
Don Fargerquist | Callichio | |
Art Farmer | Martin Committee Monette Flumpet Besson Flugal Kanstul Burbank Flugel Cuesnon Flugelhorn (he prefered this) Al Cass Flugelhorn |
His last: Monette B7F (F stands for Farmer, not Flugelhorn) |
Maynard Ferguson | Selmer, Martin Committee (on album cover in 1955), Conn Connstellation 38B, Liberator, Holton MF Horn, Monette Prana XLT, Monette MF Prana, Flugel: Courtois |
Modified Rudy Muck (young in Canada and with Kenton) Custom by D. Callichio (late 1950 ) Holton (His Design, V-cup) Giardenelli 1,2,3, (early 1960, V-cup) JetTone MF (1970ies, V-cup) JetTone by Schilke (short time) Monette MF (V-cup) Monette MFII (Shallow Bowl) Monette MFIII (Shallow Bowl, wider rim). |
Keith Fiala | Austin Winds Stage 470LT (Kanstul horn, slightly modified), Flugelhorn: Courtois 154R (rose brass bell) |
GR Primal 62Z* GR 62FL |
Chuck Findley | Calicchio Now playing/endorsing Hub van Laar intstruments: Bb, C trumpet Chuck Findley signature model, Flugelhorn: Hub Van Laar Chuck Findley |
Chuck Findley model (made by Bob Reeves) |
Horst Fischer | Hüttl Martin Committee Meister Anton (Later Meister Anton created another model for Fischer with a bigger bore but smaller bell) |
Custom Bruno Tilz |
Tony Fisher | Olds with hand hammered bell (first trumpet) Conn Constellation, Olds Mendez, Olds Super Benge MLP (last 40 years) |
Bach 10 1/2 C, Giardinelli 10S |
Maciej Fortuna | Taylor Chicago Custom | Monette Prana B2S3 81 |
Harry Freistadt | French Besson Bb, Bach Bb (inherited from Max Schlossberg), Conn C, Cornet: H.N. White King Master, 1956, gold lacquer (his daughter still owns the cornet) |
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Paolo Fresu | flugelhorn: Van Laar OIRAM |
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Hans Gansch | Lechner (rotary valves) Adaci (rotary valves) Kurner (rotary valves) |
Yamaha 16E4 |
Thomas Gansch | Schagerl Gansch-Horn, Schagerl Killer Queen flugelhorn |
Bach Megatone 3B, Bach 3CFL (flugel) |
Chris Gekker | Monette classic LT Shilke Eb Schike piccolo Yamaha C piccolo |
Monette B 1 5M |
Armando Ghitalla | Martin (during the 50s and 60s) Trumpets designed by Bill Tottle (late 60s) usually Bach parts, a 238 bell. Had an ascending valve to put the horn in D, making a C/D trumpet. Yamaha artist after the BSO. Had Yamaha build a C/D trumpet for him. |
A huge collection, most in the 1 1/4 size. Bach Mt Vernon 1 1/4 C cornet mouthpiece, with an adapter to the trumpet. Tottle 3Cstar – about the same size as a 1 1/4, with a «K» backbore. Al Cass |
Dizzy Gillespie | Martin Committee; King Silver Flair; Schilke (gift of Jon Faddis) H.N.White King Super 20 trumpets (late 1940, early 1950) |
Al Cass 2-24A mostly, switched to Al Cass 2-25A a few times |
Mic Gillette | Martin with tunable bell (custom made triggers on first and third valves), King Silver Flair, Martin Magna, Jet-Tone Studio A, then Studio B Marcinkiewicz «Mic Gillette» (Model SC3X.351L RLP) |
Marcinkiewicz E8.7 Mic Gillette |
Greg Gisbert | Yamaha 6310z | Marcienciewicz Shew 1.5 |
Andrea Giuffredi | Bach 72, Bb & C trumpet : Courtois Evolution IV Now: Monette Prana 3 Bb Piccolo & Eb trumpet: Schilke Flugelhorn : Courtois |
Yamaha 15 E4 for classic Giardinelli 12 S for big band Schilke 14A4 for piccolo 2008: after 10 years I changed my mouthpieces Monette Prana B 2.5 Now: Monette Prana B2S3 (classic and jazz) Monette Prana MF III (for lead) |
Harry Glantz | French Besson Bb (early in his career) Parduba Bb trumpet (1929 – 1940) Conn Glantz Model C, Conn 2B, Besson Meha, Benge Burbank 3X (medium large bore) |
Bach 3C, 6C |
Bernie Glow | Bach 72* ML Giardinelli BG (Bernie Glow model) | |
Jan Glæsel | Before: Selmer Claude Gordon, Selmer Chorus (custom build black finish), Benge Claude Gordon, Now: Scodwell Bb, Scodwell C (Brushed Satin), Bach Eb Mount Vernon, Bach Flugelhorn |
Bob Reeves C2J – lounge trompet sound, Bob Reeves 42 CF (Chuck Findley)lead, Bob Reeves 42 S (small) more lead, Bob Reeves 42 ES (ex.small) even more lead |
Don Goldie | Selmer Paris 24 B gold plated trumpet (now owned by John Georgini), Selmer Paris 24 B lightweight trumpet.John Branzer says: He sold the lightweight Selmer that I gave him, but returned the standard weight 24B Selmer to me before his death, which I still have. I had given him both instruments. |
Bach Mt. Vernon 6C |
Brad Goode | Blessing ML-1(.460) 1936 Martin Handcraft Imperial (.445) 1931 Blessing Artist (.468) |
Warburton 6M w/ #4 backbore Al Cass 1-29 |
Claude Gordon | Besson Meha, Benge Claude Gordon, Selmer Claude Gordon |
Heim, CG3, Last was CG Personal |
Dusko Goykovich | Buescher Super 400 (ca. 1950), Buescher Top Hat, Buescher Cane 400, Romeo Adaci, Now: Trumpet / Flugelhorn by Franz Weber |
Custom Romeo Adaci, Custom Monke |
Conrad Gozzo | Besson Meha large bore, 468 (almost all recordings), Chicago Benge #2233, Chicago Benge #2952 (sold in 1960) Leblanc Gozzo model (non-production) |
Sansone, Bert Herrick modified 7C |
George Graham | Trumpet: Bb BelCanto Large Bore Bach C and D/Eb Tumpetw/ Akright conversion and interchangeable Piccolo Trumpet: Burbank Cornet: BelCanto Flugel: Yamaha 631 w/ Kanstul, now Hub Van Larr |
Trumpet: New York Bach 7C w/ rounded inner rim Flugel: Dennis Wick 4F w/ the same rim |
Gordon Chris Griffin | Selmer Grand Prix and Getzen Eterna | Bach 7 C |
Mario Guarneri | Hub Van Laar 8 Bb Hub Van Laar custum C Hub Van Laar Flugel Shilke 4 valve Eb Schilke piccolo |
GR/Najoom custom (close to 66M) |
Russell Gunn | Bach 37, Olds, Inderbinen Studie |
Bach 7D, Bach 3C, Bach/Inderbinen 1 1/2C |
Gary Guthman | Marcinkiewicz Rembrandt SC3.7ML (bore ML – .459) |
