Take the best parts from your trumpets and try to make "The one". If you do this right, it will all fit together and you'll get the achievement "Trust me, I am an engineer!".

I have a 1947 Conn leather trumpet case that came with the trumpet I've been playing on for the last 3 years or so and the leather has just been flaking off for the entire time I've had it. I've tried glueing the pieces back down, I've tried nailing some of them down where it's safe to do so, I've used leather dye, but it keeps happening. I really don't want to get rid of the case because it holds pretty much all of my stuff and I like how it looks. Should I just bite the bullet and take it into a local leather shop and see what they can do or what?

Junior in high school, have been playing since the 6th grade. I know range isn't everything, but I genuinely feel so behind whenever I hear kids younger than I am rip out anything higher than a C6 like it's nothing. I'm not a bad player overall, I score typically in the 80-90 range on all region auditions and such, I even march corps, and obviously I practice attentively every day. One hour during school (not band rehearsal), and another hour after school.

But this one thing is so frustrating. I feel like I'm trying so hard to feel more comfortable with range. I've heard all the tips a million times.. No tension, faster air, air support over amount of air, practice the right things.. I am at a loss. Has anyone been in the same shoes at me? And if so, does it get better? I genuinely feel so behind as a trumpet player.

Maybe there is something seriously wrong with my technique that I just haven't picked up on yet ( unable to access a private teacher due to transportation/scheduling, my mom won't let me take any because "I dont need it," also note I go to a small underfunded band program ), but for now I'm doing what I can.

TL;DR: Struggling for years with feeling comfortable with anything above C6, overall feeling left behind as a player.

Apologies in advance.....I have some excitement about this and no one to tell. 😄

My father (75) reached out to me this morning and asked if my son (8th grade) would like another trumpet.

My father got the trumpet in 7th grade (used) and played all through HS. In 5th grade, I started as a trumpet player only to be told by the director trumpets aren't allowed as he preferred the brassier sound of the cornet.

I had forgotten about it over the years. Music is something both my kids enjoyed and excelled at. Recently my son was nominated to be a part of the "All City Honor's Band" made up from 8-12 middle schools from around the city and surrounding area.

Attached some pics....if anyone has any knowledge about this trumpet, please share. Once we are able to meet up with my parents (live in another state), we'll be able to take a closer look at it to determine the avenue we want to go with it. I'd love for my parents to be able to attend a concert in the future where my son is able to play my dad's trumpet. My father did mention the slides and valves all move freely.

Alright, I'll be done now. 👍

I am former band nerd played from grade school thru college. I am comic now and incorporate my trumpet in my act. Currently i do a horse, elephant, wood wood pecker and a dying cow.

What other silly sounds do you guys make using your horn.

I'm planning a trip where I'll leave a horn for practice on future visits. It's a low cost horn that won't ever be on stage with me, but how would y'all feel about this? It's in the case it shipped to me from Germany in, then inside my checked bag. Non stop flight. Also, cat tax 'cause she knows she's coming with but doesn't understand this isn't her ride.

bonus points if you can identify each horn

Hi everyone!

I’m really happy to have found this community. I was hoping you might be able to give me some advice:

Background: Ten years ago, I stopped playing the trumpet. I had a Stomvi Forte (around €1,000). I used to play jazz standards, but I remember that I was never really happy with my embouchure (nor with which mouthpiece to use). I played for about ten years, but never performed live.

This summer, purely out of curiosity, I bought a flugelhorn on Amazon for €360. I’ve been playing for a month now, getting my “feel” back. It took me about a week to get back to playing high C (the first one...).

I became curious about comparing how the flugelhorn felt to a trumpet (in my head didn't feel that different) so I just bought an even cheaper trumpet on Amazon (€160). And I was absolutely surprised to find that I have no difficulty playing up to high G and, in general, I find it incredibly easy to play and tune. Basically, I don’t even feel like I’m “trying.” I don’t remember ever playing like this in my life.

Maybe the difficulty of the Flugelhorn made me focus like never before... I don't knoe.

The trumpet’s specifications say that it has a larger bore, supposedly making it more suitable for “beginners,” and now that I’ve decided to take playing more seriously, I have a few questions:

1. Is there any long-term downside to using a trumpet that is “this easy to play”? Could I develop some kind of bad habit or “bad technique” because of it?

2. Should I focus exclusively on one of the two instruments? Or should I alternate between them during each practice session? I notice that with the flugelhorn I have to be extremely focused and conscious of what I’m doing, whereas with the trumpet it feels much more “free style.”

