CLICK HERE AND JOIN CHRISTIAN GUITAR TODAY!
Welcome to the Christian Guitar Forum.
Welcome to Christian Guitar, the world's largest Christian guitar resource and forum community where over 150,000 Christian music fans from around the world come to discuss all Christian music, living the Christian life, current events, etc. in over 3,000,000 posted discussions!

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions, articles and photo galleries. By joining our FREE community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), blog about your Christian journey, suggest and share guitar tabs, see LESS forum advertisements, upload photos in your own photo album and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact support.

Old 12-13-2007, 03:27 PM   #1
power chord hater
 
snizzle's Avatar
 
Joined: Feb 2004
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 2,788
Trumpet Student
One of my piano students wants to take up trumpet. I'm mostly a sax player so I know very little about trumpets and trumpet brands. Offhand I would recommend a yamaha, king, or bach but that's only based on what I've seen and heard...not really firsthand experience. What would you recommend for a beginning trumpet student (he's 11)?

On a side note, I told him to pick up a trumpet mouthpiece to get used to buzzing to make the transition into trumpet a little easier for him. What mouthpiece would you recommend?
-shane

__________________
we were meant to live for so much more. have we lost ourselves?

www.myspace.com/hfrocks

I'm yet to find any Rogue instrument that is worth more than the bubble wrap and foam peanuts that they ship it in.
snizzle is offline  
Sponsored Links
Old 12-22-2007, 01:26 AM   #2
Registered User
 
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 4
Hi snizzle,

Getzen makes a great student trumpet. Any "name" brand should be fine as long as it is in working order. Stay away from the stuff at China that you can find cheap on Ebay. You get what you pay for.

Most typical mp for a beginner is a 7C or 5C

For more info http://www.trumpetmaster.com/vb is a great trumpet discussion forum



Quote:
Originally Posted by snizzle View Post
One of my piano students wants to take up trumpet. I'm mostly a sax player so I know very little about trumpets and trumpet brands. Offhand I would recommend a yamaha, king, or bach but that's only based on what I've seen and heard...not really firsthand experience. What would you recommend for a beginning trumpet student (he's 11)?

On a side note, I told him to pick up a trumpet mouthpiece to get used to buzzing to make the transition into trumpet a little easier for him. What mouthpiece would you recommend?
-shane
3valves is offline  
Old 12-22-2007, 01:29 AM   #3
The Math
 
Wesley7777's Avatar
 
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 2,914
I played a Bach and it was a wonderful instrument but of course it was not the starter model either. However for mouth pieces i do recommend the 5c.
Wesley7777 is offline  
Old 12-22-2007, 01:49 AM   #4
Art
a dork, or so to speak.
Administrator
 
Art's Avatar
 
Joined: May 2002
Location: California
Posts: 34,078
paid
Send a message via AIM to Art Send a message via MSN to Art
7c is my favorite mouthpiece for playing regular stuff, and I love my jettone MF for high stuff... but that's not for beginners. The 7c is awesome.

Conn makes some decent beginner stuff, and you can't go wrong with a good Bach.
__________________
Flickr.
Art is offline  
Old 12-22-2007, 03:17 PM   #5
Registered User
 
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 4
7C is a fine mouthpiece and most beginners start with that because their rental horn that they got at school ships with one.

FYI Bach has been having some problems. Workers went on strike. They have scabs making the pro trumpets and the student trumpets are now made in China.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Art View Post
7c is my favorite mouthpiece for playing regular stuff, and I love my jettone MF for high stuff... but that's not for beginners. The 7c is awesome.

Conn makes some decent beginner stuff, and you can't go wrong with a good Bach.
3valves is offline  
Old 12-22-2007, 03:18 PM   #6
Registered User
 
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 4
5C will be just slightly larger than the 7C. Works well for many beginners

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wesley7777 View Post
I played a Bach and it was a wonderful instrument but of course it was not the starter model either. However for mouth pieces i do recommend the 5c.
3valves is offline  
Old 10-04-2008, 08:40 PM   #7
not registered user
 
dogfood's Avatar
 
Joined: Feb 2004
Location: Tauranga, New Zealand
Posts: 3,287
Send a message via MSN to dogfood
when i first started on trumpet....a long time ago... i had a dennis wick mouth piece with a 2 on it....
i could play bottom c pretty good....when i moved to a 7c, i thought "wow! this is so easy".
__________________
One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple.
Psalm 27:4
dogfood is offline  
Old 10-04-2008, 09:32 PM   #8
Art
a dork, or so to speak.
Administrator
 
Art's Avatar
 
Joined: May 2002
Location: California
Posts: 34,078
paid
Send a message via AIM to Art Send a message via MSN to Art
Dead thread.
__________________
Flickr.
Art is offline  
Closed Thread

« Bass Clarinet/ Conntra Bass | MuteMath's crazy instrument?!? »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 04:15 PM.