name

horn
Bruce Adams Bach Strad 25 Large Bore
standard weight - 72 bell,
Bach Strad Flugel
Nat Adderly Getzen Cornet
King Master Silver Sonic
Cornet (silver bell)
Conn Connstelation Cornet
(mid 70 until end of career)
Bernhard
Bach C trumpet with a 25A
Adelstein
(for Adelstein) leadpipe,
King Liberty mini-trumpet

mouthpiece
Warburton 3MD/11*
Bach 1 (flugel)

Urban Agnas Monette Prana LT Bb,

Monette Prana LT C,
Yamaha Piccolo 9820
Ambrose
Bach 37,
Akinmusire Martin Commitee 1957
(career)
Jesus
Bach 37
Alemany
Ed Allen
Conn 80A cornet (1922)
Henry Red
Conn Vocabell 40B (in the
Allen
1920s)
H.N.White King Liberty or
Silvertone (in the 1930s)
Conn Vocabell 48B (in the
1940s)
King Super 20 (in the
1960s)
Selmer
Herb Alpert King Silver Flair,
Kanstul Custom B flat,
Bach Stradivarius,
Marcinkiewicz,
ML Chicago Benge
Yamaha Bobby Shew and a
Bach 72
Current flugelhorn: Kanstul
Copper
Current trumpet: Callet
Sima
Franco
Kanstul ZKT1500A trumpet
Ambrosetti
Cat Anderson Martin Committee in the

Monette C 12 s Prana,
Monette Bb 12 s Prana

Rudy Muck (gift from Jaki

Byard)
Olds number 3
A filed down mpc
Gold Mt. Vernon 1C

Bach 7C, Bach 3C,

Megatone 3C,
Monette B2
Warburton 6S

Zottola (large rims, very

small cups)

Bach 7B, Shilke,

Marcinkiewicz custom
made,
Bach 8B with Bob Reeves
shaft,
Callet custom made

Holton Heim #1
Burt Herrick goldplate

1940s-1957,
Conn Constellation 38 B

Michael
Anderson

Maurice
Andr

Bb trumpet: Bach 37
C trumpet: Monette STC1
(Portland)
Eb trumpet: Schilke E3L
Piccolo trumpet: Stomvi
Master Bb/A
Flugelhorn: Yamaha YFH
631
Aubertin C trumpet
Selmer K modified Bb
Selmer Radial Bb
Selmer piccolo
Stomvi

Custom made by Charlie

Allen in Chicago
VERY shallow with a huge
fat rim.
(more about his mpc click on the link!)
Bb: Monette B12
C: Monette C12
Picc.: Monette AP6
Flugel: Monette FL2

On Bb, C, D, Eb trumpet:
Bach 1-1/2 C,
Bb Piccolo: Bach 7 DW
also (around 1972): Rudy
Muck 7E
A custom Bach 7D (a
particular rim, larger,
rounded on the top)
Parduba

Ray Anthony King Liberty 2B,

Selmer 25,
Yamaha
Ryan
Bb: Yamaha Xeno YTRAnthony
8335RG
C: Yamaha Xeno YTR-8445
C Rotor: Yamaha YTR-946GS
Eb: Yamaha YTR-9630
Piccolo: Yamaha YTR-9830
Cornet: Yamaha YCR6335HS
Flugel: Yamaha YFH-231
Ole Edvard
Bb Trumpet: Bach
Bach,
Antonsen
C Trumpet: Bach
Custom Yamaha
Piccolo: Schilke P4/5
Cornet: Getzen Eterna
Luca Aquino Bach 37 ml,
before: Monette B6,
Martin Commettee #2,
now: Marco Nesi signature
Calicchio R 32,
model
Van Laar Oiram,
Van Laar #1,
Now: Van Laar signature
model

flugelhorn:
Couesnon Monopole
Van Laar #2
Van Laar Oiram
J. B. Arban

Matthew
Arbuckle

Louis
Armstrong

Eric Aubier

Courtois Arban Cornet

(1883),
Courtois New Arban Cornet
(1886)
Bailey cornet,
Fiske Rotary valve cornet,
Antoine Courtois cornet,
Paris, 1875, Jules Levy
model (gift from Pat
Gilmore)
His first cornet:
Giardinelli LA;
simply marked "Made in
various Al Cass/Giardinelli
Austria" (probably made in NYC/Bachs
Boehmen)
7C Leblanc France
Tonk cornet/Chicago on the Parduba double-cup (?)
riverboats.
Selmer Special
York cornet/Grand Rapids - In the 1960s, Schilke
(from Joe Oliver);
made a number of
Harry B Jay Columbia
mouthpieces for him.
cornet,trumpet
leadpipe/mpc (Oliver Creole
Jazz Band)
Blessing Super Artist cornets
Switched to Buescher 1022R trumpet for his Hot
five/seven recordings
Conn 56B
Selmer Challenger,ie
balanced forward to Grand
Prix with a #19leadpipe.
(3 of his horns are still at his
home in Corona Nyc.)
Martin Troubadour trumpet
(in the 1932 film "Rhapsody
in Black and Blue")
EMO (played on at least one
of his Australian tours)
Before:
Before: Bach 1 1/2C
Bach/Malone trumpets, P5-4 Current: Old custom
Schilke piccolo
Yamaha

Now:
Piccolo/Eb: Custom
C Yamaha Xeno 8445 model, Schilke
MC2 leadpipe,
(by Thomas Lubitz, Yamaha
Atelier in Neu Isenburg)
Xeno silverplated 8345 Bb
trumpet,
3 valves Yamaha Bb/A
piccolo (YTR-9820C)
Yamaha 4 valves Eb
Special C piccolo trumpet
(made by Lubitz)
6335H Bb cornet
Chet Baker
Martin, Committee model
Bach 6B (in the 50s),
(50s)
Bach 6C (from the early
Selmer flugelhorn (60s)
70s),
Conn Constellation 38B
Bach 5B,
(70s)
Bach 10-3/4
Buescher Aristocrat,
student's model (early to
mid 80s - pawnshop)
Getzen Capri (86 - 87)
Selmer, model: Vincent Bach
Stradivarius (87 - 88)
also a large bore Besson
Flugel
Harold
Selmer K-modified (1950sShorty Baker 60s)
Kenny Baker Besson New Creation

Alison
Balsom

C: Bach large bore, Bob

Malone leadpipe
Eb: Schilke E3-L
Piccolo: Scherzer
Natural trumpet: Matthew
Parker
Rick Baptist Schilke B5, (circa 1965)
Conn Vintage One
Benge 5X (Burbank era)
Guido Basso Bb trumpet:
Calicchio,
French Besson,

Custom, later introduced

commercially as
the Kenny Baker model
(short shank, wide
cushion rim)
Bach 1-1/4C with C, Eb/D
and nat. trumpet,
Warburton 4MD with
piccolo

Bach 1C
Bob Reeves custom
Jeff Parke custom
Giardinelli 7M

Now:Bach 37
Flugelhorn:
French Besson
Jeff Beal
Bb trumpet: Bach Strad.
medium with goldbrass bell,
Getzen Capri
C trumpet: Bach 239 bell,
24 H leadpipe
Piccolo: Yamaha Custom
Flugelhorn: Getzen Eterna 4
valve
Bix
Cornets: Martin Superlative,
Beiderbecke Conn Victor 80A New
Wonder,
Conn Victor 81A New
Wonder,
Vincent Bach Stradivarius
large bore,
Holton-Clarke,
Triumph.
Ethan
Bb: Bach 37 ML silver
Bensdorf
C: Bach 229 25H silver
Piccolo: Schilke p54
Eb: Schilke
Rotary: Monke C
Anders
Bergcrantz

Wayne
Bergeron
Bunny
Berigan

Bill Berry
Jeroen
Berwaerts

Bach 37 ML(1966) - done

most recording with this
Conn Victor 6b (1972)
B&S Flugelhorn (Challenger
Line)
Current:
Conn 8B Artist Leightweight
(1969)
Jupiter Flugelhorn
Kanstul ZK1600
Yamaha YTR-8335LA Bb
trumpet
Selmer
Martin Dansant
Martin Imperial
Conn 12 B
Getzen Eterna cornet
Yamaha YTR 8335SEU,
Yamaha YTR-9610 Eb/D,

Trumpet: Bach 1 C, Bach

7C for piccolo
Flugel: Bach 1 C

Holton deep cup # 27,

Bach 7,
King,
Conn wonder

Bach 1-1/2C 25 throat 24

backbore
Bach 1-1/2C 25 throat 7
backbore
Piccolo: Bach 7E
Bach 1 1/4 C
Bach 1 1/4 C fl,
Now: Kelly 3C on trumpet,
and a Bach 3C fl on
flugelhorn

Parke Bergeron Model,

Marcinkiewicz Bobby Shew
1.5

50 year old Bach 1-1/2

Yamaha rotary valve ?,

Scherzer 8111 piccolo,
David Bilger S.E. Shires - Bilger 419
Orchestral C Trumpet
Seneca Black Monette 2000LT

Monette B4S,
B4L,
B4LVS

Peter Bocage Conn 80A cornet (1920s)

Sharkey
Bonano
Chris Botti

Martin Committee Deluxe

Bach Stradivarius,
Martin Committee (large
bore 0.468 from 1939),
Calicchio 1S2
Lester Bowie Benge
Ruby Braff
Besson Cornet,
Benge #6 cornet,
1970s Bach model 37 long
model cornet,
(Played it on his South
Pacific duo album with Dick
Hyman in the early 90s.)

