Yamaha YTR-8335LA Custom Series Bb Trumpet

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I love Wayne's playing so thought I 'd give it (LA-Bb) a try. After 5 days I took it to South America and just played my first solo gig with the new LA Bb and must say I am really impressed it. It came through with a 5 star rating. Bravo, Yamaha!

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Recently, I had the opportunity to play a Bergeron Yamaha and to compare it to my Bergeron Kanstul Model #1600. The Yamaha is a fabulous trumpet. The valves were smooth, the trumpet design and finish was absolutely gorgeous (lacquer looks like gold) and it played very similar to my Kanstul Bergeron Model. The Yamaha feels like a lighter horn to my hands. I feel this is one of the best Yamaha horns that I have ever played. The horn plays like a medium bore horn; however, the Bergeron lead pipe makes the blow feel open.

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Right out of the box the first thing I noticed was that the valves were glassy smooth like my old 1966 Bach Strad and incredibly fast. I have played now for 38 years and this has to be the most responsive horn I've played to date. The sound is clean and pure and the horn slots well in all registers. I had been playing a Kanstul 1500 copper bell and really liked the way it played, but the Yamaha was remarkably better in clean attacks and sound quality. This horn seems to be the answer for someone looking for an all around horn that does just about everything well. I've had difficulty putting the horn down once I start playing and I seldom go back to the Kanstul even though I've always enjoyed playing it. You really need to try this horn if you are looking for one horn to meet 99% of all your playing needs.

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This horn is the best Bb Trumpet I have ever played. I would highly recommend this trumpet to any one!