Custom by Joe Marcinkiewicz |
Bobby Hackett | Martin Handcraft Imperial (adv) small group period, 1937-38 F.A. Reynolds (ph) Bobby Hackett Orchestra, 1940 Muck (adv) Likely instrument of the Glenn Miller period Besson (adv, phs) shepherds crook, also trumpets, entire career H.N. White King Master (adv) Selmer (ph: Hawaii Swings LP) also trumpet (ph) Bach Strad (phs) Benge (phs) Getzen Eterna, including prototypes (phs) Olds Super (ph) had belonged to Red Nichols, very late in careerSources: (adv) = endorsed horn in magazine advertising (ph) = photo (phs) = multiple photos |
Rudy Muck |
Larry Hall | Kanstul 1S2, Bach 37 Sterling Bell |
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W. C. Handy | Conn 2B | |
Håkan Hardenberger | C trumpet: Bob Malone Bach 229, Prototype Yamaha Artist Model YTR-9445CHS |
An older Toshi that he got from Thomas Stevens, close to a Bach 2C |
Roy Hargrove | Olds Ambassador, Bel Canto (gift from Doc Severinson), Monette (gift from Wynton), Blessing, Bach 43 silver Reverse LT Star bell, Bach 25 Large Bore, Inderbinen Silver Art, now Inderbinen Alpha, Inderbinen Wood Flugelhorn |
Bach 3C (most records) Monette B6, Monette BF7 X / Prototype Now: Heim remake |
John Harner | Calicchio 1s bell with a 2s leadpipe, Now, a custom buildt Conn Vintage One |
Mike Vax Signature model Marcienkewicz |
Tom Harrell | Trumpet: Connstellation 36B Now Connstellation 38B Flugel: Couesnon |
Trumpet: Bach 1-1/2 C Megatone Flugel: Bach 1-1/2 C FL |
Keyon Harrold | Bach 37, Selmer 90J, Now: Selmer Concept TT |
Bach 7C |
Keyon Harrold | Jean Baptiste 900 Flugel (made by B&S) |
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Erskine Hawkins | Conn 40B | |
Gustav Heim | Holton Revelation Trumpet | Holton Heim |
Tine Thing Helseth | Bb: Bach Strad 37, C: Yamaha YTR-9445CHS – Chicago, Eb/D: Schilke Piccolo: Yamaha Custom Bb/A, Schagerl |
Bach 1 1/4 C, Bach 7D (piccolo) |
Shelton Hemphill | Buescher 400 trumpet | |
Eddie Henderson | Trumpet: Selmer 80J black trumpet, currently a new Selmer Sigma, 1938 Besson Meha, 1938 gold plated Custom Martin Handcraft Imperial, Flugelhorn: Couesnon and Selmer |
Trumpet: custom Scott Holbert Flugelhorn: custom Scott Holbert |
Bud Herseth | Bach C w/ 6 leadpipe owned by Chicago Symphony, Monke C, Bb and D rotary, Schilke X3 large bore Bb, Schilke P5-4 piccolo, Schilke E3L Eb-D, Schilke G1L G-F-E, Schilke A2C C cornet, Monette C then back to Bach C |
Bach 1 Bach 7C |
Patrick Hession | Now: Monette MF Prana Bb trumpet Before: Yamaha 6310Z with custom Piczuk leadpipe |
Monette Prana BL4S6 |
Jerry Hey | Bach, Calicchio 1S2 Bb trumpet, Kanstul 1S2 Bb trumpet, Bach 37 Sterling Bell Bb (now) |
Bob Reeves 43S (until the early 90s) Bach 3C |
David Hickman | Yamaha | |
Jim Hines | Bb: Stage 1 NY7 | |
Terumasa Hino | Yamaha Getzen Eterna(in the 60s) | |
Al Hirt | Martin Comittee, LeBlanc (+ an eclectic horn with Bach valves and LeBlanc bell) King Silver Sonic Last years: Courtois 708 Sonic |
Jet-Tone Al Hirt models |
Freddie Hubbard | Trumpets: Conn Artist 8B, Bach Mercury, Olds Ambassador(w/pickup), Martin Cmmittee Getzen, Callichio Flugel: Couesnon, Getzen Eterna (3 valve – silver) |
Trumpet: Bach 6, Calicchio 3/9L , Monette 4B Flugel: Monette 6 |
Abbie Huebner | Selmer trumpet and Courtois cornet | |
Matthias Höfs | Trumpets made by Thein Brothers 3 valve and 4 valve instruments for more – see his webpage! |
Thein Brothers |
Roger Ingram | Schilke model S42 Bb Trumpet, Conn Constellation, Couesnon Flugelhorn circa 1963. «Roger Ingram» signature model E12.4 Marcinkiewicz, Now: EXCLUSIVELY play the Jupiter XO series 1600i professional trumpet (own design) Jupiter XO Series Flugelhorn, Getzen 4 valve piccolo 940 Eterna brass lacquer, Jupiter 528L Valve trombone |
Lead work: «Roger Ingram» signature made by Joe Marcinkiewicz (model E12.4) Broadway show: «Bobby Shew» signature by Joe Marcinkiewicz, (referred to as the Bobby Shew 1.25 – model E10.3) Classical/symphonic/small jazz groups: a plastic 5C made by the «Kelly» (equivalent to Bach 5C) I prefer this plastic version of the 5C because of the nice warm sound it helps me create. Bach 7-C Flugelhorn mpc |
Mark Isham | Monette Bb LTJ, Monette Flumpet, Monette Bb piccolo |
Monette B15 (trumpet) Monette FL15 (flugel) Monette MBP4S (piccolo) |
Don Jacoby | Conn | Bach |
Harry James | Selmer Paris Balanced Action #25A Selmer Paris Balanced Action #22B (according to Miss Selmer) Selmer Signet In 1954 he switched to King Silver Sonic Symphony custom made balanced action model Also played: King Master cornet, King Liberty tumpet, King SIlver Flair (1968), According to the register at the Selmer Paris factory, one of the last balanced action trumpets sent to James was a 23A. His last trumpet (at the Smithsonian, donated by his son Tim James in 1987) A balanced design, with a replica of the distinctive Selmer finger hook. Harry James name engraved in script along the bell. Not built by King (no brand name). Serial-number 863066, has the numbers 468 stamped on the middle valve casing. Designed by Chuck Ward of King in Eastlake, Ohio in April of 1981. |
First mpc was a Gustav Heim #2 (made by Holton), Parduba Double Cup *5* – Harry James Model Note: In a letter, John Parduba states that James did not play the Harry James Model, because he did not like it. |
Freddy Jenkins | Conn 58B trumpet | |
Ingrid Jensen | New York Bach (M) with #67 bell, Monette Prana XLTJ STC, Couesnon Flugel |
Besson «Marvin Stamm» model 3, Monette Couesnon Flugelhorn Black Hill I.J. #3, Giardinelli 10 (for Flugelhorn) |
Bunk Johnson | H.N.White King Liberty and Selmer trumpet | |
