What’s the Best Trumpet?

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The same goes with what musicians consider as the best trumpet.

In this case, the beauty of a trumpet depends on the ears of the beholder and the audience. The best trumpet for a musician can be considered a matter of perspective.

For some musicians, the best trumpet could be made of brass; the best can be colored black, gold or silver; some musicians consider piston valve trumpets to be the best as opposed to rotary valves. Musicians also consider a particular brand of trumpet to be the best and wouldn’t play anything else.

The best trumpet can also be determined by general point of view and not just the whim of the musician. The Bb trumpet is the best trumpet for students who want to learn playing trumpets. Gold or silver colored trumpets are best used for special occasions and C trumpets are the best trumpet for orchestral performances.

Depending on where a trumpet will be used and what it will be used for, the best trumpet is determined by trumpet type:

• Bb trumpet – is the best trumpet for amateur trumpet players or for players who want to start learning to play the trumpet. This type oftrumpet is considered as a student trumpet. It allows beginners to learn higher key instruments without having to learn new fingering techniques because it teaches amateur players the technique of transposition.

• C trumpet – is the best trumpet to use when playing in orchestras. The C trumpet is so named because it normally plays the key of C which is commonly played in orchestra music.

• Piccolo trumpet – with its four valves is the best trumpet for tight musical performances especially Baroque music. The four valves make it easier for players to lower the pitch by a fourth.

• Pocket trumpet – is the best trumpet for kids who want to learn trumpet music. It is a smaller form of bb trumpet which makes it ideal for teaching. It has a reduced form factor, a reduced bell and its tube has been wound more tightly to maintain tube length.

On a professional level, musicians prefer their own selected brands of trumpet. Musicians hail certain brands as their best trumpet.

• King trumpet – is one of the best trumpet brands available. They are finely crafted, and have rich sound because of their silver bells. These trumpets are strictly dedicated to professional musicians or to anyone who appreciates rich sounding music. The best trumpet for old style jazz bands is the King Cornet. Like the King trumpet, its fine craftsmanship makes it the ideal partner for lifetime jazz musicians.

• Monette Trumpet – is considered by many musicians to be the best trumpet in terms of manufacturing quality and sound. Unique among Monette trumpets are their specially made mouthpieces. They allow the musician to play naturally and not strain themselves when producing high notes. Monette trumpets are constructed in a balanced way so that musicians need not move around so much to produce higher notes to make great music.

• Yamaha trumpet – When it comes to musical instruments, Yamaha is synonymous to technology and quality. Many musicians consider Yamaha trumpets as the best trumpet because of quality construction and high-tech manufacturing techniques that produce brilliant sounds not just in their trumpet line but other brass wind instruments as well.

• Bach Stradivarius trumpet – is an exquisite finelycrafted line of trumpet from the company of master craftsman Vincent Bach, Bach Brass. It’s the best trumpet for those who favor classical music as well as classical-looking instruments.