Brasspire - Quality

Rmc61 · Regular Member Joined: 15 Mar 2019 Posts: 35

Hello all,

Can anyone give me an opinion on Brasspire trumpets quality? All help will be appreciated

RC
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RC

trickg · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 7:31 am Post subject: Re: Brasspire - Quality

HillBilly Joe · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 8:30 am Post subject:

I've owned both the 923 LTS and the 933 flugel. they were some of my favorite horns ever. A friend bought the 923 off of me and still plays it on his gigs. The flugel was heavy for me (bad shoulder) so I had to off load it for a lighter one, but brasspire is 100% as good as the big boys for quality on their pro lines.
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bagmangood · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 8:46 am Post subject:

Brasspire has a couple of different options at different price points.

The cheapest line (can't remember the name) still had pretty consistent quality control. As you went up in the prices you got to some Very Nice horns.

When I worked at ACB, we had someone trade in their Bach C for a Brasspire Unicorn C (might have been with an ACB leadpipe) because it was more in tune and easier to play for his needs (handful of times a year).
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Dennis78 · Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2022 5:05 am Post subject:

I own the Brasspire Unicorn cornet. It’s an ok cornet. I’d put it on the level of just about every other decent Chinese instrument I’ve played. I feel for what it is, I over paid by about $400.
Fit and finish at ok. Valves have been trouble free (using Hetmans 2).
If I had to do it again I think I would have bought the Besson 1000 series. Much much nicer
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dstpt · Heavyweight Member Joined: 14 Dec 2005 Posts: 1287

I'm presently selling an early Brasspire Unicorn 900 series model in the Marketplace...having to thin the herd. I have pics and a video posted there. I think they are great horns. I write: "The valves are buttery smooth and lightning fast, even after me letting the horn sit for months without playing. Same with the slides."

I got this horn from a collector, who had over 70 horns a few years ago, but has now sold most all of them to clean house and make his wife happy. He told me that this was "the best in-tune trumpet" he had ever played! Every time I blow on it, I have to agree with that statement. The pitch centering is absolutely incredible...in all registers...and with shallow to deep mouthpieces. It's kind of freaky, actually. You play, say, a leap from one note into a normally problematic note, and you auto-adjust to where you anticipate, and it turns out that you can relax and not make those little tweaks. The tonal profile is a little darker when played softly than my need in the pit, which is where I mainly play Bb tpt (musicals). If I was a jazz soloist or playing in a combo, I would not hesitate to use it. It sounds just as brilliant as any other commercial tpt when played forte and louder. The response is also freaky impeccable. It responds with the slightest puff of air...for me, anyway.