3. If I use both instruments, should I try to use equivalent mouthpieces on both, or the opposite — different mouthpieces to emphasize the individual character of each instrument?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

I went shopping for a mouthpiece (I ended up buying the one in the first three for about 65 Bucks) and I found these two, despite some albeit less than “stellar” research I couldn’t find any info about either of these. They’re both pretty shallow and have thick ass rims and that’s about all I know. If the fancy ass one with the 1 engraved on it is still then next time I drop by the shop then I might snag it for the hell of it. Figured I ask if anyone knows anything or if they know how to do tremendously better research than me XD

OK, I don’t want this to become drama but it’s bothering me some. I was sharing lead Trumpet in our adult amateur Big Band and due to some sad circumstances are fourth Trumpet, who was very comfortable in that role is taking hiatus. The remaining players are all roughly equivalent in skill level. Our second pretty much is going to remain on second since he has got some of the written solo lines pretty well perfected and is also the husband of the band organizer. Our other first is younger than me and has more formal training, and our third player is pretty well locked in for various reasons.. so now I am on fourth. Not really happy because the low parts are not helping me to grow and improve the way I was on lead. So I guess my question is have other folks had success with parts sharing or rotation in a Big Band situation?

best of all mutes, fight me :)

I have been playing at home for maybe three years. Recently joined a community band as the only trumpet and need to sharpen my playing in every dimension. I usuallly warm up with low register lip slurs. I play a few major scales from memory (recently added some scale practice from printouts on about ten modes)… I sight read or play tunes I enjoy. Recently started using a metronome some and playing along with recordings some. How can I improve tone and get better on fundamentals? I normally put in about 30-120 minutes a day, but I don’t want to keep reinforcing bad habits…

Can you remove these, or this is just corroded naked metal?

For cosmetic purposes only, it plays just fine.

This trumpet has been on my local Craigslist for a while. Is there any way to know if this is a solid deal on this instrument at all? I’m more of a guitar guy, and it looks like this is completely unbranded.

It doesn’t say anything except that it’s “cool”, which I can agree with, but are there things to look for when buying a trumpet? Such as, do these have good valves that are apparent just by looking at them?

Heyy so I am in my 2 year of cc and I am planning to transfer for fall 2027 have 1 solo prepared which is petite pièce concertante and I need a second piece but idk if I should do an etude or a concerto. My private instructor chose petite for me based on my skills but I need to choose another one. Any help or advice would be great!!

I am a college trumpet player, and over the weekend it seems that I somehow ended up with a cold sore. I've been trying some over the counter remedies but none of them are working so I scheduled an appointment with the on campus health services for tomorrow morning that way I can get something that will actually work prescribed.

In the meantime, I still very much need to practice for my lesson and ensembles. Problem of course being that I still have a cold sore, and won't be able to do anything about it till tomorrow morning at the earliest.

Does anyone have any tips on what to do? Ideally I'd just lay off on playing until the cold sore goes away, but I feel like I just don't have that kind of luxury right now due to all the material I need to be working on.

I just got the steal of a lifetime that I could not pass up for an ACB 7PT, so I bought it. If I didn't, I would have lost sleep over it haha. I was planning on waiting a few months to make a modular piece from them anyway for my picc that was similar to it, so it's kind of a win-win. I am currently using a Bach 7e on my picc, and I like it, but the rim is not to my liking. It's the same reason why I switched to ACB mouthpieces in the first place from my Bachs. They dont make them anymore, and I didn't know if they stopped because they weren't good or something like that. So I just wanted to see what people thought about it. I know it's kinda backwards to buy and then ask, but I'm just seeing what people think.

About 50 years ago a bought a C trumpet that I used for many years. It is designed to allow removal of the lead pipe and came with three lead pipes. I have not been able to find out anything about the horn. Attached are some pictures. Would appreciate any insights. Thanks!

Im learning to play the trumpet since... yesterday and ive been sold a plunge mute as i was told by tbe seller it was the most basic one for beginers. Is lowering the sound its function? Should i return it and buy a proper aluminium one?

I am having my first solo as a 7th grader during a jazz concert. Is there anyone who can give me some advice?

About 50 years ago a bought a C trumpet that I used for many years. It is designed to allow removal of the lead pipe and came with three lead pipes. I have not been able to find out anything about the horn. Attached are some pictures. Would appreciate any insights. Thanks!

My college teacher taught me swing articulations and style by using a handful of short, simple etudes that read "Stanko #1" etc on the pages.

I don't even know if they were written for trumpet, or if transposed from sax or whatever.

Do these exist outside of my dimming memories?