Who makes the best trumpet?

[mossyhorn2]

I've got one from  "Crawdad" that didn't break the bank and sounds great.

[Jbird22]

I have one from Doug Morgan and one from Kenny Pedelahore. Both make good ones in my book.

[quavers59]

I have a yelper trumpet from the mid-1990s made by Ron Clough. Makes good gobbler yelps and bonks. I usually take it out in the Fall.

[callmakerman]

Along with the others that have been mentioned is Steve Lumma. He makes a great trumpet if you can find one. Not sure if he's still building them or not

[North of 8]

Brian Mero for sure. EZ to play and Brian has earned more GRAND CHAMPION awards than any other maker (Turpin Award-1st place)

[gaswamp]

Brian Mero for sure. EZ to play and Brian has earned more GRAND CHAMPION awards than any other maker (Turpin Award-1st place)

do grand champion awards really mean anything?

[Clovis67]

Grand Champion....Turpin Award Winner...do these awards really mean anything...??
Sure does... It means Mero had built a trumpet that sounded better and was easier to use than all others
in the competition.When a person wins multiple Turpin Awards... That speaks volumes about the individuals ability to craft a caller that is pure turkey....

[idratherb]

 

[Clovis67]

And  everyone has a personal favorite callmaker...but when a group of judges agree that one particular call stands out above the competition... Then that call has shown itself to those judges to be the best sounding caller.
I know everyone has an opinion...just like anything ...its all subjective and a matter of personal preference.
When they start using a real live wild turkey for a judge...then I'm sure that some will claim that the turkey is just a horny 2 yr old bird when it gobbles at a Mero trumpet...

[nitro]

I have been to a bunch of NWTF conventions and watched the "judges" try to run a trumpet call...

Some of them needed an instruction sheet to show which end was the one to "blow into"

It's a friggin joke.