Looking to Buy a Trumpet. Advice Needed.

[Tally Turkey]

Hi everyone,

New to the forum and really enjoying reading all the great info y'all provide. Apologies if this topic is covered in another thread. If so, please point me to it.

I am looking to buy a trumpet and have searched through the threads and come up with the following list of trumpet makers below. Please feel free to suggest additional makers not on my list. My number one criteria is sound - this is purely a hunting trumpet so sound, tone, etc. is everything and looks is a distant second. I would also like to have it by March 1 2022 if possible (the earlier the better, as I will need a bunch of practice). I realize this won't be attainable for some of the makers below considering the demand. I hunt easterns in Florida for what it's worth. Any input is greatly appreciated, so thank you in advance.

List of makers:
-Darrell Gipson
-Lewis Stowe
-Misfire
-Billy Buice (retiring so probably not an option)
-Bryan Mero
-Greg Gwaltney
-Robert Glover - Crawdad adjustable?
-Cory Chustz
-Kenny Pedalahore
-Austin Bott
-Kenny Morgan
-Ralph Permar
-Marlin Watkins
-Jason Rohrer
-Kevin Lynch
-Cox (not sure first name)

[Longtom1.5]

Charlie Trotter
Jeff Erb
Matt McClain
Bob Buckner
Jon Dangerfield

[Bedge7767]

Good luck in your search. Buying trumpets is like eating potato chips. Hard to stop at just one.

[KentuckyHeadhunter]

Good luck in your search. Buying trumpets is like eating potato chips. Hard to stop at just one.

Haha yep.  You'll own every one of those until you find the one that works for you best.  That's why we have a classifieds section. 

[Sir-diealot]

I am no expert, I am still learning and struggling but the one piece of advise I will offer is what I wish I had done, get one call and one call only and don't try to learn on multiple calls, that is the mistake I made and I am paying for it. Also get the best you can afford. I guess that makes two pieces of advise, sue me, I have ADD/ADHD and I am pretty sure dyscalculia

[EZ]

Jason Rohrer and Kevin Lynch make wingbones.

Trumpets, wingbones and Jordans all require the same technique. All those listed make quality calls that have the "potential" to sound good.
The other very major factor is the guy running the call. Expect to spend some serious time, but if you do, it will be well worth it.

[ChesterCopperpot]

Anthony Ellis, Irving Whitt, Rick Alessandrini, Clay Townsend, Mike Lapp, Daryal Gosey (HUGE second to Charlie Trotter who wasn't on your original list). And while EZ's being modest mentioning other Jordan and wingbone makers, Tony Ezolt is making as fine a Jordan or wingbone as anyone alive.


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[paboxcall]

And while EZ's being modest mentioning other Jordan and wingbone makers, Tony Ezolt is making as fine a Jordan or wingbone as anyone alive.

Agree with you about Tony.

Need to add Mark Sharpe to this list as well.

[Bedge7767]

Add Dave Hodgkins to the list (Black Falcon). His trumpets are very nice.

[Tally Turkey]

Thank you all for the reply. It sounds like any of these guys are good options.

[Mathews.1]

He doesn't make many but Richard Hudson

[Bedge7767]

Daryl Slaton makes a fine trumpet also. So many talented makers to choose from.

[Chris O]

All of the guys that have been mentioned are great choices.Jeff Erb and Charlie Trotter are very high on my list of favorites and hard to beat IMO. If you are new and not really wanting to break the bank there is a guy on here that goes by LabsRusll he owns TTP calls and is building some great calls.

[Tally Turkey]

Thank you all for the advice - It was very helpful. I ended up going with Mr. Ralph Permar. Very nice guy to talk to, and he sampled his trumpets over the phone with me which was insightful. Went with the 1930 style trumpet and the improved Jordan yelper. Can't wait for them to come in and frustrate the heck out of me until I figure them out!

[paboxcall]

Thank you all for the advice - It was very helpful. I ended up going with Mr. Ralph Premar. Very nice guy to talk to, and he sampled his trumpets over the phone with me which was insightful. Went with the 1930 style trumpet and the improved Jordan yelper. Can't wait for them to come in and frustrate the heck out of me until I figure them out!

Congrats - now the hard part - waiting. That wait gets even harder when he calls you that they're ready and you watch the tracking number LOL.