Wynton Marsalis' Trumpet
Mike Collette
I've seen this trumpet, and I must say WOW!!
Does anyone have any info on who made the trumpet, specs, pictures,
anything!!
If anyone does not know what it looks like, he's on the cover of
Jazztimes, march 97.
**** Please note to all people that just seen the webbing (ex. - the
videoes "Marsalis on Music"), He put picture / holes in that webbing
and more.
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Arnab Rana Banerjee
I know that he plays on a Monette. I've also heard that it was
designed with the mouthpiece fixed into the lead pipe and not detachable,
but don't quote me on that part.
Rana
James F. Boehner, MD
But YES! Here's the link to Monette Trumpets:
http://www.teleport.com/~monette/
And one can be yours for a measly $20,000. Note-A friend of mine who
modified a large bore Bach Strad with a huge bore leadpipe met Winton
backstage and asked him to play his ax. He could hardly get a note out!
Guess it's true what they say about Monette trumpets-you really have to
learn how to play one!
Cheers,
Jim
Robert L. Carroll
Mike Collette wrote:
>
> I've seen this trumpet, and I must say WOW!!
> Does anyone have any info on who made the trumpet, specs, pictures,
> anything!!
> If anyone does not know what it looks like, he's on the cover of
> Jazztimes, march 97.
> videoes "Marsalis on Music"), He put picture / holes in that webbing
> and more.
>
It will have all the info you could possibly want.
Sammiches
<<Does anyone have any info on who made the trumpet, specs, pictures,
anything!!>>
point your browser to: http://www.teleport.com/~monette/
this is the home page of the guy who makes wynton's trumpets. you'll find
everthing you need there.
Kenneth Russell
I really don't understand why you would spend so much on a trumpet. I've
been playing for 10 years, the first five on a King student model and play
on a Bach Strad #37. Is it really that much better, than a normal
trumpets. I have played on some horns that are nicer but not 20,000
dollars nicer.
Kenneth
BugleBoy10
I'm honored to say that I have HELD his Monette at a workshop of his
!!!!!!!
One little thing I found interesting is something you can't see in a
picture...
It weighs almost 13 lbs. (A LOT more than my Bach.)
BugleBoy10
Kenneth Russell
Damn, I thought my Bach was heavy,
you would get a work out just by holding the thing....
Kenneth
BugleBoy10 <bugle...@aol.com> wrote in article
<19970219204...@ladder02.news.aol.com>...
Joe Potter
This brings up a funny little story. My teacher plays a Monette 900
series trumpet (only weighs about half as much as a raja) and he was
getting tired of holding it one day and decided to rest it on a turned
around music stand, placing the valve section on top of a rag draped
over the top of the stand. Anyway, his sound got fuller. He showed all
of us students this and we all experienced richer, fuller sound. My
conclusion is that it takes a lot of muscular stress out of playing and
encourages better posture with the shoulders abd elbows all in the
correct places. So I am making a special request that everyone try this
technique and tell me what they think. If you can't quite figure out
what I am talking about, tell me.
-Joe
David V. Smith
Joe Potter wrote:
>
> This brings up a funny little story. My teacher plays a Monette 900
> series trumpet (only weighs about half as much as a raja) and he was
> getting tired of holding it one day and decided to rest it on a turned
> around music stand, placing the valve section on top of a rag draped
> over the top of the stand. Anyway, his sound got fuller.
transferred through the stand and to the floor, thereby contributing
to the fuller sound? When I used to play bass guitar, I could set
the headstock against a wall while I was playing, and the wall would
vibrate and amplify the sound very much.
Not trying to pick a fight, just trying to be scientific :)
-------------David
ma...@ibm.net
In <01bc1f34$3bbc7c20$9b28...@russ8987.utdallas.edu>, "Kenneth Russell" <russ...@utdallas.edu> writes:
>Damn, I thought my Bach was heavy,
>you would get a work out just by holding the thing....
>
>Kenneth
>
>BugleBoy10 <bugle...@aol.com> wrote in article
><19970219204...@ladder02.news.aol.com>...
>> It weighs almost 13 lbs. (A LOT more than my Bach.)
>
Well, my 2 cents: I saw a Monette at Dillon Brass shop a few years ago.
The first thought that came to mind was, "damn it's ugly". And being unplated
bare brass, cleaning is a constant ritual and if you're one of those people whose
systems don't tolerate brass well, you may as well forget it.
Granted, they seem to have a good rep from many people, but lets' face it,
if you spend $6000+ on a trumpet, are you really going to say anything negative
about it?? Also, Wynton has incentive to play one.... he has some intere$t in the
Monette company..... still a nice piece though. Regards, KM.
Robert L. Carroll
ma...@ibm.net wrote:
>
> Well, my 2 cents: I saw a Monette at Dillon Brass shop a few years ago.
> The first thought that came to mind was, "damn it's ugly". And being unplated
> bare brass, cleaning is a constant ritual and if you're one of those people whose
> systems don't tolerate brass well, you may as well forget it.
> Granted, they seem to have a good rep from many people, but lets' face it,
> if you spend $6000+ on a trumpet, are you really going to say anything negative
> about it?? Also, Wynton has incentive to play one.... he has some intere$t in the
> Monette company..... still a nice piece though. Regards, KM.