Before: 1920 Bach 3C

Now: Bach 3 silver plated
(from 1926)

Rick Braun

Marcinkewicz

Trumpet: Custom Getzen

3050s,
Marcinkewicz (now)
Flugel: Getzen 895,
Marcinkewicz (now)
Yamaha, custom built

Randy
Brecker
Bud Brisbois Besson (R. Schilke's)
1960-ies a Getzen 900S,
1970-ies switched between
Custom Holton ST 200,
Calicchio and Bach.
The Holton had a .465 bore
and thin leadpipe gauge.
Mel Broiles

Claude Gordon Benge

Bach Strad in the late 1970s
Selmer piccolo
Broiles was a trumpet
collector. One well known
instrument in his collection

Schilke 8A4

2 1/2 C megatone
(currently)
Custom Burt Herrick,
In 1973 Bob Reeves made
a duplicate for him.
It had a Bach 10 1/2C
rim, shallow semi-v cup,
26 throat, short stem

Clifford
Brown

Till Brnner

Billy
Butterfield

was the French 4 valve

trumpet designed by Merry
Franquin.
First Blessing Super Artist
Cornet,
then Blessing Super Artist
Trumpet

Trumpets: Martin
"Committee" 1952,
Bach 72 lightweight,
Yamaha 6330 Bb (put
together by the Yamaha
folks in Germany)
Flugehorns: Yamaha Bobby
Shew model, Inderbinen
Sera
Selmer

Bach 17C1 and 17C2

(which are no longer
made)
The near equal
mouthpiece is Bach 10
3/4 CW
Trumpet: Bruno Tilz
1CWE,
Flugelhorn: Besson Meha
(custom modified)

Giardinelli BB-1,
(Giardinellis Artist Series
Mouthpieces)
BB stands for his initial
custom made by Dick
Akright

Donald Byrd Trumpets: H.N.White King

Symphony model,
Besson Meha (late 50s, early
60s),
Yamaha and BlackByrd(?)
made by Dick Akright
Bel Canto Severisen (&
Akright)
Flugel: Couesnon
Eddie Calvert Besson New Creation,
cornet mouthpiece with an
(only played large bore
adaptor
model which has LB
stamped on the casing)
Conti Candoli Martin Committee
Bach 10.5 CW
King (custom made )
Benny Carter Conn
Conn goldtone
Oscar Papa Conn 80A cornet (1920s);
Celestin
Selmer Grands Prix
trumpet(1940s-50s)
Theo Charlier Mahillon Bb, Charlier model Screw rim (patented in
1909 by Charlier).
Bill Chase
Martin-Committee 2B,
Giardinelli

Don Cherry

Alan Chez

Arnie
Chycoski
Vincent
Cichowicz

(Dizzys Martin 2B sold to

Jet-Tone standard (like the
him from Bill Berry for $100) body style MF played)
Fixed bell Schilke B6 w a 6.5 Schilke Chase (6A4a)rim
ounce copper bell 1965undercut, #26 throat,
1969
copied from the Jet-Tone
Getzen 900s
Schilke B6Lb, custom, with
beryllium bell, medium .450
bore
Besson Meha pocket
Bach 20C cornet
trumpet (one of only four
mouthpiece
made in the world)
Besson Meha pocket cornet
(made for a show starring
Josephine Baker, in Paris, in
the 1920)
Olds Ambassador cornet
Civil War era cornet
Pakistani pocket trumpet
Flip Oakes Wild Thing,
Yamaha trumpets,
Jupiter
Benge 3X+
Jet-Tone Studio D

Bb trumpets:
Bach B underpart with 1C
Selmer K Modified
rim
Bach 37 with red brass bell,
C trumpet:
Silver Bach Mt. Vernon
Herbert L.
Three Star Boston Cornet
Clarke
(his first buy - see his
Autobio.)
Conn Wonder Solo Cornet,
King Master Cornet,
Had to play a Conn during
his Sousa days.
His colleague Frank Holton
started his own company,
made the H.C. model which
Clarke (and Joe Oliver)
used
June Clarke Harry B Jay cornet
Buck Clayton Selmer,
Al Cass
Holton Galaxy trumpet,
Holton B-47,
H.N.White King Liberty

trumpet,
Blessing Super 1938,
French Besson Meha
(1940s-50s),
Selmer K-Modified (1950s60s)
Getzen Eterna Doc
Severinsen (last part of his
life)
John Clyman Besson Meha (preferred for
Classical),
Benge 6x (preferred for
Jazz),
Benge C (on occasion ),
English Besson D
Bill Coleman Conn 10B (mid-1930s)
Selmer Grand Prix
Johnny Coles Selmer pre-K-Modified 24B,
Yamaha,
Olds,
ML Bach 37,
Yamaha flugel
Kiku Collins Getzen 3001 Mike Vax,
Schilke piccolo,
Getzen Custom Series
flugelhorn,
Buescher cornet,
Amati valve trombone
Lee Collins
Olds Recording (1950s)
After his death his horn was
played by Percy Humphrey.
Ted Curson

Bach 1.5 C,
Bach 1 1/2 C

Trumpet: Giardinelli 7M
Flugelhorn: Giardinelli 7C

Loud 3Z, 3C, 75M,10.5C

(trumpet)
Loud LM-3F (flugel)
Loud LM-65 (trombone)

Bach Bb,
Selmer 5,
Selmer piccolo,
Selmer 1 (piccolo),
Selmer flugelhorn
Selmer 1+ (flugel)
Frits Damrow Bb trumpet:
YTR 8310Z Custom, YTR
8335S Xeno, YTR 936GS
Rotary
C trumpet:
YTR 9445 CHS Artist
Model,YTR 964GS Rotary
Eb/ D trumpet:
YTR 9610 Custom, YTR 9630
Custom
Piccolo trumpet:

YTR 9830 Custom, YTR 9820

Custom
Flugelhorn:
YFH 631G
Cornet:
YCR 6330II
Jay Daversa Stomvi VR 2
Bob Reeves 43 W/C2j,
standard backbore
Charley Davis Kanstul 1S2 Bb,
Bach 3C-24 throat, 3B-24
Bach 37 Sterling Bell Bb,
throat (classicalplaying),
Bach C 239 Bell,
Bach 3C/D (for extreme
Kanstul Piccolo
lead playing),
Bach 3D-24 throat/117
(backbore for piccolo
playing)
Miles Davis Started on a Selmer Grand Heim (made by Holton)
Prix,
Giardinelly (Heim copy)
FA Reynolds (seen on photos Trumpet mpc on flugel
with one),
Martin Committee,
French Besson Brevete,
Vega power model,
Martin Imperial,
Martin Magna
Flugelhorn:
Olds Super Martin,
Martin Magna (Fat Girl)
Wild Bill
Davison

Allan Dean

Conn Victor 80A,

Olds Special cornet (1940s),
King Master Super 20 (last
30 years)
Bb trumpet: Yamaha YTR
6335HG
C trumpet: Yamaha YTR
6445HG S
D trumpet: Yamaha YTR 751
Eb trumpet: Yamaha YTR
9350
F-G trumpet: Schilke G1
Bb cornet: Yamaha YCR
6330
C cornet: Getzen Eterna
Flugelhorn: Yamaha YFH
6310Z
Currently: Schilke custom

Bach 10 1/2 C

Bach 1 1/2 C,
Purveyance/Reeves 4*K4
(P8) for commercial
playing,
Parke, Pickett and Reeves
here and there all with
Bach 1 1/2 rims

Sidney
DeParis
Vince
DiMartino

(paper thin alloy)

Reynolds Professional model
cornet (1950s-60s)

Benge CG (1978),
Schilke S32 (mid to late
80s)
Getzen,
Yamaha,
current:
Shires Severinsen, modified
Timofei
First instruments, trumpets
Dokshizer
with rotary valves;
A rotary-valved cornet by
Alexander,
Selmer K Modified (60 and
70ies),
Benge (gift from Vladimir
Drucker, 1. trumpet Los
Angeles Philharmonic)
Occasionally a Schilke C
trumpet.
Kenny
Besson Meha,
Dorham
Martin Committee,
Martin Magna,
Cuesnon Monopole trumpet
Dave Douglas Silver Bach Stradivarius
large bore trumpet with a
#25 bell
(this equipment for more
than 25 year)
Nick Drozdoff Jazz / Lead setup: Yamaha
Bobby Shew Model Trumpet
Legit B-flat: Custom Made
Wayne Tanabe trumpet
C-trumpet: Bach 229 Bell,
large bore with a custom
Wayne Tanabe lead pipe
E-flat trumpet: Custom
Wayne Tanabe E-flat
Flugel: Courtois 3 valve
flugel
Cornet: Either a Courtois
Arban model or a Conn
Victor
Piccolo Trumpet: Schilke P5-

Peter Pickett (based off of

a favorite Bob Reeves)

Ruddy Muck 7E,

Bach 7E (cut on Bachs
lathe by himself)

Bach 1 (with the Meha),

Giardinelli 6V

Bach 3B

B-flat: Custom Schilke

1&1/4 C (Bach copy),
C: Bach 1&1/4 C
megatone,
E-flat: Schilke 3CH rim on
a Bach 3C underpart
Flugel: Bach 1&1/4 rim on
a Warburton 4XD
underpart
Cornet: Bach 1&1/4 C rim
on a Warburton 4XD
underpart
Piccolo: Laskey 40MC
Now:
John Lynce Asymmetric,

4A trumpet
Jazz: Laskey 40 C, Lead:
Laskey 40 S*
Bb / C trumpet: Stage 1
California
Flugelhorn: Eclipse
Cornet: Stage 1
Now: Getzen
Harry Sweets Selmer (pre K)
Edison

Wedge

Selmer,
Al Cass (Diz cup with
Stock backbore)
Al Cass,
Charlie Allen

Roy Eldridge Martin Handcraft Imperial,

Martin Committee Deluxe
(1950s),
Getzen Severinsen Eterna
SK2429,
Conn 60 B (ca 1975)
LeBlanc (late in life)
Fred Elias
King Liberty and Silvertone
Artist
Don Ellis
Holton Revelation 45, then Custom Jack Bell,
Holton B-47 (early in his
Custom Bob Reeves
career),
Holton 4-valved quarter tone
trumpet custom made,
Holton Firebird,
Al Cass mellophone
Ziggy Elman Selmer trumpet,
H.N.White King 2B Liberty
and Super 20 trumpets,
King Master Cornet
Pee Wee
Besson Meha (did most
Bach 10 1/2 C
Erwin
recordings with this),
(goldplated)
French Bessons, (1914 and
1922)
Conn,
Getzen Eterna,
Benge large bore long cornet
(gift from Warren Vache)
George
Besson C/Bb
Eskdale
Besson Eb/D
(Eskdale helped develop
these at Boosey and Hawkes
in the late 1930)
Hal Espinosa Selmer K-Modified for years