Russ Johnson | Bb: Stage 1 New York, Stage 1 NY 7 Flugelhorn: Bach 183 Cornet: Stage 1 Also Blessing Super Artist |
Monette B4, Bach 3C for Flugel, Bach 7EW |
Walt Johnson | Callichio Kortesmaki Wild Thing |
Bob Reeves Black Hill |
Carmell Jones | Conn Connstellation 38B (during the 1960s), Benge 3x (1970s and 1980s) |
Tottle 3C |
Jonah Jones | Selmer cornet (when with Stuff Smith in the mid-1930s) Olds Super |
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Reunald Jones | Chicago Benge, Conn 60B (silver) |
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Kent Jonsson | Bb: Bach Mount Vernon (-63 long leadpipe) C: Bach- Laskey ( Copy of the old Chicago MV C trumpets) Eb: Yamaha 963G Piccolo: Scherzer Rotary: Lechner Bb and C Commercial: Yamaha Bobby Shew Bb Cornet: Yamaha D. King Goldbrass Flugelhorn: Yamaha old model |
Bb and C: Bach copy from Mount Vernon 3 Eb: Yamaha custom based on MV 3 24 backbore Piccolo: Schilke 11c with Bach 6 rim. Rotary: Breslmaier 2 cup 3 shank Commercial: Same as Eb trpt Bb Cornet: Own design Flugelhorn: Laskey 68 flh. |
George Jouvin | Selmer | |
Frank Kaderabek | Bb trumpet: Benge #528 (bought from Edward Masacheck in 1949, Benge first built trumpet) Selmer K-modified, Bach ? (seen with one on photos) C trumpet: Selmer Radial C75 (heavy wall) D trumpet: Benge #2983 .460 bore (bought from R. Schilke in 1953) Piccolo trumpet: Selmer |
Monette C15 Bach 7EW (for piccolo) |
Tony Kadleck | Bb: Stomvi Forte LB Now: Hub Van Laar B2 C: Yamaha 741 Flugelhorn: Stage 1 Classic |
Bach 5B, Monette B5L, GR for Flugelhorn |
Max Kaminsky | Conn 80A cornet, Conn 38A Victor Special cornet (late-30s, early 40s) Benge cornet, Besson Trumpet |
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Jon-Erik Kellso | 30s Martin Imperial trumpet (previously used by his dad) 70s Bach model 37 trumpet(s), 60s Triebert Flugel, 83-ish Warburton modular trpt with 3 interchangeable bells, 70s Bach model 37 long model cornet, previously owned and played by Ruby Braff, 22 Conn Victor 80A cornet, 94 to present–Bob DeNicola Puje trumpets and cornets (main ax), 61 Martin Committee Deluxe, 31 Olds French Model trumpet, |
Bach 7, 7D, 3C, No-name ancient trpt mouthpiece, Greg Black copies of said ancient no-name mp for trpt and cornet (1991-present) |
Al Killian | Buescher 400 trumpet | |
Harry Kim | Bach Artisan (in 2011), Conn Vintage One Flügel (in 2011), Claude Gordon Benge (1970s-2011) |
Parbuba, Bob Reeves HF Flugelhorn underpart |
Ryan Kisor | Now: Martin Committee Before: Lawler, Schilke, Callichio, Olds Clark Terry, Monette 994WJ (designed just for him), Selmer Grand Prix (pre 1950), Monette MF model (Maynards personal horn) given to him by Monette |
Now: Yamaha 16C4 GP Before: Bach 1 1/2C, Monette B2 |
James Klages | Bb trumpet: Medium bore Bach Strad., 72 Bell, Monette lead-pipe, mount Vernon valve guides C trumpet: Large bore Bach Strad 239 bell, valve alignment. D/Eb trumpet: Geten Eterna E/F trumpet: Besson (English) A/Bb piccolo trumpet: Courtois (Paris) Cornets: Getzen Eterna in A, Bb, and Eb Monette 900 series cornet |
Monette B 1.5 Prana, Monette C 1.5 Prana, Monette E 1.5, Monette (A P and B P)1.5, Monette B 1.5 FL V6 Prana (for cornets) |
Mannie Klein | Bach cornet (early in his life), French Bessons, Conn, LeBlanc, Olds, Selmer (K-modified model). CG Benge (Zig Kanstul had made into a pocket, Claude Gordon had it engraved), Getzen Eterna flugelhorn (3 valves), He never payed for an instrument! |
Bach, Irving Bush, a few custom mouthpieces |
Scott Klopfenstein | Yamaha Bobby Shew | |
Franz Koglmann | Trumpet: Martin Committee from 1945 Flugelhorn: Leblanc F 357 (both silverplated) |
Bach 6, optional an old Heim 2 Flugel: old Giardinelli CT |
Joo Kraus | Galileo Jooleo in Bb, Spada Model BJ-1 |
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Robbie Kwock | Calicchio ML 2 bell / 7 leadpipe, Martin Committee 1944, Conn 60B, Flugelhorn: Couesnon |
Bach 3D, Bach 2 1/2C, Yamaha 14B4, Curry 5C |
Tommy Ladnier | Harry B. Jay Columbia model (in the 1920s) | |
Manon Lafrance | Yamaha Xenon gold plated Bb, Yamaha Xenon Chicago C, Yamaha longbell piccolo, Schilke E3L Eb |
5C Bach modified by Stork |
Nick LaRocca | Lyon & Healy Cornet – played from 1916 throughout his career Buescher trumpet – custom built for Nick LaRocca in the 1930s |
Cornet: Frank Holton # 26 Trumpet: Rudy Muck KA7A |
Manny Laureano | Before: Bach large bore C with the 229 bell, Schilke S22C trumpet with a Pitch Finder by Jack Holland Now: C trumpets: Monette STC Prana, 937, Anja 1 and Chicago STC 2 Bb trumpets: Monette 937, Anja 1 and Chicago STC 1 D trumpet: Monette Chicago Eb trumpets: Monette Chicago and short model Portland F trumpet: Besson (owned by W. Vacchiano) Bb/A piccolo: Selmer Rotary C: Schagerl Rotary Bb: Schagerl Cornet: Monette Portland |
1967-1975–Bach 7C, 2 1/2 1975-1977–Helmacy Vacchiano model, Petinatto Vacchiano model, 1977-1985–Bach 1C, 1 1/2, 1 1/4, 1C, 1B, 1A 1985 to present–Monette 1-2 C trumpet: Monette C1-4 Bb trumpet: Monette B 1-2 D trumpet: Monette D 1-2 Eb trumpet: Monette E-3 F trumpet/Piccolo: Monette lead Bb rotary: Monette B 1-2 C rotary: Monette C 1-4 Cornet: Monette B 1-2D |
Eric Le Lann | Leblanc 357, Martin Committee (Elkhart), Now: Martin Committee Kenosha 3465 |
Bach 3C |
Eddie Lewis | Bb Trumpet: Bach 43L, C Trumpet: Bach 229L Flugel: Yamaha 631, Piccolo: Yamaha 9830 |
Giardinelli MB1 (Most of the time)X |
Jon Lewis | C trumpet: Bach 229 with a Blackburn 1B leadpipe and a crook I built (.468 bore crook) Hub VanLaar C trumpet – Custom built, so no model number Destino Bb: Hub VanLaar Model #4 Bach – 1976 Model 37 Canadian Brass Eb: Canadian Brass Ken Larson Piccolo: Schilke P5-4 Flugel: Hub vanLaar Model #3 Yamaha Cornet: Yamaha YCR – 233S |
