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EQUIPMENT

Trumpet players love to ask "what do you play on?"  Here is a rundown of the horns and mouthpieces I use most (at the moment) for the most common styles of music I play.

Horns

Bb:

*Yamaha YTR-8335LA (Wayne Bergeron), Lacquer

Yamaha YTR-8335LA (Wayne Bergeron Gen II), Lacquer

Yamaha YTR-8310z (Bobby Shew), Silver

Olds Super Recorder, Balanced (Harry James)

Benge, Los Angeles, Silver

Bach Stradivarius Model 37, Silver

C:

*Yamaha YTR-9445NY (Phil Smith), Silver

Bach 229, 25H, Gold 

Bach Mt. Vernon, Silver

Eb:

*Bach Stradivarius Artisan Series Eb/D, Lacquer

Schilke E3L, Silver

Picc: 

*Schilke P5-4, Gold

Schilke P7-4, Silver

Selmer Paris, Gold

Flugel:

*Yamaha Bobby Shew, Lacquer

*-Denotes most used horn

Mouthpieces

Bb Classical/Studio Work:

"Harriman Los Angeles" by Pickett Brass

Broadway Shows:

"Harriman Los Angeles" by Pickett Brass

GR 64Z** (for lead passages)

Big Band Lead/Rock Band:

Marcinkiewicz E12.4 R. Ingram

C Trumpet/Orchestral Work:

Silver Bach C 1 1/4c Cup, with gold plated 1 1/4C Rim, 26

Piccolo Trumpet:

Warburton-Oviedo 5MC, S11

Flugelhorn:

GR 64Z

Chas Colin NY

Boyde Hood would say "Never changing equipment is just as bad as always changing equipment."

While the above is what I currently play on, like any stereotypical trumpeter, I am always on the lookout for a new gear to try!

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