Jon Faddis

Don
Fargerquist
Art Farmer

Maynard
Ferguson

Keith Fiala

Bob Findley

Chuck
Findley

later an Olds Clinician,

playing the Olds Custom P12
Schilke gold-plated B6L with Custom Schilke (about
a beryllium bell from 1971- 13BB)
1983
Schilke S42
Custom Laskey
heavyweight
Callichio
Martin Committee
His last:
Monette Flumpet
Monette B7F
Besson Flugelhorn
(F stands for Farmer, not
Kanstul Burbank Flugelhorn Flugelhorn)
Cuesnon Flugelhorn (he
prefered this)
Al Cass Flugelhorn
Selmer,
Modified Rudy Muck
Bach large bore 1952-1953, (young in Canada and
Martin Committee (on album with Kenton)
cover in 1955),
Custom by D. Callichio
Conn Connstellation 38B,
(late 1950 )
Liberator,
Holton (His Design, V-cup)
Holton ST301S in 1972,
Giardenelli 1,2,3, (early
Holton MF Horn,
1960, V-cup)
Monette Prana XLT,
JetTone MF (1970ies, VMonette MF Prana,
cup)
Flugel: Courtois
JetTone by Schilke (short
time)
Monette MF (V-cup)
Monette MFII (Shallow
Bowl)
Monette MFIII (Shallow
Bowl, wider rim).
Austin Winds Stage 470LT
GR Primal 62Z*
(Kanstul horn, slightly
GR 62FL
modified),
Flugelhorn: Courtois 154R
(rose brass bell)
Bb: Hub Van Laar Bob
Custom Marcinkiewicz
Findley signature,
C and piccolo: Hub Van Laar,
Flugel: Hub Van Laar # 1
Calicchio
Chuck Findley model
Now playing/endorsing Hub (made by Bob Reeves)

van Laar intstruments:

Bb, C trumpet Chuck Findley
signature model,
Flugelhorn:
Hub Van Laar Chuck Findley
Horst Fischer Httl
Martin Committee
Meister Anton
(Later Meister Anton created
another model for Fischer
with a bigger bore but
smaller bell)
Tony Fisher Olds with hand hammered
bell (first trumpet)
Conn Constellation,
Olds Mendez,
Olds Super
Benge MLP (last 40 years)
Dan Fornero Hub Van Laar,
Maciej
Taylor Chicago Custom
Fortuna
Harry
French Besson Bb,
Freistadt
Bach Bb (inherited from Max
Schlossberg),
Conn C,
Cornet: H.N. White King
Master, 1956, gold lacquer
(his daughter still owns the
cornet)
Paolo Fresu flugelhorn:
Van Laar OIRAM
Hans Gansch Lechner (rotary valves)
Adaci (rotary valves)
Kurner (rotary valves)
Thomas
Schagerl Gansch-Horn,
Gansch
Schagerl Killer Queen
flugelhorn
Chris Gekker Monette classic LT
Shilke Eb
Schike piccolo
Yamaha C piccolo
Armando
Ghitalla

Martin (during the 50s and

60s)
Trumpets designed by Bill

Custom Bruno Tilz

Bach 10 1/2 C,
Giardinelli 10S

Gary Radke custom

Monette Prana B2S3 81

Yamaha 16E4

Bach Megatone 3B,

Bach 3CFL (flugel)
Monette B 1 5M

A huge collection, most in

the 1 1/4 size.
Bach Mt Vernon 1 1/4 C

Tottle (late 60s) usually

Bach parts, a 238 bell.
Had an ascending valve to
put the horn in D, making a
C/D trumpet.
Yamaha artist after the BSO.
Had Yamaha build a C/D
trumpet for him.
Dizzy
Martin Committee;
Gillespie
King Silver Flair;
Schilke (gift of Jon Faddis)
H.N.White King Super 20
trumpets (late 1940, early
1950)
Mic Gillette
Martin with tunable bell
(custom made triggers on
first and third valves),
King Silver Flair,
Martin Magna,
Jet-Tone Studio A, then
Studio B
Marcinkiewicz "Mic Gillette"
(Model SC3X.351L RLP)
Greg Gisbert Yamaha 6310z
Andrea
Bach 72,
Giuffredi
Bb & C trumpet : Courtois
Evolution IV
Now: Monette Prana 3 Bb
Piccolo & Eb trumpet:
Schilke
Flugelhorn : Courtois

Harry Glantz French Besson Bb (early in

his career)
Parduba Bb trumpet (1929 1940)
Conn Glantz Model C,
Conn 2B,
Besson Meha,
Benge Burbank 3X (medium
large bore)
Bernie Glow Bach 72* ML Giardinelli BG

cornet mouthpiece, with

an adapter to the
trumpet.
Tottle 3Cstar - about the
same size as a 1 1/4, with
a "K" backbore.
Al Cass
Al Cass 2-24A mostly,
switched to Al Cass 2-25A
a few times

Marcinkiewicz E8.7 Mic

Gillette

Marcienciewicz Shew 1.5

Yamaha 15 E4 for classic
Giardinelli 12 S for big
band
Schilke 14A4 for piccolo
2008: after 10 years I
changed my mouthpieces
Monette Prana B 2.5
Now:
Monette Prana B2S3
(classic and jazz)
Monette Prana MF III (for
lead)
Bach 3C, 6C

Jan Glsel

Don Goldie

(Bernie Glow model)

Before:
Selmer Claude Gordon,
Selmer Chorus (custom
build black finish),
Benge Claude Gordon,
Now:
Scodwell Bb,
Scodwell C (Brushed Satin),
Bach Eb Mount Vernon,
Bach Flugelhorn
Selmer Paris 24 B gold
plated trumpet (now owned
by John Georgini),
Selmer Paris 24 B
lightweight trumpet.

Bob Reeves C2J - lounge

trompet sound,
Bob Reeves 42 CF (Chuck
Findley)lead,
Bob Reeves 42 S (small)
more lead,
Bob Reeves 42 ES
(ex.small) even more
lead
Bach Mt. Vernon 6C

John Branzer says: He sold

the lightweight Selmer that I
gave him, but returned the
standard weight 24B Selmer
to me before his death,
which I still have. I had
given him both instruments.
Brad Goode

Claude
Gordon
Dusko
Goykovich

Conrad
Gozzo

Blessing ML-1(.460)
1936 Martin Handcraft
Imperial (.445)
1931 Blessing Artist (.468)
Besson Meha,
Benge Claude Gordon,
Selmer Claude Gordon
Buescher Super 400 (ca.
1950),
Buescher Top Hat,
Buescher Cane 400,
Romeo Adaci,
Now:
Trumpet / Flugelhorn by
Franz Weber
Besson Meha large bore,
468 (almost all recordings),
Chicago Benge #2233,
Chicago Benge #2952 (sold
in 1960)
Leblanc Gozzo model (non-

Warburton 6M w/ #4
backbore
Al Cass 1-29
Heim,
CG3,
Last was CG Personal
Custom Romeo Adaci,
Custom Monke

Sansone,
Bert Herrick modified 7C

production)
George
Trumpet: Bb BelCanto Large Trumpet: New York Bach
Graham
Bore
7C w/ rounded inner rim
Bach C and D/Eb Tumpetw/ Flugel: Dennis Wick 4F w/
Akright conversion and
the same rim
interchangeable
Piccolo Trumpet: Burbank
Cornet: BelCanto
Flugel: Yamaha 631 w/
Kanstul, now Hub Van Larr
Gordon Chris Selmer Grand Prix and
Bach 7 C
Griffin
Getzen Eterna
Mario
Hub Van Laar 8 Bb
GR/Najoom custom (close
Guarneri
Hub Van Laar custum C
to 66M)
Hub Van Laar Flugel
Shilke 4 valve Eb
Schilke piccolo
Tony
Trumpet: Yamaha Xeno,
Yamaha 16C4,
Guerrero
Flugelhorn: Yamaha 8315 G Flugel: Getzen 3C
(Wayne Bergeron model)
Russell Gunn Bach 37,
Bach 7D,
Olds,
Bach 3C,
Inderbinen Alpha with
Bach/Inderbinen 1 1/2C
Studie tuning slide,
Inderbinen Wood flugelhorn
Gary
Marcinkiewicz Rembrandt
Custom by Joe
Guthman
SC3.7ML
Marcinkiewicz
(bore ML - .459)
Bobby
Martin Handcraft Imperial
Rudy Muck
Hackett
(adv) small group period,
1937-38
F.A. Reynolds (ph) Bobby
Hackett Orchestra, 1940
Muck (adv) Likely
instrument of the Glenn
Miller period
Besson (adv, phs) shepherds
crook, also trumpets, entire
career
H.N. White King Master
(adv)
Selmer (ph: Hawaii Swings
LP) also trumpet (ph)
Bach Strad (phs)
Benge (phs)
Getzen Eterna, including

prototypes (phs)
Olds Super (ph) had
belonged to Red Nichols,
very late in career
Sources:
(adv) = endorsed horn in
magazine advertising
(ph) = photo
(phs) = multiple photos
Tim Hagans

Trumpets: Antoine Courtois

Bb Evolution III-EV3B,
and Evolution IVEV4B,
Flugelhorn: Antoine Courtois
AC155.
Larry Hall
Kanstul 1S2,
Bach 37 Sterling Bell
W. C. Handy Conn 2B
Hkan
C trumpet:
Hardenberger Bob Malone Bach 229,
Prototype Yamaha Artist
Model YTR-9445CHS