My mouthpiece used for fifteen years is a custom mouthpiece that I built when I was the custom mouthpiece maker at Marcinkiewicz Music Products. The rim is similar to a Bach 1 1/2C, the cup is similar to a Bach 3C and the backbore is a combination of backbores that I came up with.Earlier this year Gary Radtke of GR Technologies, made me an awesome mouthpiece based off of my original. |
Jens Lindemann | Yamaha B flat trumpet 6310 Z Yamaha C trumpet 6345 (Xeno) Yamaha Piccolo trumpet 9830 Yamaha E/E flat trumpet 8635 Yamaha Flugelhorn 6310 Z |
Custom Yamaha (by a mouthpiecemaker in Japan) (Equal to: Bach 5-7 C or a Yamaha/Schilke 11) Now: GR |
Booker Little | Bach Mount Vernon, Olds Recording |
Al Cass # 1-28 |
Bert Lochs | Trumpet: 62 Conn Connstellation, Kanstul 1500A (the heavy model) with a bronze bell, Holton MF Horn, medium large, Now Van Laar B8 Flugel: Couesnon Conservatoire Monopole, Now a gold brushed B2 Van Laar |
Trumpet: Conn 5, Bach 3C, 16C4 Now Bach 10 3/4CW Flugel:Bach 1C, Jettone Symphony C, Now Bach 10 3/4CW |
Lee Loughnane | Getzen, Selmer Claude Gordon |
Claude Gordon Personal (about the size of a New York Bach 7) |
Tommy Loy | Trumpets: Schilke B1; ML from the 60s. LeBlanc 707 Benge Pocket Trumpet (.460. ) Flugel: Noblet from the 1950s. Cornets: Wild Thing prototype by Flip Oakes. .470 very large bore. Silver. Great projection. Getzen Eterna LB w/copper bell. .464 all around the «Bach 3C» equivalent. Also a gold-plated Pujé (that he gave to Bob Romans shortly before he passed away in 2003) |
Currys, Stork, Marcinkiewicz E3/3C |
Warren Luening | old LeBlanc for many years now Bach |
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Humphrey Lyttleton | Rudy Mück balanced model | Rudy Mück |
Jim Manley | V~Raptor | Bob Reeves |
Joseph Wingy Manone | Conn 80A cornet (early 1920s), King Liberty or Silvertone trumpet (late 1920s) |
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Michael Mantler | King Super-20 Symphony SilverSonic (only trumpet since 1962) |
Giardinelli (fairly deep cup) |
Enrico Marchesi | Yamaha YTR8310ZS Bobby Shew Custom SP, Piccolo: Yamaha YTR9830 4valve, Bb/A SP Flugel: Getzen Eterna Valve Trombone: Blessing Artist B-170 |
Trumpet: Warburton 10S Backbore Q Flugel: JET-TONE Custom Mod. B5 Trombone: Bach 22C |
Joe Marcinkiewicz | Conn Connstellation, Marcinkiewicz |
Marcinkiewicz |
Charlie Margulis | French Besson Brevette | Bach 3C |
Gianni Marinucci | Yamaha 8335RG Shotblast trumpet (earlier) Yamaha 6310Z Bobby Shew flugelhorn Now: Yamaha 8310Z trumpet |
Trumpet: Bach 2C Flugel: Bach 2CFL |
Jan Marinus | Conn 38b Bb-trumpet, Besson-Paris C-trumpet, Conn C-trumpet, Selmer-Paris D/Eb trumpet, Selmer-Paris piccolo 4 valves |
Rudy Muck 17c, 19c, Courtois-Paris R3 |
Stan Mark | Benge, Besson, Now:Conn Vintage One with a goldbrass bell |
JetTone |
Marty Marsala | Conn 80A cornet (1942) |
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Wynton Marsalis | Bach 37, Bach 72 Vindabona, red brass, Selmer (gift from Sweets Edison), Schilke Bb & Piccolo; Now: Monette(s), mainley the Prana 3 (used to be the B993) |
Bach 1-1/4C, Monettes |
Christopher Martin | Bb – Bach 37/25 C – Yamaha YTR-9445CHS «Chicago» Eb/D – Yamaha Piccolo – Schilke P5-4 |
Parke-Merkelo (three piece) 650-215 Rim, 280-24 Cup, standard Merkelo Backbore |
Jimmy Maxwell | French Besson (with Goodman and Dorsey), Calicchio custom-built (last 20 years or so of his life) |
Bach 3C |
Bob McCoy | Besson for many years | |
Howard McGhee | Martin Committee, King Super 20, Yamaha, Getzen Eterna |
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Michael McGovern | Burbank Benge ml 3x trumpet, Bach 72 ml lt trumpet, |
Purviance 4*k4 altered, deepened cup, Couesnon Flugelhorn Purviance k4 |
Jimmy McPartland | Conn 80 A Cornet, Bach Strad Gold Plated Cornet given to him by Bix |
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Sidney Mear | Cornet: Holton Clarke Trumpets: Bach Bb (.459 bore), Selmer Bb (.462)and (.459), Benge C and D, Marin C |
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Claudio Menci | Bb Bach 37 and Bach mod. New York, C Bach 229, Eb-D Yamaha 6610S, Piccolo Bb-A Yamaha 9830, Flughorn Yamaha 6310Z |
Trumpet: Bach 1 ¼ C and 1 C, Shilke 17 Piccolo: Denis Wick 3C, Yamaha 14a4a Flug: Bach 5C |
Rafael Mendez | French Besson Brevette Besson Meha (when doing studio recordings) Olds Mendez (Besson copy) Olds Recording(pre-balanced model) |
Bach 10 1/2C Olds Mendez 1 |
Leon Merian | Besson (pre war model), Olds (early 50ies), LeBlanc (in a recording with Clyde Lombarde) Getzen Eterna 700 (modified leadpipe) with custom bell (flair approximate shape of a Calicchio 1S), Schilke B2 (1989), Benge 5X and 3X, Bach 25L and 72*, Calicchio |
Bach 1C for solo or small work Jettone Leon Merian Personal, and Jettone Vintage T2B for big band |
Mike Metheny | 1966 Leblanc Noblet flugelhorn, 1962 Mt. Vernon Bach cornet, 1989 AKAI EVI 1000 |
Bach 6 |
Palle Mikkelborg | Martin Committee | Al Cass No. L1 |
Punch Miller | Martin Troubadour (1930s) Getzen (1950s) unknow brand – a gift from Louis Armstrong (a slim, peashooter type) Hamilton Supreme (based on a Besson, big throated bell,third valve tuning slide ring underslung) |
Custom made Charlie Allen (was stolen from him) Bach 7C (last year – gift to him from Brian Finigan) |
Blue Mitchell | Martin Committee, Conn Constellation, Olds Super or Olds Studio Olds Flugel |
Al Cass # 1-28 |
Ollie Mitchell | Benge (mid 50ies) King Silver Flair Kanstul Olds Super |
