Favorite Horn Brands

j.alexandread918 · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 1:48 pm Post subject: Favorite Horn Brands

What are some of your favorite smaller shop horn makers? From Tennessee and have played a few Blackburn’s that I really like. Any other ones to keep my eyes out for???

cheiden · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 2:32 pm Post subject:

The Ken Larson horns I've tried play surprisingly well.
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shofarguy · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 4:00 pm Post subject:

Schilke qualifies as a fairly small shop, in my opinion.

Michael Thomas Music is the outlet for The Burbank Trumpet line

Kanstul Musical Instruments is a large small factory which sells their own line of brass instruments and build instruments for many other brands.

This group make trumpets, cornets and flugelhorn which work in all venues and styles and should be considered "mainstream" in terms of sound

Harrelson makes custom trumpets which offer unique, innovative solutions to traditional acoustic challenges.

Flip Oakes designs and sells Wild Thing Band Instruments which include his signature Wild Thing trumpet, flugelhorn and cornets, plus his C Trumpet, Bb Celebration, Legend and Inspiration models.

Tony Scodwell makes fine Bb trumpets and flugelhorn by hand in Las Vegas.
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Looking forward to trying some Fred Powell horns...

giakara · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:28 am Post subject:

Obviously Roy Lawler's horns , i own two Bb's and one cornet and I use to own three more Bb's, , today are collectable , only 1550 horns in the 35 years that Roy was made trumpets , cornets and Flugels.

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Manuel de los Campos · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:44 am Post subject:

Getzen Eterna line: Great horns for the right price

Easy to play, great sounding and the best valves on the market: What else do you want
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kehaulani · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 8:45 am Post subject:

Are you asking about horn makers or horn bands?
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TKSop · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:44 am Post subject:

Eclipse - especially the current stuff (not quite as keen on the older bell-tuned stuff)

Andy Del · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:47 am Post subject:

This is, probably understandably, a very US-centric set of responses so far.

There are many many smaller makers in Europe and the UK who are deserving of recognition as well. These are the workshops I have visited (factories doesn't fit the bill at all) and always been impressed with what I have seen.

Thein. In Bremen in Germany. Hand built, customised to the Nth degree instruments. Their trumpets are to die for. I play on their Bb/A piston piccolo, 4 valve C trumpet (converts to D & Eb) and their corno da caccia.

Visiting their workshop, I had a few things adjusted, and was given the open display cabinet treatment. Essentially, grab a horn and play it. While their Bb's don't grab me, there was a 4 valve rotary which was just astounding, as was their Schilke E3L clone. As they customise SO much, you can never be sure what you are getting. My picc came with a pretty odd setup, but a few emails later, I got some bits to try out, and voila! It's simply amazing now.

Egger. In Basel is another small, very high end maker. I have an early baroque trumpet and a Galileo rotary Bb. (They ake both brands) Superb instruments.

Schagerl. In Mank in Austria. Simply wow, even if a few of their very early horns were made by... Zig Kanstul. (You can't deny all the common parts) I have a rotary C which is the essence of Germanic sounding trumpets. His designs are fantastic, and they are very welcoming.

There are dozens more...

cheers

Andy
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giakara · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:43 am Post subject:

Hey guys don't forget that the OP question is about small shops not big company's with many thousands horns product.

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Carol mini pocket
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Brassnose · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:05 am Post subject:

Money permitting I would have one of the rotaries from here: https://www.martin-schmidt-potsdam.de/en/instrumentenbau/

Plus I only once had a chance to test a del Quadro Bb piston trumpet and did not buy it - HUGE mistake

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Don Herman rev2 · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:16 am Post subject:

Flip Oakes
Blackburn
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Callet - http://www.callet.com/

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Austin Winds in Austin Tx. Unique horns with darker richer core tone, remarkable flexibility and response yet stand up to being pushed without breaking. Fabrication is by Kanstul & Taylor, but designs are unique to AW.

(Doesn't get much smaller - there are <10 copies of my Stage 466)
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