Bach 7C

An older Toshi that he got

from Thomas Stevens in
1984,
close to a Bach 2C,
Piccolo same rim as Toshi,
shallower cup
Roy Hargrove Olds Ambassador,
Bach 3C (most records)
Bel Canto (gift from Doc
Monette B6, Monette BF7
Severinson),
X / Prototype
Monette (gift from Wynton), Now: Heim remake
Blessing,
Bach 43 silver Reverse LT
Star bell,
Bach 25 Large Bore,
Inderbinen Silver Art,
now Inderbinen Alpha,
also daCarbo,
Inderbinen Wood Flugelhorn
John Harner Calicchio 1s bell with a 2s
Mike Vax Signature model
leadpipe,
Marcienkewicz
Now, a custom buildt Conn
Vintage One
Tom Harrell Trumpet:
Trumpet: Bach 1-1/2 C
Connstellation 36B
Megatone
Now Connstellation 38B
Flugel: Bach 1-1/2 C FL
Flugel:
Couesnon

Keyon
Harrold
Keyon
Harrold

Bach 37,
Selmer 90J,
Now: Selmer Concept TT
Jean Baptiste 900 Flugel
(made by B&S)

Gabriel Mark (past- older to newer):

Hasselbach Conn cornet (copper bell)
Olds Studio tpt
Schilke tpt
1959 Selmer K Modified
Yamaha prototype large
bore YTR3558
Jupiter
(current):
Custom Yamaha YTR 6335
Yamaha YFH 731
1942 Martin Indiana
Antigua tpt 3580

Erskine
Hawkins
Gustav Heim
Tine Thing
Helseth

Shelton
Hemphill
Eddie
Henderson

Bach 7C

(past- older to newer):

Bach 10 1/2 (10 yrs)
Giardinelli 7
Jet Tone Studio D (10 yrs)
Shilke 14A4 and 13A4 (5
yrs)
Marcinkiewiczs custom
(between Shew and
Vizzutti)
Mendez 2 (15 yrs)
(current):
Wedge Gabriel Signature
Line (jazz and
commercial)
Bach NY 12 (occasionally)

Conn 40B
Holton Revelation Trumpet
Bb: Bach Strad 37,
C: Yamaha YTR-9445CHS Chicago,
Eb/D: Schilke
Piccolo: Yamaha Custom
Bb/A,
Schagerl
Buescher 400 trumpet

Trumpet: Selmer 80J black

trumpet,
currently a new Selmer
Sigma,
1938 Besson Meha,
1938 gold plated Custom
Martin Handcraft Imperial,
Flugelhorn: Couesnon and
Selmer
Bud Herseth Bach C w/ 6 leadpipe owned
by Chicago Symphony,
Monke C, Bb and D rotary,

Holton Heim
Bach 1 1/4 C,
Bach 7D (piccolo)

Trumpet: custom Scott

Holbert
Flugelhorn: custom Scott
Holbert

Bach 1
Bach 7C

Patrick
Hession

Jerry Hey

David
Hickman
Jim Hines
Terumasa
Hino
Al Hirt

Thomas
Hooten

Freddie
Hubbard

Schilke B3 large bore Bb,

Schilke P5-4 piccolo,
Schilke E3L Eb-D,
Schilke G1L G-F-E,
Schilke A2C C cornet,
Monette C then back to Bach
C
Now:
Monette Prana BL4S6
Monette MF Prana Bb
trumpet
Before:
Yamaha 6310Z with custom
Piczuk leadpipe
Bach,
Bob Reeves 43S (until the
Calicchio 1S2 Bb trumpet,
early 90s)
Kanstul 1S2 Bb trumpet,
Bach 3C
Bach 37 Sterling Bell Bb
(now)
Yamaha
Bb: Stage 1 NY7
Yamaha Getzen Eterna(in
the 60s)
Martin Comittee,
LeBlanc (+ an eclectic horn
with Bach valves and
LeBlanc bell)
King Silver Sonic
Last years: Courtois 708
Sonic
C: Yamaha Chicago II YTR9445CHSII,
Bb: Yamaha Xeno YTR9335CHS,
Eb: Yamaha (long bell),
Piccolo: Yamaha YTR-9825,
Rotary: Yamaha,
Cornet: Yamaha YCR-9435,
Flugelhorn: Yamaha YFH631G
Trumpets:
Conn Artist 8B,
Bach Mercury,
Olds
Ambassador(w/pickup),

Jet-Tone Al Hirt models

Bach 1 1/4 (24/24)

Trumpet:
Bach 6,
Calicchio 3/9L ,
Monette 4B
Flugel: Monette 6

Abbie
Huebner
Bob Hunt

Martin Cmmittee
Getzen,
Callichio
Flugel: Couesnon,
Getzen Eterna (3 valve silver)
Selmer trumpet and
Courtois cornet
Conn Vintage One 1B
(modern trumpet),
Conn 40B (1933),
Conn 22B (1925),
Rawbrass Custom (modern
trumpet),
Flip Oakes Wild Thing
shepherds crook cornet
Conn 80A;

Matthias Hfs Trumpets made by Thein

Brothers
3 valve and 4 valve
instruments
for more - see his webpage!
Roger Ingram Schilke model S42 Bb
Trumpet,
Conn Constellation,
Couesnon Flugelhorn circa
1963.
"Roger Ingram" signature
model E12.4 Marcinkiewicz,
Now:
EXCLUSIVELY play the
Jupiter XO series 1600i
professional trumpet
(own design)
Jupiter XO Series
Flugelhorn,
Getzen 4 valve piccolo 940
Eterna brass lacquer,
Jupiter 528L Valve
trombone

Mark Inouye Bb Trumpet : Bach Artisan

C Trumpet : Yamaha YTR9445CH

Trumpet: Schilke 24
Cornet: FO 0

Thein Brothers

Lead work: "Roger

Ingram" signature made
by Joe Marcinkiewicz
(model E12.4)
Broadway show: "Bobby
Shew" signature by Joe
Marcinkiewicz,
(referred to as the Bobby
Shew 1.25 - model E10.3)
Classical/symphonic/small
jazz groups:
a plastic 5C made by the
"Kelly" (equivalent to Bach
5C)
I prefer this plastic
version of the 5C because
of the nice
warm sound it helps me
create.
Bach 7-C Flugelhorn mpc

C Rotary : Schagerl Horsdorf

Heavy
C Cornet : Getzen Custom
Series
Eb Trumpet : Yamaha YTR9636
Bb/A Piccolo : Schilke P54
Baroque : Bosc
Mark Isham Monette Bb LTJ,
Monette B15 (trumpet)
Monette Flumpet,
Monette FL15 (flugel)
Monette Bb piccolo
Monette MBP4S (piccolo)
Don Jacoby Conn
Bach
Harry James Selmer Paris Balanced
First mpc was a Gustav
Action #25A
Heim #2 (made by
Selmer Paris Balanced
Holton),
Action #22B (according to
Parduba Double Cup *5* Miss Selmer)
Harry James Model
Selmer Signet
Note:
In 1954 he switched to
In a letter, John Parduba
King Silver Sonic Symphony states that James did not
custom made balanced
play the Harry James
action model
Model, because he did not
Also played:
like it.
King Master cornet,
King Liberty tumpet,
King SIlver Flair (1968),
According to the register at
the Selmer Paris factory,
one of the last balanced
action trumpets sent to
James was a 23A.
His last trumpet (at the
Smithsonian, donated by his
son Tim James in 1987)
A balanced design, with a
replica of the distinctive
Selmer finger hook.
Harry James name engraved
in script along the bell.
Not built by King (no brand
name).
Serial-number 863066, has
the numbers 468 stamped
on the middle valve casing.
Designed by Chuck Ward of
King in Eastlake, Ohio in

April of 1981.
Freddy
Conn 58 B trumpet,
Jenkins
Conn Vocabell 40 B
Ingrid Jensen New York Bach (M) with #67 Besson "Marvin Stamm"
bell,
model 3,
Monette Prana XLTJ STC,
Monette
Couesnon Flugel
Couesnon Flugelhorn
Black Hill I.J. #3,
Giardinelli 10 (for
Flugelhorn)
Bunk
H.N.White King Liberty and
Johnson
Selmer trumpet
Russ Johnson Bb: Stage 1 New York,
Monette B4,
Stage 1 NY 7
Bach 3C for Flugel,
Flugelhorn: Bach 183
Bach 7EW
Cornet: Stage 1
Also Blessing Super Artist
Walt Johnson Callichio
Bob Reeves
Kortesmaki
Black Hill
Wild Thing
Carmell
Martin Committee (before
Tottle 3C
Jones
the 1960s),
Conn Connstellation 38B
(during the 1960s),
Benge 3x (1970s and
1980s)
Jonah Jones Selmer cornet (when with
Stuff Smith in the mid1930s)
Olds Super
Reunald
Chicago Benge,
Jones
Conn 60B (silver)
Kent Jonsson Bb: Bach Mount Vernon (-63 Bb and C: Bach copy from
long leadpipe)
Mount Vernon 3
C: Bach- Laskey ( Copy of
Eb: Yamaha custom based
the old Chicago MV C
on MV 3 24 backbore
trumpets)
Piccolo: Schilke 11c with
Eb: Yamaha 963G
Bach 6 rim.
Piccolo: Scherzer
Rotary: Breslmaier 2 cup
Rotary: Lechner Bb and C
3 shank
Commercial: Yamaha Bobby Commercial: Same as Eb
Shew
trpt
Bb Cornet: Yamaha D. King Bb Cornet: Own design
Goldbrass
Flugelhorn: Laskey 68 flh.
Flugelhorn: Yamaha old