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John Mohan | Trumpet: For most situations a Gold Plated Burbank Benge .468″ Large Bore with a .464″ Bell. For Rock and stuff requiring a real bright tone, a Gold Plated Selmer Claude Gordon Model Flügelhorn: Gold Plated Yamaha YFH-631 Piccolo Trumpet: Schilke P5-4 C Trumpet: Bach C Large Bore with 229 Bell & 25H Leadpipe Eb Trumpet: Schilke E3L-4 Bb Rotary Trumpet: Monke C Rotary Trumpet: Monke |
Shows and most playing: Kanstul copy of a Bach Mt Vernon 3C with a #24 Throat Lead and intense show: Bob Reeves 43C / 43M Orchestral: Bach Mt Vernon 3C Rim made by Karl Hammond mated to an Underpart made by Bob Reeves that’s a larger diameter version of the CG Personal (about the size of a Bach 1-1/2B) with a #22 Throat and a large, Symphonic style Backbore. |
Nick Mondello | Sonare 900-TRC (modified large-bore tuning slide) Bach 37 – early Elkhart Yamaha Shew 6310ZS Getzen Eterna 3-valve flugel, early 70s |
GR66M Chase Sanborn Model Giardinelli 5C Flugel |
Lee Morgan | French Besson Brevete, Olds Ambassador, Conn 8B Artist(lightweight, silver plate), Martin Commitee w/ Dizzy bell and straight bell. |
Bach 6C |
Craig Morris | Bb: NY Bach C: Yamaha Chicago, Stage 1 California |
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James Morrison | Trumpet: Yamaha James Morrison Model YTR-6335J11, Firebird Trumpet, Holton ST303 Flugelhorn: Yamaha, Thomas Inderbinen Wood Model Midi Trumpet: MDT (Morrison Digital Trumpet) Now: Schagerl brass instruments (see link in Morrisons webpage for more) |
Yamaha: TR14B4 |
Maurice Murphy | Severinsen-Akright Bel Canto Bb (given to him by Doc Severinsen) French Besson D, Getzen piccolo |
Tottle similar to Bach 1C, Denis Wick MM2C (Maurice Murphy signature model) |
Sergei Nakariakov | Russian trumpet (?) Getzen Severinsen; Courtois trumpet and flugelhorn (4 valve) |
(Bach 10.5 C, Bach 7C) Courtois 1 1/4 C |
Phil Napoleon | Conn 8B | |
Fats Navarro | French Besson, Martin Committee, Conn 2B |
Small (with Conn 2B) |
Frankie Newton | King Liberty #2, Conn 8B Symphony Grand |
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Red Nichols | Olds Super Conn (in the 1920s) Selmer (in the 1950s) |
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Sam Noto | Holton, King Silver Flair, modified Polaris (unknown builder in British Columbia) current: Olds |
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Bob Odneal | Trumpets (earlier): Schilke B6 tuning bell Beryllium, Schilke S42, Doc Severinsen’s Destino (Now): Best Brass Flugel: Getzen Eterna 3 valve |
Laskey 30* and 30S* Now: Best Brass Powerpiece 9E |
Tiger Okoshi | Yamaha | |
Joe King Oliver | Holton Herbert Clark cornet with shepherd crook, Holton H. C. cornet with straight crook, Harry B. Jay «Columbia» model cornet, King Liberty trumpet |
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Gary Onady | 1946 Martin Committee, 1961 Olds Ambassador, 1967 Olds Recording, 1973 Getzen 4 Valve Eterna Flugelhorn |
Schilke 14A4a, Jetone B, custom Callet |
Bill Ortiz | Current: Martin Committee Deluxe Trumpet (med. bore-1956) Before: Mic Gillette Model Martin T3-468A Deluxe with 6 inch bell (both .484 and .470 bores) Couesnon Paris Flugelhorn -1960s era |
Schilke 15 Trumpet Mouthpiece, Kanstul Custom Flugelhorn Mouthpiece |
Hot Lips Page | Selmer Signet trumpet Selmer Balanced Action trumpet Conn 22B or 12 B trumpet |
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Nicholas Payton | Bach Bb Mt. Vernon Professional Model #43 | Greg Black 1 1/4 C |
Victor Paz | Goldplated Bach 72 | Bach 10 3/4 CW |
Jeremy Pelt | Currently: Harrelson Summit, Yamaha 8340EM Eric Miyashiro model Previously: Yamaha 8310Z Bobby Shew model, Conn Connstellation 38B Yamaha 8315G flugelhorn (designed for Pelt by Yamaha) |
Now: Bach 1C Before: Monette |
Manuel Perez | Conn 80A cornet (1920s-30s) | |
Joey Pero | Monette Prana Ajna Bb, Monette Raja C (gift from Wynton Marsalis), Bach 37 (for certain settings), Getzen Eterna Cornet, Schilke piccolo and Eb-D |
Monette B2 for the Bb Ajna trumpet, C2 is built into the Raja C trumpet, Custom for lead (that I dubbed the PL1 – Pero Lead 1), Dennis Wick 2B (for cornet) |
Michael Phillippe | Bach 180s37, flugel: Yamaha 635 silver Past horns used extensively: Getzen Severinsen Eterna, Leblanc 707 A large bore Al Hirt Model |
Bach 3c, Jeff Parke custom, Reeves 3c Bach rim altered C cup 68backbore,, flugel: Warburton 4m |
Stew Pletcher | King Liberty or Silvertone (1936) | |
Valery Ponomarev | Bach Stradivarius (probably 72), Getzen four valve flugelhorn |
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Al Porcino | Benge (large-bore ) | Bach 10 1/2C (altered to roughly the size of a Bach 6C) |
Louis Prima | Olds Ambassador, Olds Recording (see webpage, Photo Album, Picture 23), Vega (Prima and his entire trumpet section played Vega trumpets, from an early 1930s endorsement) |
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Jeff Purtle | Claude Gordon Selmer Bb, Claude Gordon Selmer C Claude Gordon Benge Bb Yamaha YFH-635T Flugelhorn Schilke P5-4 piccolo Schilke E3L Eb/D Boston 3 Star Cornet |
CG Personal with a #20 throat Flugel: CG Personal and Bob Reeves HF underpart Cornet: CG Personal original cup from a 1907 Boston mpc |
Lars Ranch | Bb: Bach 37/Bob Malone M2 (Symhonic) Calicchio L-S1/7 Rosebell(1974) (Lead / Big Band) Getzen model «Severinsen» (1969) (Popular music) Schilke X3 – (with Swinging Brass) C: Edwards Gen.X Leadpipe D3 – Bell XC21C Yamaha 6445HGS Mark II – Malone C1 Eb: Selmer 365 Picc: Schilke P5-4, Selmer(1969), Amrein «Meisterserie» Flgh.: Yamaha «B. Shew» Cornet: Bach ML 181/Trumpetbell Selmer ML Olds Ambassador |
