09/01/2026
4 very different trumpets. Same player, same mouthpiece, same excerpt. 🎺
Playing an excerpt from near the end of “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” — traditional spiritual, arranged by Donald Hunsberger, from Carnaval: 11 Solos for Cornet and Piano, as recorded by Wynton Marsalis and the Eastman Wind Ensemble.
1. Thane Performance 37
2. Taylor Chicago 46 II — modified by Harrelson
3. New Bach 190 Series 65G LV
4. Early Elkhart Bach 37 ML — closet queen
Bach 3C Megatone mouthpiece on all four.
Recorded with a ribbon microphone with just a little sweetening, keeping the sound natural for the comparison.
Which one sounds best to you — 1, 2, 3, or 4?
🎺 All four horns are currently for sale through Arch City Brass (ArCB). For more details and pricing:
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