George
Jouvin
Frank
Kaderabek

model
Selmer

Bb trumpet:
Benge #528 (bought from
Edward Masacheck in 1949,
Benge first built trumpet)
Selmer K-modified,
Bach ? (seen with one on
photos)
C trumpet:
Selmer Radial C75 (heavy
wall)
D trumpet:
Benge #2983 .460 bore
(bought from R. Schilke in
1953)
Piccolo trumpet: Selmer
Tony Kadleck Bb: Stomvi Forte LB
Now: Hub Van Laar B2
C: Yamaha 741
Flugelhorn: Stage 1 Classic
Max
Conn 80A cornet,
Kaminsky
Conn 38A Victor Special
cornet (late-30s, early 40s)
Benge cornet,
Besson Trumpet
Jon-Erik
30s Martin Imperial trumpet
Kellso
(previously used by his dad)
70s Bach model 37
trumpet(s),
60s Triebert Flugel,
83-ish Warburton modular
trpt with 3 interchangeable
bells,
70s Bach model 37 long
model cornet, previously
owned and played by Ruby
Braff,
22 Conn Victor 80A cornet,
94 to present--Bob DeNicola
Puje trumpets and cornets
(main ax),
61 Martin Committee
Deluxe,
31 Olds French Model

Monette C15
Bach 7EW (for piccolo)

Bach 5B,
Monette B5L,
GR for Flugelhorn

Bach 7, 7D, 3C,

No-name ancient trpt
mouthpiece,
Greg Black copies of said
ancient no-name mp for
trpt and cornet (1991present)

Adrian Kelly

Al Killian
Harry Kim

Ryan Kisor

trumpet,
Bb: Bach Stradivarius
180M43 with 6 leadpipe (for
most playing situations)
Bb: Bach Stradivarius
180ML37
Bb: French Besson Brevete
(circa 1950s)
C: Bach C (239 bell, 25H
leadpipe)
D/Eb: Bach 189
Cornet: Bach 184
Flugelhorn: Couesnon (circa
1925)
Buescher 400 trumpet
Bach Artisan (in 2011),
Conn Vintage One Flgel (in
2011),
Claude Gordon Benge
(1970s-2011)

Now: Martin Committee

Before:
Lawler,
Schilke,
Callichio,
Olds Clark Terry,
Monette 994WJ (designed
just for him),
Selmer Grand Prix (pre
1950),
Monette MF model
(Maynards personal horn)
given to him by Monette
James Klages Bb trumpet: Medium bore
Bach Strad., 72 Bell,
Monette
lead-pipe, mount Vernon
valve guides
C trumpet: Large bore Bach
Strad 239 bell, valve
alignment.
D/Eb trumpet: Geten Eterna
E/F trumpet: Besson
(English)
A/Bb piccolo trumpet:

Trumpets: Stork Studio

Master 10D+28T, Stork
Studio Master 10LTV29
(both custom)
Flugelhorn: Bob Reeves
40
Cornet: Sparx 4B

Parbuba,
Bob Reeves HF Flugelhorn
underpart

Now: Yamaha 16C4 GP

Before: Bach 1 1/2C,
Monette B2

Monette B 1.5 Prana,

Monette C 1.5 Prana,
Monette E 1.5,
Monette (A P and B P)1.5,
Monette B 1.5 FL V6 Prana
(for cornets)

Courtois (Paris)
Cornets:
Getzen Eterna in A, Bb, and
Eb
Monette 900 series cornet
Mannie Klein Bach cornet (early in his
life),
French Bessons,
Conn,
LeBlanc,
Olds,
Selmer (K-modified model).
CG Benge (Zig Kanstul had
made into a pocket, Claude
Gordon had it engraved),
Getzen Eterna flugelhorn (3
valves),
He never payed for an
instrument!
Scott
Yamaha Bobby Shew
Klopfenstein
Franz
Trumpet: Martin Committee
Koglmann
from 1945
Flugelhorn: Leblanc F 357
(both silverplated)
Joo Kraus
Galileo Jooleo in Bb,
Spada Model BJ-1
Robbie Kwock Calicchio ML 2 bell / 7
leadpipe,
Martin Committee 1944,
Conn 60B,
Flugelhorn: Couesnon
Tommy
Harry B. Jay Columbia
Ladnier
model (in the 1920s)
Manon
Yamaha Xenon gold plated
Lafrance
Bb,
Yamaha Xenon Chicago C,
Yamaha longbell piccolo,
Schilke E3L Eb
Bob Lanese King Silver Flair
Nick LaRocca Lyon & Healy Cornet played from 1916
throughout his career
Buescher trumpet - custom
built for Nick LaRocca in the

Bach,
Irving Bush,
a few custom
mouthpieces

Bach 6, optional an old

Heim 2
Flugel: old Giardinelli CT

Bach 3D,
Bach 2 1/2C,
Yamaha 14B4,
Curry 5C

5C Bach modified by
Stork

Al Cass
Cornet: Frank Holton # 26
Trumpet: Rudy Muck
KA7A

1930s
Manny
Before:
Laureano
Bach large bore C with the
229 bell,
Schilke S22C trumpet with a
Pitch Finder by Jack Holland
Now:
C trumpets: Monette STC
Prana, 937, Anja 1 and
Chicago STC 2
Bb trumpets: Monette 937,
Anja 1 and Chicago STC 1
D trumpet: Monette Chicago
Eb trumpets: Monette
Chicago and short model
Portland
F trumpet: Besson (owned
by W. Vacchiano)
Bb/A piccolo: Selmer
Rotary C: Schagerl
Rotary Bb: Schagerl
Cornet: Monette Portland
Eric Le Lann Leblanc 357,
Martin Committee (Elkhart),
Now: Martin Committee
Kenosha 3465
Eddie Lewis Bb Trumpet: Bach 43L,
C Trumpet: Bach 229L
Flugel: Yamaha 631,
Piccolo: Yamaha 9830
Jon Lewis
C trumpet:
Bach 229 with a Blackburn
1B leadpipe and a crook I
built (.468 bore crook)
Hub VanLaar C trumpet Custom built, so no model
number
Destino
Bb:
Hub VanLaar Model #4
Bach - 1976 Model 37
Canadian Brass
Eb:
Canadian Brass
Ken Larson
Piccolo:

1967-1975--Bach 7C, 2
1/2
1975-1977--Helmacy
Vacchiano model,
Petinatto Vacchiano
model,
1977-1985--Bach 1C, 1
1/2, 1 1/4, 1C, 1B, 1A
1985 to present--Monette
1-2
C trumpet: Monette C1-4
Bb trumpet: Monette B 12
D trumpet: Monette D 12
Eb trumpet: Monette E-3
F trumpet/Piccolo:
Monette lead
Bb rotary: Monette B 1-2
C rotary: Monette C 1-4
Cornet: Monette B 1-2D
Bach 3C

Giardinelli MB1 (Most of

the time)X

My mouthpiece used for

fifteen years is a custom
mouthpiece that I built
when I was the custom
mouthpiece maker at
Marcinkiewicz Music
Products. The rim is
similar to a Bach 1 1/2C,
the cup is similar to a
Bach 3C and the backbore
is a combination of
backbores that I came up
with.
Earlier this year Gary
Radtke of GR

Schilke P5-4
Flugel:
Hub vanLaar Model #3
Yamaha
Cornet:
Yamaha YCR - 233S
Jens
Yamaha B flat trumpet 6310
Lindemann
Z
Yamaha C trumpet 6345
(Xeno)
Yamaha Piccolo trumpet
9830
Yamaha E/E flat trumpet
8635
Yamaha Flugelhorn 6310 Z
Booker Little Bach Mount Vernon,
Olds Recording
Edward
Llewellyn Model of Holton
Llewellyn
Revelation No. 48
Bert Lochs
Trumpet:
62 Conn Connstellation,
Kanstul 1500A (the heavy
model) with a bronze bell,
Holton MF Horn, medium
large,
Now Van Laar B8
Flugel:
Couesnon Conservatoire
Monopole,
Now a gold brushed B2 Van
Laar
Lee
Getzen,
Loughnane
Selmer Claude Gordon
Tommy Loy

Trumpets: Schilke B1; ML

from the 60s. LeBlanc 707
Benge Pocket Trumpet
(.460. )
Flugel: Noblet from the
1950s.
Cornets: Wild Thing
prototype by Flip Oakes. .
470 very large bore. Silver.
Great projection. Getzen
Eterna LB w/copper bell. .
464 all around the "Bach

Technologies, made me an
awesome
mouthpiece based off of
my original.
Custom Yamaha (by a
mouthpiecemaker in
Japan)
(Equal to: Bach 5-7 C or a
Yamaha/Schilke 11)
Now: GR

Al Cass # 1-28
Heim ?
Trumpet: Conn 5,
Bach 3C,
16C4
Now Bach 10 3/4CW
Flugel:Bach 1C,
Jettone Symphony C,
Now Bach 10 3/4CW

Claude Gordon Personal

(about the size of a New
York Bach 7)
Currys,
Stork,
Marcinkiewicz E3/3C

3C" equivalent.
Also a gold-plated Puj (that
he gave to Bob Romans
shortly before he passed
away in 2002)
old LeBlanc for many years
now Bach
Rudy Mck balanced model Rudy Mck

Warren
Luening
Humphrey
Lyttleton
Mitch Manker 1949 Martin Committee,
Martin Magna,
Yamaha 631 flugelhorn,
Martin Committee Valve
Trombone

Jim Manley V~Raptor

Joseph Wingy Conn 80A cornet (early
Manone
1920s),
King Liberty or Silvertone
trumpet (late 1920s)
Michael
Mantler

King Super-20 Symphony

SilverSonic
(only trumpet since 1962)
Enrico
Yamaha YTR8310ZS Bobby
Marchesi
Shew Custom SP,
Piccolo: Yamaha YTR9830
4valve, Bb/A SP
Flugel: Getzen Eterna
Valve Trombone: Blessing
Artist B-170
Joe
Conn Connstellation,
Marcinkiewicz Marcinkiewicz
Paul Mares
Conn Vocabell 40B
Charlie
French Besson Brevette
Margulis
Gianni
Yamaha 8335RG Shotblast
Marinucci
trumpet (earlier)
Yamaha 6310Z Bobby Shew
flugelhorn
Now: Yamaha 8310Z
trumpet
Jan Marinus Conn 38b Bb-trumpet,
Besson-Paris C-trumpet,
Conn C-trumpet,