Monette C2 Monette B2L (Film, popular music) Reeves 43SV Lead Reves 43.5 SPC A Picc Warburton 4S+4SV Bb Picc. Reeves 43FE Flgh. Reeves 43.5C2J |
Adam Rapa | Custom Monnette Prana 3, Custom Monette Tantra (4 valve Bb trumpet) |
Rapa L1 for lead playing, Rapa 1 for all other, Rapa 1FLG for Flugelhorn |
Uan Rasey | Olds Recording (built by Olds in 1949 – favorite for 26 years), King Silver Flair (switched to it in 1974, Benge 3Xplus |
Size of a Bach 1A |
Enrico Rava | Trumpet: Bach Centennial Edition, 37 Bell, reverse leadpipe. Flugelhorn: Couesnon (one 1950s and one 1960s) |
Trumpet: Heim #1 Flugel: Bach 7C |
Greg Reese | Conn 38B Bach ML 72 ltwt Yamaha 737 Schilke B3L (1990-present) Getzen Genesis (2011) Flugel: Couesnon Yamaha 631 Kanstul 1525 |
Giardinelli 10M semi-flat rim Custom 11A4a Schilke Custom Warburton based on 11A4a Kanstul M-MFII (2000-present) Flugel: Giardinelli 10F semi-flat rim Custom Schilke 11F Custom Warburton based on Schilke 11F Custom Scott Holbert |
Thomas Reiner | Schilke S32 HD Bb, Schilke S22C HD C, Schilke E3L D/Eb, Schilke G1L4 G/F, Schilke P7-4 Bb/A Piccolotrumpet with MA Option |
All with a Josef Klier MUK 3BW1 3.7 Mouthpiece, On piccolo with a cornet shank |
Rex Richardson | Yamaha Eric Miyashiro Bb, Yamaha Xeno 20th Anniversary Bb, Yamaha Chicago artis C, Yamaha Eb (ne long bell), Yamahq Rotary piccolo, Yamaha Bb Cornet (YCR-6330S), Yamaha Eb Cornet (YCR-8620S), Yamaha Flugelhorn YFH631 |
Trumpet (B-flat, C, E-flat/D): Pickett Brass custom, Rex Omni (similar in dimensions to a Bach 3B) Lead trumptet: Pickett Brass custom (similar in dimensions to Purviance 8b) Piccolo trumpet: Pickett Brass P4D Flugelhorn: Warburton 3FLX |
Red Rodney | Martin Committee, Blessing ML-1 lightweight, Blessing Artist Flugel |
Al Cass 3X3 & 2-28 |
Wallace Roney | Trumpet: Martin Committee T3468 Flugelhorn: Leblanc and a Martin Committee |
Trumpet: custom Heim Flugel: Giardinelli 1FL |
Nini Rosso | Selmer; Olds Super; Yamaha | |
Jim Rotondi | French Selmer, Conn Constellation, Bach, Custom Stomvi USA |
custom made (Greg Black), matches with Monette 3C (weight, throat, backbore), rim is the standard Bach 3C |
Nunzio Rotondo | Martin Committee deluxe large bore | Custom made mouthpiece by Giardinelli, similar to Miles Davis Heim, but deeper and more v-shaped |
Michael Sachs | Bach Bb Trumpet, ML bore, New York (#6XX, c.1927) Bach Bb Trumpet, ML bore, Mt. Vernon (#19XXX, c.1959) Benge Bb Trumpet, ML bore, Chicago (#28XX, c.1949 King Miniature Presentation Bb Trumpet, Liberty Model (c.1948) Bach C Trumpet, L bore, Model 229, H leadpipe (#142XXX, c.1979) Bach C Trumpet, ML bore, Mt. Vernon, Model 239 (#21XXX, c.1961) Schilke D-Eb Trumpet, Model E3L (c.1982) Schilke E-F-G Trumpet, Model G1L (c.1981) Schilke A-Bb Piccolo Trumpet, Model P5-4 (c.1984) Schilke A-Bb Piccolo Trumpet, Model P7-4 Prototype (2005) Benge A-Bb Piccolo Trumpet (c.1978) Yamaha Bb Flugelhorn, Model YFH-731 (c.1985) Monke Bb Rotary Valve Trumpet, Model MB113GK, Gold Brass Bell (c.2000) Monke C Rotary Valve Trumpet, Model MC113GK, Gold Brass Bell (c.2000) Monke D Rotary Valve Trumpet, Model MD113GK, Gold Brass Bell (c.2000) Getzen Bb shepherd’s crook Cornet (c.1984) Getzen C shepherd’s crook Cornet (c.1995) Bach Bb Cornet, Mt. Vernon Model (#13XXX, c.1955) Furst-Pless A Posthorn (without valves) (c.1968) Furst-Pless Bb Posthorn (with valves) (c.2004) |
Bb Trumpet: Bach 1 1/2C (stock) (small letters) C, D, and Eb Trumpet: Bach 1 1/2C, 23 throat, 117 backbore (small letters) G Trumpet: Schilke 14A4A Schilke Piccolo Trumpet: Purviance #8 Benge Piccolo Trumpet: Schilke 14A4A Bb and C Cornet: Sparx 2C, Denis Wick 2B, or Bach Mt Vernon 1 1/4C Flugelhorn: Curry 1 1/2C medium cup Rotary Bb and C Trumpet: JK Exclusive 4C, Breslmair G2 Rotary D Trumpet: JK Exclusive 4D Posthorn: Tils 5C |
Randy Sandke | Bach Strad 37 | Bach 7D with a 25 throat |
Arturo Sandoval | Trumpet: Double gold plated 1989 Hollywood Calicchio 3/9 large bore # 4470 Schilke B1; X3, Holton Leblanc T357 Gold plated with tunable bells, Flip Oakes Wild Thing Bb Flugel: Holton Leblanc F357, Hub Van Laar Oiram Ack |
Bach 3C w/ 24 throat GP, Bach Mt. Vernon 3C, Curry 3Z, Flugel: Flip Oakes |
Carl Saunders | Conn Vintage One, Benge, |
10 1/12 C |
Judith Saxton | Bb: Bach 37 ml, 1946 King Liberty, C: Bach CL 180 A, 229 bell, Eb/D: Bach extra large bore, gold brass heavy bell Monke C Rotary (from Will Scarlett) Getzen Cornet, Schilke piccolo P5-4 and P-7, Cuesnon Flugelhorn |
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Adolf Scherbaum | Bb piccolo trumpet: The famous silver trumpet with fake tubing by Scherzer (Augsburg), looked like F trumpet but was piccolo Bb. Eb trumpet: by Leistner (Hamburg) – also with fake tubing. 4 valve piccolo: With changeable bell. Built by Scherbaum and his son (Scherbaum and Göttner) |
His own design (Scherbaum and Göttner). In 3 parts. |
Max Schlossberg | French Besson, Bach Stradivarius Bb, number 1364, bore .462, Valve: model B, fit-very tight Mouthpipe: 6 Bell Mandril: 6L, Bell Brass: G45 (Date Completed August 24, 1929) His Son-in-law Harry Freistadt inherited this trumpet. |
Parduba (at some point), Bach |
Bob Schoffner | Buescher trumpet | |
Gerard Schwarz | Bb: Bach 37 medium bore, C: Bach medium large 239 bell D: Bach long bell Piccolo: Schilke Cornet: Bach, Conn |
Bach 5C (D cup for piccolo) |
Doc Severinsen | Trumpet: Getzen Eterna, Conn, Akright Bel Canto, Own custom made Bb trumpet called Destino, Now Destino III (manufactured by S. E. Shires) Flugelhorn: Kanstul Chicago 1025 |