The Monette trumpet that Wynton plays was a gift from Monette himself.
He paid $0.
Joe Potter
Well, if you really want to sound like an expert, you might want to know
that Wynton's trumpet has 24k brushed gold plating. You can get this
option with any Monette trumpet. Actually I think the trumpets are quite
beautiful. There's not a hint of soldering evidence and the bends are
all nicely rounded. Really, I think they are works of art. I play on a
Monette mouthpiece and I can say with absolute confidence that this man
is on to something. If you want to get all your facts straight, check
out the homepage at http://www.teleport.com/~monette/ .
Mike Collette
ma...@ibm.net wrote:
>
> In <01bc1f34$3bbc7c20$9b28...@russ8987.utdallas.edu>, "Kenneth Russell" <russ...@utdallas.edu> writes:
> >Damn, I thought my Bach was heavy,
> >you would get a work out just by holding the thing....
> >
> >Kenneth
> >
> >BugleBoy10 <bugle...@aol.com> wrote in article
> ><19970219204...@ladder02.news.aol.com>...
> >> It weighs almost 13 lbs. (A LOT more than my Bach.)
> >
>
> The first thought that came to mind was, "damn it's ugly". And being unplated
> bare brass, cleaning is a constant ritual and if you're one of those people whose
> systems don't tolerate brass well, you may as well forget it.
> Granted, they seem to have a good rep from many people, but lets' face it,
> if you spend $6000+ on a trumpet, are you really going to say anything negative
> about it?? Also, Wynton has incentive to play one.... he has some intere$t in the
> Monette company..... still a nice piece though. Regards, KM.
Just wondering how much the 900 and raja series go for???? I checked the
web page but there weren't any $$. I'd apreciate the help.
Jazzman
Robert L. Carroll
Joe Potter wrote:
>
> This brings up a funny little story. My teacher plays a Monette 900
> series trumpet (only weighs about half as much as a raja) and he was
> getting tired of holding it one day and decided to rest it on a turned
> around music stand, placing the valve section on top of a rag draped
> of us students this and we all experienced richer, fuller sound. My
> conclusion is that it takes a lot of muscular stress out of playing and
> encourages better posture with the shoulders abd elbows all in the
> correct places. So I am making a special request that everyone try this
> technique and tell me what they think. If you can't quite figure out
> what I am talking about, tell me.
> -Joe
I don't know what your talking about.
ma...@ibm.net
In <330E5E...@seas.gwu.edu>, "Robert L. Carroll" <car...@seas.gwu.edu> writes:
>ma...@ibm.net wrote:
>>
>> Well, my 2 cents: I saw a Monette at Dillon Brass shop a few years ago.
>> The first thought that came to mind was, "damn it's ugly". And being unplated
>> bare brass, cleaning is a constant ritual and if you're one of those people whose
>> systems don't tolerate brass well, you may as well forget it.
>> Granted, they seem to have a good rep from many people, but lets' face it,
>> if you spend $6000+ on a trumpet, are you really going to say anything negative
>> about it?? Also, Wynton has incentive to play one.... he has some intere$t in the
>> Monette company..... still a nice piece though. Regards, KM.
>
>
>He paid $0.
The hint intere$t is that Wynton has some financial investments in the
Monette company. Regardless of what he actually paid for his trumpet.... he
has money invested in the Monette company.
ma...@ibm.net
In <330EB3...@wsu.edu>, Joe Potter <japo...@wsu.edu> writes:
>Well, if you really want to sound like an expert, you might want to know
>that Wynton's trumpet has 24k brushed gold plating. You can get this
>option with any Monette trumpet. Actually I think the trumpets are quite
>beautiful. There's not a hint of soldering evidence and the bends are
>all nicely rounded. Really, I think they are works of art. I play on a
>Monette mouthpiece and I can say with absolute confidence that this man
>is on to something. If you want to get all your facts straight, check
>out the homepage at http://www.teleport.com/~monette/ .
>
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... personally, I don't find them attractive
as trumpets go... I think the basic Porche 911 is kinda ugly as well, but they
go like stink and handle amazingly well for a "glorified bug". The Monette trumpet
I saw was unplated brass... while gold is an option on most top horns that's
generally not the default, even on Monette's stuff. I read a while back on his web
site that he still insists that any plating affects the sound, hence his trumpets
are provided in plain brass by default. I also did not find the bends in the tubing
to be very good (as in a nice clean even radius). The valves were excellent in
feel and are also very tight. Regards, KM.
Captain Picard
Arnab Rana Banerjee <aban...@taurus.oac.uci.edu> wrote in article
<Pine.GSO.3.95.97021...@taurus.oac.uci.edu>...
I'll quote you on that. It's true. The mouthpiece IS actually PART of the
leadpipe, making for a more mellow tone and reverboration.
James Peters
If you can't quite figure out
> > what I am talking about, tell me.
> > -Joe
>
> I don't know what your talking about.
>
> Bcar...@seas.gwu.edu
I know what he's saying -- we should use adjustable "Trumpet Tripods"
when we play gigs!!!
(Patent Pending, so don't you guys even think about it) :)
smal...@concentric.net
Captain,
You can find Wynton and his trumpet at
http://www.teleport.com/~monette/photos.html
regards,
Michael