Trumpet: Bach 1 1/2 C

cornet mpc with trumpet
adapter,
Purviance 4*K4B
Flugelhorn: Schilke 14
Trombone: Bach 6 1/2 AL
Bob Reeves

Giardinelli (fairly deep

cup)
Trumpet: Warburton 10S
Backbore Q
Flugel: JET-TONE Custom
Mod. B5
Trombone: Bach 22C

Marcinkiewicz

Bach 3C
Trumpet: Bach 2C
Flugel: Bach 2CFL

Rudy Muck 17c, 19c,

Courtois-Paris R3

Stan Mark

Marty
Marsala
Wynton
Marsalis

Ralph
Marterie
Christopher
Martin

Jimmy
Maxwell

Bob McCoy

Howard
McGhee

Michael
McGovern

Selmer-Paris D/Eb trumpet,

Selmer-Paris piccolo 4
valves
Benge,
JetTone
Besson,
Now:Conn Vintage One with
a goldbrass bell
Conn 80A cornet (1942)
Selmer LeBlanc (Al Hirt gift, Bach 1-1/4C,
when six years old),
Monettes
Bach 37,
Bach 72 Vindabona, red
brass,
Selmer (gift from Sweets
Edison),
Schilke Bb & Piccolo;
Now: Monette(s),
mainley the Prana 3 (used to
be the B993)
Leblanc,
Benge
Bb - Bach 37/25
Parke-Merkelo (three
C - Yamaha YTR-9445CHS
piece) 650-215 Rim,
"Chicago"
280-24 Cup,
Eb/D - Yamaha
standard Merkelo
Piccolo - Schilke P5-4
Backbore
French Besson (with
Bach 3C
Goodman and Dorsey),
Calicchio custom-built (last
20 years or so of his life)
Martin-Committee 2B 9
(he loaned to Bob Malone to
copy the first 636 models
-later became the Shew
models)
Besson for many years,
Martin Committee,
Al Cass 2-26,
King Super 20,
Al Cass 2-27
Yamaha,
Getzen Eterna
Burbank Benge ml 3x
Purviance 4*k4 altered,
trumpet,
deepened cup,
Bach 72 ml lt trumpet,
Couesnon Flugelhorn
Purviance k4

Malcolm
McNab

B&S eXquisite Bb,

Bob Reeves based on a 1B&S eXquisite C,
1/2C rim with various cup
B&S eXquisite Eb,
depths,
B&S 3117JH-L Eb/E,
Also a 1C rim threaded on
B&S 3131/2-L Bb/A piccolo, a Bach 1-1/2C underpart
Couesnon, B&S Chalenger
cut for Reeves Sleeves
flugelhorn
Jimmy
Conn 80 A Cornet,
McPartland
Bach Strad Gold Plated
Cornet given to him by Bix
Sidney Mear Cornet: Holton Clarke
Trumpets:
Bach Bb (.459 bore),
Selmer Bb (.462)and (.459),
Benge C and D,
Marin C
Claudio Menci Bb Bach 37 and Bach mod. Trumpet: Bach 1 C and
New York,
1 C, Shilke 17
C Bach 229,
Piccolo: Denis Wick 3C,
Eb-D Yamaha 6610S,
Yamaha 14a4a
Piccolo Bb-A Yamaha 9830, Flug: Bach 5C
Flughorn Yamaha 6310Z
Rafael
French Besson Brevette
Bach 10 1/2C
Mendez
Besson Meha (when doing
Olds Mendez 1
studio recordings)
Olds Mendez (Besson copy)
Olds Recording(pre-balanced
model)
Leon Merian Besson (pre war model),
Bach 1C for solo or small
Olds (early 50ies),
work
LeBlanc (in a recording with Jettone Leon Merian
Clyde Lombarde)
Personal, and
Getzen Eterna 700 (modified Jettone Vintage T2B for
leadpipe)
big band
with custom bell (flair
approximate shape of a
Calicchio 1S),
Schilke B2 (1989),
Benge 5X and 3X,
Bach 25L and 72*,
Calicchio
Mike Metheny 1966 Leblanc Noblet
Bach 6
flugelhorn,
1962 Mt. Vernon Bach
cornet,
1989 AKAI EVI 1000

Palle
Mikkelborg
Punch Miller

Martin Committee

Al Cass No. L1

Martin Troubadour (1930s) Custom made Charlie

Getzen (1950s)
Allen (was stolen from
unknow brand - a gift from him)
Louis Armstrong (a slim,
Bach 7C (last year - gift to
peashooter type)
him from Brian Finigan)
Hamilton Supreme (based
on a Besson, big throated
bell,third valve tuning slide
ring underslung)
Blue Mitchell Martin Committee, Conn
Al Cass # 1-28
Constellation, Olds Super or
Olds Studio
Olds Flugel
Ollie Mitchell Benge (mid 50ies)
King Silver Flair
Kanstul
Olds Super
John Mohan Trumpet: For most situations Shows and most playing:
a Gold Plated Burbank
Kanstul copy of a Bach Mt
Benge .468" Large Bore with Vernon 3C with a #24
a .464" Bell. For Rock and
Throat
stuff requiring a real bright Lead and intense show:
tone, a Gold Plated Selmer Bob Reeves 43C / 43M
Claude Gordon Model
Orchestral: Bach Mt
Flgelhorn: Gold Plated
Vernon 3C Rim made by
Yamaha YFH-631
Karl Hammond mated to
Piccolo Trumpet: Schilke P5- an Underpart made by
4
Bob Reeves that's a larger
C Trumpet: Bach C Large
diameter version of the
Bore with 229 Bell & 25H
CG Personal (about the
Leadpipe
size of a Bach 1-1/2B)
Eb Trumpet: Schilke E3L-4 with a #22 Throat and a
Bb Rotary Trumpet: Monke large, Symphonic style
C Rotary Trumpet: Monke
Backbore.
Nick Mondello Yamaha 8310Z Shew
GR66M Chase Sanborn
(Tweaked by Bobby Shew) Model
Adams A5
Giardinelli 5C Flugel
Bach 37 - early Elkhart
(Melk restoration and w/
Josh Landress, Harry Glantz
Besson Meha leadpipe)
Getzen Eterna 3-valve
flugel, early 70s
Lee Morgan French Besson Brevete,
Bach 6C

Olds Ambassador,
Conn 8B Artist(lightweight,
silver plate),
Martin Commitee w/ Dizzy
bell and straight bell.
Craig Morris Bb: Bach Strad Mt. Vernon
43 bell
C: Yamaha Chicago,
Stage 1 California,
Bach 239/25A C,
Piccolo: Yamaha 9820,
Schilke p5-4
Eb/D: Bach 189 EL, Schilke
E3L
Rotary: Schagerl C,
James
Trumpet: Yamaha James
Morrison
Morrison Model YTR6335J11,
Firebird Trumpet, Holton
ST303
Flugelhorn: Yamaha,
Thomas Inderbinen Wood
Model
Midi Trumpet: MDT
(Morrison Digital Trumpet)
Now: Schagerl brass
instruments
(see link in Morrisons
webpage for more)
Maurice
Severinsen-Akright Bel
Murphy
Canto Bb (given to him by
Doc Severinsen)
French Besson D,
Getzen piccolo
Robert Nagel Conn 22B,
then Conn 60B starting in
the 60s,
Mahillon Bb Piccolo (short
model)
Sergei
Nakariakov

Russian trumpet (?)

Getzen Severinsen;
Courtois trumpet and
flugelhorn (4 valve)
Phil Napoleon Conn 8B
Fats Navarro French Besson,

Curry 1.5 rim on

everything, 1.5C 26
throat

Yamaha: TR14B4

Tottle similar to Bach 1C,

Denis Wick MM2C
(Maurice Murphy
signature model)
Bach 1C most of his life,
Mahillon for piccolo,
(almost no cup at all!)
Recorded Brandenburg
with Pablo Casals on that
setup.
(Bach 10.5 C, Bach 7C)
Courtois 1 1/4 C

Small (with Conn 2B)

Martin Committee,
Conn 2B
Frankie
King Liberty #2,
Newton
Conn 8B Symphony Grand
Red Nichols Olds Super
Conn (in the 1920s)
Selmer (in the 1950s)
Sam Noto
Holton,
King Silver Flair,
modified Polaris (unknown
builder in British Columbia)
current: Olds
Bob Odneal Trumpets (earlier): Schilke
B6 tuning bell Beryllium,
Schilke S42,
Doc Severinsen's Destino
(Now): Best Brass
Flugel: Getzen Eterna 3
valve
Tiger Okoshi Yamaha
Joe King
Holton Herbert Clark cornet
Oliver
with shepherd crook,
Holton H. C. cornet with
straight crook,
Harry B. Jay "Columbia"
model cornet,
King Liberty trumpet
Gary Onady 1946 Martin Committee,
1961 Olds Ambassador,
1967 Olds Recording,
1973 Getzen 4 Valve Eterna
Flugelhorn,
2012 Kanstul 1526 4-valve
Flugelhorn,
Bill Ortiz
Current: Martin Committee
Deluxe Trumpet (med. bore1956)
Before: Mic Gillette Model
Martin T3-468A Deluxe with
6 inch bell (both .484 and .
470 bores)
Couesnon Paris Flugelhorn
-1960s era
Hot Lips Page Selmer Signet trumpet
Selmer Balanced Action

Laskey 30* and 30S*

Now: Best Brass
Powerpiece 9E

Schilke 14A4a,
Jetone B,
custom Callet,
Olds 3 Trumpet,
Flip Oakes 3 (flugehorn)