Jet-tone (throghout the 70’s), Bach 3C, Laskey (Bach 7 expanded to Bach 5), Burt Herrick custom (in the 70’s), John Stork custom (in early 90’s), GR (Gary Radtke – not sure what model), Pickett Brass |
Eddie Severn | Powell Custom Bb Trumpet, Couesnon Flugelhorn |
Trumpet: GR custom Flugel: GR 64FL |
Charlie Shavers | Conn 48B (1939), Martin Imperial (1941), King Super 20, Getzen Eterna |
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Woody Shaw | Conn Constellation, Conn 8B Artist, Meazzi (Italian copy of the Constellation), Yamaha YTR6335, Bach 180-37, Yamaha and Bach flugels, Bach cornet |
Bach 5C & 7C |
Jack Sheldon | Benge in the 60s, Conn Connstellation 38B in the 70ies / 80ies, Bach Stradivarius large bore (5 inch bell), Stomvi (7 inch bell) |
Bach 6B, Bach 5B, Bach 10-1/2 C |
Bobby Shew | Benge, Yamaha 6310Z, Yamaha YTR-8310Z, Cuesnon flugel in the 70ies |
Warburton, Marcincewicz Bobby Shew, Yamaha |
Frank Simon | King Master Cornet | |
Rolf Smedvig | Bach 37w/ thumb trigger Bach Strad Eb 239 G Piccolo: Paris – Selmer Bb and A |
Bach 3B Have hundreds of mouthpieces, change every now and then. |
Jabbo Smith | Harry B Jay trumpet, Selmer trumpet | |
Phil Smith | C trumpet: Two Bach Strad, Model No. 229 LB w/ 25H B trumpet: Bach 37 Phil has many trumpets in addition (about 20), D trumpet, E-flat, E, F, G, A, high B-flat. |
Bach 1B w/ big backbore, Bach 3C for commercial work |
Walter F. Smith | King Silvertone cornets King Silvertone trumpets |
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Valaida Snow | Selmer Grand Prix trumpet | |
Lew Soloff | 1947 small bore Bach trumpet, 4 valve Schilke B1 (made by Schilke in August 1977), Custom made Schilke E trumpet, Custom Monette Now: Sonare |
Bach 3C with various cup depths / backbores Giardinelli, Stork, Monette & Schilke |
Muggsy Spanier | Harry B. Jay Columbia model (in the 1920s) Conn Victor/80A cornet (early recordings) Blessing Super Artist cornet |
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Greg Spence | Yamaha 8310z Shew Horn (silver) | Bach 1 1/2 C, Bobby Shew 2 Marcikewicz |
Charlie Spivak | Besson Martin Imperial Conn 8B Gustat |
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Dave Stahl | Holton ST 100 | Jet-Tone; Greg Black |
Del Staiger | King Master Cornet, King Liberty and Silvertone Artist trumpets |
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Marvin Stamm | A tunable bell French Besson model 92BA that he designed for Boosey & Hawkes. It is the original prototype for the new French Bessons and French Besson Lightweight-reverse leadpipe trumpets that are now produced by B&H. Yamaha New York (in 2005), Now: Shire custom lightweight Mod. A Bb French Besson flugelhorn, Model 30-FB, the Laureat |
A John Stork Vacchiano model 4D+; a screw rim mouthpiece, can put a 3C – 1 1/4 rim on the D+ bottom. Now(2005): Custom GR (close to 65M) flugelhorn GR 62FL |
Tomasz Stanko | Schilke B-6, Monette |
(a bent) Bach 1-1/2C, Monette Prana |
Roy Stevens | Selmer (Paris) K Modifed, Callichio ML with a 15 bell and 3 leadpipe, Holton ST-100, French Besson Brevete |
Custom Stevens by Rudy Muck, Jet Tone RS1, RS2, RS3 |
Al Stewart | Olds Super, Bach 72* | Bush |
Rex Stewart | Conn Victor 80A cornet (1933), Olds Super cornet, King Master or Silvertone cornet (late 1930s) Reynolds Professional model cornet (1950s-60s) |
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Danny Stiles | Bach Stradivarius 72* | |
Markus Stockhausen | Bb trumpet: Bach L with 72* (lightweight) tuning bell, built by himself Schilke X3 Berillium tuning bell, Callicchio ML mit Bach 72* tuning bell Olds Recording C trumpet: Bach, 25A leadpipe, 239 tuning bell, goldplated Flugelhorns: Yamaha 635, Kantstul with copper bell, direct air flow valves Old Besson changed to 4-valves 1/4-Tone, goldplated Piccolo: Schilke P5-4, silver |
Tpt: all changed, different combination of JBS-cups with Warburton underpart Flh: JBS-rim with own made underpart, 4,6 mm bore Picc: old Selmer B-0 |
Byron Stripling | New York Bach | Bach 1 Schilke custom made by Scott Laskey |
Ira Sullivan | Chicago Benge trumpet, Couesnon flugel |
Bach 10 1/2c Giardinelli 12 Fl |
George Swift | Olds with handhammered bell, small bore Conn Conquerer conical bore, rimless bell |
one made to his specification, then changed to Zattola 66B |
Rich Szabo | Schilke Holton Max Chicago Brass Works TSC |
Custom Greg Black RS2 |
James Tamburini | Benge, Bb pre-war french Besson, Bb pre-war french Besson (cut down when in Philly to a C) |
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Gabor Tarkovi | Bb rotary: Schagerl Classic, C rotary: Schagerl Horsdorf Heavy, A/Bb piccolo: Schilke P5-4, flugel: Schagerl |
Bb and C: Yamaha 15E4 with Breslmair rim, piccolo: custom Breslmair, flugel: Bach 2 1/2 with Breslmair rim |
Charles Teagarden | Getzen Eterna trumpet | |
Clark Terry | Trumpet: Selmer Balanced (1953), Olds Custom Clark Terry, Martin Committee, Fluegel: Selmer, Olds |
Giardinelli CT-1 trumpet, deep V (around 6 or 7) CT-1 Fluegelhorn, Giardinelli’s Artist Series Mouthpieces. (The abbreviation CT stands for his initials). |
Andrea Tofanelli | Yamaha YTR 8345 Xeno trumpet. Yamaha customized YFH 6310Z flugelhorn Yamaha YTR 9830 Custom piccolo trumpet |
Gianni Amidei Heavyweight Custom for trumpet. Yamaha customized GP mouthpiece for piccolo trumpet. Bruno Tilz S1 Custom, Yamaha 7C4 and Courtois 7EW mouthpieces for flugelhorn |
Charles Tolliver | Benge, Conn60B | |
Guy Touvron | Selmer trumpets/cornet/flugelhorn. | Bach 3B On cornet : Selmer «V» cup |
Dave Trigg | Yamaha 6310Z, now: Benge 1X and Benge CG trumpets |
