Beginner/Entry level trumpet

[davisd9]

Thanks goodness I was second to get on the list for 2019!


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[Terry]

I have 3 and they all play virtually the same. My favorite though is my cured Osage it's just very unique looking.

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[Chris O]

Thanks Terry I love Osage for about everything. I wondered if any played much different, that is good to know that they don't

[Terry]

Some may say they do, but I haven't seen it. I'm sure someone else will chime in and tell me I'm wrong.

Your best bet is to talk to Kenny about what you want. He's a great guy and very helpful.

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[mspaci]

Thanks Tony,

[gergg]

You should have got with me when you lived in my backyard..

Your trumpets are beautiful and I have heard nothing but great things about yours. I texted you a week or so ago to get put on your list and am looking forward to trying one of yours also

Good move. I think I'm gonna be on Kenny's list permanently.

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Feel like telling me which KP call is your favorite? I take you as a guy that has had many trumpets so you know which ones are the best and I value your opinion. You can pm If you rather thanks for any input

I have 2 of Kenny's(KP) trumpets now and they are both outstanding....An African Blackwood and a Snakewood....While they both sound and run great, they do sound and run a little different....the snakewood is my favorite trumpet, period, the Blackwood is next, only because the Snakewood has a bit more natural rasp to it, slightly darker tone,  and it is nearly impossible to make a bad note on it, plays like butter. One other thing about Kenny's trumpets, they have the most natural sounding clucks/cuts ever, great pop to them, they rock...... I do have a very weird ear, I hear tiny differences in sound/tone, maybe from my days of building and tuning acoustic guitars....don't know, but I can always tell a difference between trumpets of the same builder. I am sending Kenny another blank(Ironwood) for next year, can't wait!!

[Terry]

I was referring to how I play them. I don't need to change anything jumping from KP to KP to KP. My draw remains consistent.

I can hear a very slight difference in sound, not enough to say so.  But I wonder if it's more in slight variances in the construction than wood choice??

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[Chris O]

I was referring to how I play them. I don't need to change anything jumping from KP to KP to KP. My draw remains consistent.

I can hear a very slight difference in sound, not enough to say so.  But I wonder if it's more in slight variances in the construction than wood choice??

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I feel I sound pretty similar on all the trumpets I have so far except for 2 that have more natural rasp than some of the others I have. I think it is just the way I play them. I am still pretty new and I might be able to tell more difference by next year

[gergg]

I was referring to how I play them. I don't need to change anything jumping from KP to KP to KP. My draw remains consistent.

I can hear a very slight difference in sound, not enough to say so.  But I wonder if it's more in slight variances in the construction than wood choice??

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I agree with play-ability consistency Terry......Yeah, not sure if it is the wood or the slight variables in construction/mouthpieces/internals/etc.....

[jblackburn]

You should have got with me when you lived in my backyard..

I'm still in Gonzales. I didn't even think about hitting you up

[jblackburn]

Thanks for all the replies and messages!

Next question (sorry for the ignorance!)! 

When I'm looking at trumpets, what should I be looking at? Or put another way, what characteristics of trumpets make them play differently? I assume things like length, barrel diameter, but how about mouthpieces? Are they pretty standard as far as size or???

My problem is I don't know what I don't know!

[eorlando]

Just call Billy Buice and be done

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[Terry]

Thanks for all the replies and messages!

Next question (sorry for the ignorance!)! 

When I'm looking at trumpets, what should I be looking at? Or put another way, what characteristics of trumpets make them play differently? I assume things like length, barrel diameter, but how about mouthpieces? Are they pretty standard as far as size or???

My problem is I don't know what I don't know!

Any reputable trumpet maker's standard trumpet will work

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[Terry]

Jblackburn, I sent you a PM

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[KentuckyHeadhunter]

Once you acquire a few trumpets you will soon find that the mouthpiece and internals matter way more than the wood type.  If you adjust your lipstop properly this makes a huge difference as well.  Just two more cents.