Schilke 15 Trumpet
Mouthpiece,
Kanstul Custom
Flugelhorn Mouthpiece

Paul Panichi

Nicholas
Payton
Victor Paz
Jeremy Pelt

trumpet
Conn 22B or 12 B trumpet
Yamaha Xeno YTR 8335 GS
Trumpet,
Yamaha YFH 631G
Flugelhorn,
Yamaha YTR 9825 Piccolo
Trumpet Gold plated 3
valve plus rotary 4th Valve

Bach Bb Mt. Vernon

Professional Model #43
Goldplated Bach 72
Currently: Harrelson
Summit,
Yamaha 8340EM Eric
Miyashiro model
Previously: Yamaha 8310Z
Bobby Shew model,
Conn Connstellation 38B
Yamaha 8315G flugelhorn
(designed for Pelt by
Yamaha)
Manuel Perez Conn 80A cornet (1920s30s)
Joey Pero
Monette Prana Ajna Bb,
Monette Raja C (gift from
Wynton Marsalis),
Bach 37 (for certain
settings),
Getzen Eterna Cornet,
Schilke piccolo and Eb-D

Bob Reeves equipment

Trumpet
42 S/M 692S
42S 692
42M 692
42M Dynamic Mass
4.5, 5 and 6 sleeve
Flugelhorn
42D and a Custom 42
Greg Black 1 1/4 C
Bach 10 3/4 CW
Now: Bach 1C
Before: Monette

Monette B2 for the Bb

Ajna trumpet,
C2 is built into the Raja C
trumpet,
Custom for lead (that I
dubbed the PL1 - Pero
Lead 1),
Dennis Wick 2B (for
cornet)
Michael
Bach 180s37,
Bach 3c,
Phillippe
flugel: Yamaha 635 silver
Jeff Parke custom,
Past horns used extensively: Reeves 3c Bach rim
Getzen Severinsen Eterna, altered C cup
Leblanc 707 A large bore Al 68backbore,,
Hirt Model
flugel: Warburton 4m
Stew Pletcher King Liberty or Silvertone
(1936)
Valery
Conn Director (before
Ponomarev emigrating to US.)

Bach Stradivarius (probably

72),
Conn Connstellation (1961),
Yamaha YTR-9335 VS (Allen
Vizzutti model Zeno),
Conn Connstellation,
Now: Blessing BTR-1580S
Getzen four valve flugelhorn
Al Porcino

Benge 6X

Louis Prima

Olds Ambassador,
Olds Recording (see
webpage, Photo Album,
Picture 23),
Vega (Prima and his entire
trumpet section played Vega
trumpets,
from an early 1930s
endorsement)
Claude Gordon Selmer Bb,
Claude Gordon Selmer C
Claude Gordon Benge Bb
Yamaha YFH-635T
Flugelhorn
Schilke P5-4 piccolo
Schilke E3L Eb/D
Boston 3 Star Cornet
Bb:
Bach 37/Bob Malone M2
(Symhonic)
Calicchio L-S1/7
Rosebell(1974) (Lead / Big
Band)
Getzen model "Severinsen"
(1969) (Popular music)
Schilke X3 - (with Swinging
Brass)
C:
Edwards Gen.X Leadpipe D3
- Bell XC21C
Yamaha 6445HGS Mark II Malone C1
Eb:

Jeff Purtle

Lars Ranch

Bach 10 1/2C (altered to

roughly the size of a Bach
6C)

CG Personal with a #20

throat
Flugel: CG Personal and
Bob Reeves HF underpart
Cornet: CG Personal
original cup from a 1907
Boston mpc
Monette C2
Monette B2L (Film,
popular music)
Reeves 43SV Lead
Reves 43.5 SPC A Picc
Warburton 4S+4SV Bb
Picc.
Reeves 43FE Flgh.
Reeves 43.5C2J

Adam Rapa

Uan Rasey

Enrico Rava

Greg Reese

Klemens
Rehmann

Thomas
Reiner

Selmer 365
Picc:
Schilke P5-4, Selmer(1969),
Amrein "Meisterserie"
Flgh.:
Yamaha "B. Shew"
Cornet:
Bach ML 181/Trumpetbell
Selmer ML
Olds Ambassador
Custom Monnette Prana 3,
Custom Monette Tantra (4
valve Bb trumpet)
Olds Recording (built by
Olds in 1949 - favorite for
26 years),
King Silver Flair (switched to
it in 1974,
Benge 3Xplus
Trumpet: Bach Centennial
Edition, 37 Bell, reverse
leadpipe.
Flugelhorn: Couesnon (one
1950s and one 1960s)
Conn 38B
Bach ML 72 ltwt
Yamaha 737
Schilke B3L (1990-present)
Getzen Genesis (2011)
Flugel:
Couesnon
Yamaha 631
Kanstul 1525

Rapa L1 for lead playing,

Rapa 1 for all other,
Rapa 1FLG for Flugelhorn
Size of a Bach 1A

Trumpet: Heim #1
Flugel: Bach 7C

Giardinelli 10M semi-flat

rim
Custom 11A4a Schilke
Custom Warburton based
on 11A4a
Kanstul M-MFII (2000present)
Flugel:
Giardinelli 10F semi-flat
rim
Custom Schilke 11F
Custom Warburton based
on Schilke 11F
Custom Scott Holbert
Monette 6

Spada BJ-1,
Bach-Spada C trumpet with
239 bell,
Schilke Piccolo P5-4,
Yamaha 631 Flugelhorn
Schilke S32 HD Bb,
All with a Josef Klier MUK
Schilke S22C HD C,
3BW1 3.7 Mouthpiece,
Schilke E3L D/Eb,
On piccolo with a cornet

Rex
Richardson

Red Rodney

Shorty
Rogers
Wallace
Roney

Nini Rosso
Jim Rotondi

Schilke G1L4 G/F,

Schilke P7-4 Bb/A
Piccolotrumpet with MA
Option
Yamaha Eric Miyashiro Bb,
Yamaha Xeno 20th
Anniversary Bb,
Yamaha Chicago artis C,
Yamaha Eb (ne long bell),
Yamahq Rotary piccolo,
Yamaha Bb Cornet (YCR6330S),
Yamaha Eb Cornet (YCR8620S),
Yamaha Flugelhorn YFH631

Martin Committee,
Blessing ML-1 lightweight,
Blessing Artist Flugel
Martin Committee,
Couesnon flugelhorn
Trumpet: Martin Committee
T3468
Flugelhorn: Leblanc and a
Martin Committee
Selmer; Olds Super;
Yamaha
French Selmer,
Conn Constellation,
Bach,
Custom Stomvi USA

Nunzio
Rotondo

Martin Committee deluxe

large bore

Michael
Sachs

Bach Bb Trumpet, ML bore,

New York (#6XX, c.1927)
Bach Bb Trumpet, ML bore,
Mt. Vernon (#19XXX,

shank

Trumpet (B-flat, C, Eflat/D): Pickett Brass

custom, Rex Omni (similar
in dimensions to a Bach
3B)
Lead trumptet: Pickett
Brass custom (similar in
dimensions to Purviance
8b)
Piccolo trumpet: Pickett
Brass P4D
Flugelhorn: Warburton
3FLX
Al Cass 3X3 & 2-28

Trumpet: custom Heim

Flugel: Giardinelli 1FL

custom made (Greg

Black),
matches with Monette 3C
(weight, throat,
backbore),
rim is the standard Bach
3C
Custom made mouthpiece
by Giardinelli,
similar to Miles Davis
Heim,
but deeper and more vshaped
Bb Trumpet: Bach 1 1/2C
(stock) (small letters)
C, D, and Eb Trumpet:
Bach 1 1/2C, 23 throat,

Randy
Sandke

c.1959)
117 backbore (small
Benge Bb Trumpet, ML bore, letters)
Chicago (#28XX, c.1949
G Trumpet: Schilke 14A4A
King Miniature Presentation Schilke Piccolo Trumpet:
Bb Trumpet, Liberty Model Purviance #8
(c.1948)
Benge Piccolo Trumpet:
Bach C Trumpet, L bore,
Schilke 14A4A
Model 229, H leadpipe
Bb and C Cornet: Sparx
(#142XXX, c.1979)
2C, Denis Wick 2B, or
Bach C Trumpet, ML bore,
Bach Mt Vernon 1 1/4C
Mt. Vernon, Model 239
Flugelhorn: Curry 1 1/2C
(#21XXX, c.1961)
medium cup
Schilke D-Eb Trumpet, Model Rotary Bb and C Trumpet:
E3L (c.1982)
JK Exclusive 4C, Breslmair
Schilke E-F-G Trumpet,
G2
Model G1L (c.1981)
Rotary D Trumpet: JK
Schilke A-Bb Piccolo
Exclusive 4D
Trumpet, Model P5-4
Posthorn: Tils 5C
(c.1984)
Schilke A-Bb Piccolo
Trumpet, Model P7-4
Prototype (2005)
Benge A-Bb Piccolo Trumpet
(c.1978)
Yamaha Bb Flugelhorn,
Model YFH-731 (c.1985)
Monke Bb Rotary Valve
Trumpet, Model MB113GK,
Gold Brass Bell (c.2000)
Monke C Rotary Valve
Trumpet, Model MC113GK,
Gold Brass Bell (c.2000)
Monke D Rotary Valve
Trumpet, Model MD113GK,
Gold Brass Bell (c.2000)
Getzen Bb shepherds crook
Cornet (c.1984)
Getzen C shepherds crook
Cornet (c.1995)
Bach Bb Cornet, Mt. Vernon
Model (#13XXX, c.1955)
Furst-Pless A Posthorn
(without valves) (c.1968)
Furst-Pless Bb Posthorn
(with valves) (c.2004)
Bach Strad 37
Bach 7D with a 25 throat