Marcinkiewicz |
Ray Triscari | Mid to late 1950s Burbank Benge/Gold Serial # 3603 Info from Valdo Herby: He could not have played a 1951 Burbank Benge! Elden Benge moved to Burbank in August 1953. (He brought with him tons of ready-made bells from his brass works in Chicago) |
Callichio and Charlie Allen (Very shallow and narrow rim) Marcincewicz |
Chris Tyle | LA Benge 3x long-model cornet, Blessing Artist cornet, Getzen Capri cornet |
Schilke 12 |
Warren Vache | Benge long-model cornet (1970s) Yamaha student model cornet YCR631ox (now) Conn Vintage 1 Trumpet with Sterling Silver bell |
Warburton 5SV mouthpiece #6 backbore as a general rule carry a #7 and #8 backbore for situations where I need a brighter sound |
Mike Vax | Trumpets: 1951 A beat up old “loaner” cornet from school. 1952-56 Olds Ambassador 1957-60 Olds Mendez 1961-65 Conn Constellation (Large bore Bach for a very short time.) 1966-69 Conn Constellation, Getzen Severinsen Model 1970-71 Schilke B-6, Martin Committee 1971-80 Conn 8B, Conn Director, prototype Conn MV (never put out) 1981-92 Schilke S-32 1993-2005 Yamaha Custom, Yamaha 6340, Yamaha 6335HSMV 2005 – Getzen 3001 MV Artist Model Flugelhorns: 1959-73 Olds 1973-78 Conn (made in Switzerland) 1978-80 Yamaha (intermediate) 1981-92 Cuesnon 1992-2005 Yamaha 631 2005 – Getzen 3895 (prototype with a gold brass bell) |
Before: Schilke 13A4a (24 years), Marcinkiewicz 12.2 Now: Yamaha 13A4a |
Ray Vega | Bb: Courtois Evolution III, Courtois AC 334ML C: Stomvi Mahler Titanium Eb/D: Schilke E3L Piccolo Bb/A : F. Besson/Kanstul Flugelhorn: Stomvi Elite Cornet: Bach Strad Large Bore |
Greg Black. ACB, Stomvi, Monette, Warburton and Bach (all of the rims are similar to a Bach 3C) |
Tamas Velenczei | Bb rotary: Schagerl Classic, Monke Medium-Large, C rotary: Schagerl Vienna, Lechner, Kuhn Konzert, C: Monette #61 – 1989, D/Eb: Schilke E3L, R. Kuhn A/Bb piccolo: Shilke P5-4, A piccolo: Zirnbauer flugel: Mellissa by M. Beck |
Bb and C: Beslmair Special, piccolo: Kameyama, Schilke (Laskey design) flugel: Bach 2 1/2 |
Allen Vizzutti | Bach 72LT GP (in the 1970ies) Yamaha Heavy Wall, Now: Yamaha 9335VS «Vizzutti» model Bb Trumpet, (gold plate), Yamaha 6445II C Trumpet, Yamaha YTR 761 D Trumpet, Yamaha YTR 9635 E/Eb Trumpet Yamaha 9830 Piccolo TrumpetYamaha Maestro CornetYamaha YHF 635 Flugel Horn |
Schilke, Marcincewicz Allen Vizzuti, Now: Yamaha Allen Vizzutti gold rim, Piccolo: custom made, large back bore Marcinkiewicz, Flugel: custom made Marcinkiewicz Note: All mouthpieces have the same rim. Pickett Brass |
Gert Vohwinkel | Martin Committee trumpet | |
Derek Watkins | Smith-Watkins | Giardinelli 10SW (wide cushion rim), Bach 3C (legit) |
Lu Watters | Conn 80A cornet Martin Committees Selmer Balanced |
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Scott Wendholdt | Bach 72* sterling bell, reverse leadpipe, Van Cleave MV1 in silver |
Holton Collegiate |
Rich Wetzel | Bach Strad 182 Bb, Bach 183 flugelhorn |
Warburton 4SV with KT Backbore, Bobby Shew flugel mpc |
Peter Weuling | Buescher 400 trumpet, Blessing Super Artist cornet (all before 1947) |
Bach 6C for trumpet, Conn 4 for cornet |
Kenny Wheeler | Trumpets: Smith-Watkins (most of time) an american version of a Besson trumpet (given him by Marvin Stamm) Weber flugelhorn, Now a Yamaha Bobby Shew flugel |
Bach 3C on trumpet Flugelhorn, a German mouthpiece made by J.P.S. (trademark of Bopple, Jillich, and Rapp, Germany) |
Liesl Whitaker | New York Bach (Charlie Melk had to resurrect, it was falling apart) |
Purviance 8 (made by Bob Reeves) |
Cootie Williams | Early Ellington: Conn 58B ‘peashooter. Later Conn 40B. Conn Connstellation (in the 1960s and 1970s) |
Custom built, very small |
Tom Williams | Bach 37 (med large bore) Schilke B5 (med large bore) Bach 72LT (gold plate-med large bore) Army Horns: Yamaha YTR-739? I think (med large) Bach 43LR (med large bore After Army: Besson Meha (Kanstul made-med large bore) Yamaha Bobby Shew (med bore) Schilke S42 (med bore) Yamaha Xeno (matte lacquer finish-med large bore) Lawler C7 (med bore) Now: Lawler Model T & Bach 37 |
Schilke 13A4A, Bach 10 1/2C, Scott Holbert Custom Pieces, GR66 series |
Greg Wing | Bach 72/43 (commercial) Bach 37 Piccolo: Selmer 3c Flugel: Cousenon 3FL |
Old Purviance (commercial) Bach 3C |
Dontae Winslow | Bundy,Bach 37, Blessing, Bach silver 43 Reverse LT Star Bell, Bach 25 bell Large Bore (gifts from Roy Hargrove), Monette LTJ, Gold Schilke S42L, Conn Connstellation 38B, Kanstul Mariachi (based on a Conn 38B), Adams Trumpet (based on a Conn 38B) now: Adams DW A6 (self designed) Adams F2 Flugelhorn |
Bach 3C, Bach 1 1/4C, Bach 1B (10 years), Bach 10 1/4C, Schilke 13A4A, Monette B4LD, Now: Monette B4 LVS |
Wilmer Wise | Bb-Bach LB w/ 72* bell-regular weight body. C-Bach LB w/229G bell-25H leadpipe and a Bb tuning slide cut for the C. D- Bach Mt. Vernon 236 bell Eb-Bach NY 304 bell Piccolo Bb/A Yamaha 9830 Cuesnon Flugel |
Laskey 80 MD Laskey piccolo mouthpiece. Nov 2003, switched from a Laskey 80 MD to a Kanstul copy of a Monette B4S. 2008: Back to Laskey 80MD |
Mark Wood | Yamaha 6335, Blessing (prototype built for Brad Goode), Olds Super, Super Recordings, Current: Burbank Benge MLP (mid 60s) |
Peter Pickett custom (based of an old Jet Tone T 1B) |
Snooky Young | Getzen trumpets | Custom Jet-Tone Custom Bob Reeves Al Cass |
Rob Zappulla | Kanstul French Besson Meha .470 bore Flugelhorn: Kanstul 1525 Piccolo: Schilke P5-4 |
Trumpet: Greg Black 12S with various backbores Flugelhorn: Greg Black 12FL Piccolo: Greg Black 12S with 117-C backbore |
(This was originally a short TPIN compilation by Kevin Fay.)