Arturo
Sandoval

Trumpet:
Bach 3C w/ 24 throat GP,
Double gold plated 1989
Bach Mt. Vernon 3C,
Hollywood Calicchio 3/9
Curry 3Z,
large bore # 4470
Flugel:
Schilke B1; X3,
Flip Oakes,
Holton Leblanc T357 Gold
now: Custom made
plated with tunable bells,
Warburton
Flip Oakes Wild Thing Bb
Flugel:
Holton Leblanc F357,
Hub Van Laar Oiram Ack
Carl
Conn Vintage One,
10 1/12 C,
Saunders
Burbank Benge ML 3X,
Flugelhorn: Olds
Flugelhorn: Olds
Judith Saxton Bb: Bach 37 ml, 1946 King
Liberty,
C: Bach CL 180 A, 229 bell,
Eb/D: Bach extra large bore,
gold brass heavy bell
Monke C Rotary (from Will
Scarlett)
Getzen Cornet,
Schilke piccolo P5-4 and P-7,
Cuesnon Flugelhorn
Adolf
Bb piccolo trumpet: The
His own design
Scherbaum famous silver trumpet with (Scherbaum and Gttner).
fake tubing by Scherzer
In 3 parts.
(Augsburg), looked like F
trumpet but was piccolo Bb.
Eb trumpet: by Leistner
(Hamburg) - also with fake
tubing.
4 valve piccolo: With
changeable bell.
Built by Scherbaum and his
son (Scherbaum and
Gttner)
Max
French Besson,
Parduba (at some point),
Schlossberg Bach Stradivarius Bb,
Bach
number 1364, bore .462,
Valve: model B, fit-very
tight
Mouthpipe: 6
Bell Mandril: 6L, Bell Brass:
G45
(Date Completed August 24,

Bob
Schoffner
Gerard
Schwarz

Christian
Scott
Doc
Severinsen

1929)
His Son-in-law Harry
Freistadt inherited this
trumpet.
Buescher trumpet
Bb: Bach 37 medium bore,
C: Bach medium large 239
bell
D: Bach long bell
Piccolo: Schilke
Cornet: Bach, Conn
Edwards G3X-Bb (Bell:
XK22-B, Leadpipe: D4)
Trumpet:
Getzen Eterna,
Conn,
Akright Bel Canto,
Own custom made Bb
trumpet called Destino,
Now Destino III
(manufactured by S. E.
Shires)
Flugelhorn:
Kanstul Chicago 1025

Bach 5C (D cup for

piccolo)

Monette Prana ?

Jet-tone (throghout the

70's),
Bach 3C,
Laskey (Bach 7 expanded
to Bach 5),
Burt Herrick custom (in
the 70's),
John Stork custom (in
early 90's),
GR (Gary Radtke - not
sure what model),
Pickett Brass
Eddie Severn Powell Custom Bb Trumpet, Trumpet: GR custom
Couesnon Flugelhorn
Flugel: GR 64FL
Charlie
Conn 48B (1939),
Shavers
Martin Imperial (1941),
King Super 20,
Getzen Eterna
Woody Shaw Conn Constellation,
Bach 5C & 7C
Conn 8B Artist,
Meazzi (Italian copy of the
Constellation),
Yamaha YTR6335,
Bach 180-37,
Yamaha and Bach flugels,
Bach cornet
Jack Sheldon Benge in the 60s,
Bach 6B,
Conn Connstellation 38B in Bach 5B,
the 70ies / 80ies,
Bach 10-1/2 C
Bach Stradivarius large bore

(5 inch bell),
Stomvi (7 inch bell)
Bobby Shew Benge,
Yamaha 6310Z,
Yamaha YTR-8310Z,
Cuesnon flugel in the 70ies
Frank Simon King Master Cornet
Rolf Smedvig Bach 37w/ thumb trigger
Bach Strad Eb 239 G
Piccolo: Paris - Selmer Bb
and A

Warburton,
Marcincewicz Bobby Shew,
Yamaha

Bach 3B
Have hundreds of
mouthpieces,
change every now and
then.

Jabbo Smith Harry B Jay trumpet, Selmer

trumpet
Phil Smith
C trumpet: Two Bach Strad, Bach 1B w/ big backbore,
Model No. 229 LB w/ 25H
Bach 3C for commercial
B trumpet: Bach 37
work
Phil has many trumpets in
addition (about 20),
D trumpet, E-flat, E, F, G, A,
high B-flat.
Tom Smith
Bb: Bach 37 ML gold
Bb and C: Bach 1-1/4c 22
C: Bach 239, raw brass, 25A throat 24 backbore
pipe
Piccolo: Stork custom 3P
Piccolo: Yamaha Custom
with 24 throat
(silver)
Eb: Schilke (silver)
Rotary: Monke C
Walter F.
King Silvertone cornets
Smith
King Silvertone trumpets
Valaida Snow Selmer Grand Prix trumpet
Lew Soloff
Bach 1947 small bore,
Bach 3C with various cup
Schilke B6L while w BS&T in depths / backbores
1973,
Giardinelli, Stork, Monette
4 valve Schilke B1 (made by & Schilke
Schilke in August 1977),
Custom made Schilke E
trumpet,
Custom Monette
Now: Sonare
Muggsy
Harry B. Jay Columbia
Spanier
model (in the 1920s)
Conn Victor/80A cornet
(early recordings)
Blessing Super Artist cornet

Greg Spence Yamaha 8310z Shew Horn

(silver)

Bach 1 1/2 C,
Bobby Shew 2
Marcikewicz

Charlie
Spivak

Besson
Martin Imperial
Conn 8B Gustat
Dave Stahl
Holton ST 100
Jet-Tone; Greg Black
Del Staiger King Master Cornet,
King Liberty and Silvertone
Artist trumpets
Marvin
A tunable bell French Besson A John Stork Vacchiano
Stamm
model 92BA that he
model 4D+; a screw rim
designed for Boosey &
mouthpiece,
Hawkes. It is the original
can put a 3C - 1 1/4 rim
prototype for the new
on the D+ bottom.
French Bessons and French Now(2005): Custom GR
Besson Lightweight-reverse (close to 65M)
leadpipe trumpets that are flugelhorn GR 62FL
now produced by B&H.
Yamaha New York (in 2005),
Now: Shire custom
lightweight Mod. A Bb
French Besson flugelhorn,
Model 30-FB, the Laureat
Tomasz
Schilke B-6,
(a bent) Bach 1-1/2C,
Stanko
Schilke B-5,
Monette Prana
Monette
Roy Stevens Selmer (Paris) K Modifed,
Custom Stevens by Rudy
Callichio ML with a 15 bell
Muck,
and 3 leadpipe,
Jet Tone RS1, RS2, RS3
Holton ST-100,
French Besson Brevete
Al Stewart
Olds Super, Bach 72*
Bush
Rex Stewart Conn Victor 80A cornet
(1933),
Olds Super cornet,
King Master or Silvertone
cornet (late 1930s)
Reynolds Professional model
cornet (1950s-60s)
Danny Stiles Bach Stradivarius 72*,
Bach Stradivarius 43*,
Calicchio 1s/3
Markus
Bb trumpet:

Vintage Giardinelli 7M

Tpt: all changed, different

Stockhausen Bach L with 72*

(lightweight) tuning bell,
built by himself
Schilke X3 Berillium tuning
bell,
Callicchio ML mit Bach 72*
tuning bell
Olds Recording
C trumpet:
Bach, 25A leadpipe, 239
tuning bell, goldplated
Flugelhorns:
Yamaha 635,
Kantstul with copper bell,
direct air flow valves
Old Besson changed to 4valves 1/4-Tone, goldplated
Piccolo:
Schilke P5-4, silver
Byron
New York Bach
Stripling

combination of JBS-cups
with Warburton underpart
Flh: JBS-rim with own
made underpart, 4,6 mm
bore
Picc: old Selmer B-0

Bach 1
Schilke custom made by
Scott Laskey

Ira Sullivan

Chicago Benge trumpet,

Bach 10 1/2c
Couesnon flugel
Giardinelli 12 Fl
George Swift Olds with handhammered
one made to his
bell, small bore
specification,
Conn Conquerer conical
then changed to Zottola
bore, rimless bell
66B
Rich Szabo
Schilke
Custom Greg Black RS2
Holton
Max
Chicago Brass Works TSC
James
Benge,
Tamburini
Bb pre-war french Besson,
Bb pre-war french Besson
(cut down when in Philly to a
C)
Gabor
Tarkovi

Edward H.
Tarr

Bb rotary: Schagerl Classic,

C rotary: Schagerl Horsdorf
Heavy,
A/Bb piccolo: Schilke P5-4,
flugel: Schagerl
Yamaha C trumpet, large
bore, gold plated;

Bb and C: Yamaha 15E4

with Breslmair rim,
piccolo: custom Breslmair,
flugel: Bach 2 1/2 with
Breslmair rim
C / Bb: wooden
mouthpiece made by Jrg

Bach C trumpet, large bore, Richter,

sliding bell, silver plated,
Rheinfelden/Baden, rim
Malone gold plated
size comparable to Bach
mouthpipe and tuning slide; 1 C, cornet shank plus
Yamaha Bb trumpet, large
adapter,
bore, silver plated;
Smallbore Bb: mouthpiece
Conn 22B Bb trumpet, silver is an exact copy made by
plated;
Egger of the one used by
Mahillon small-bore Bb
the late Ernest Hall,
trumpet, Modle Tho
London,
Charlier, silver plated;
Rotary Bb: J. Monke
Windisch Bb trumpet, rotary screw-rim mouthpiece
valves, lacquered brass;
without number,
F. Besson (London) low F
Low F: various
trumpet, brass, various
mouthpieces, for low D a
crooks down to D;
huge original mouthpiece
Yamaha piccolo Bb/A
similar in size to baritone
trumpet, gold plated, long
horn mouthpiece,
Tarr model;
Piccolo: wooden
Yamaha Eb trumpet
mouthpiece made by Jrg
(converted cornet), sliding Richter, rim size
bell, gold plated;
somewhat like Bach 7D,
Schilke G/F/E trumpet,
wooden mouthpiece made
sliding bell, silver plated;
by Jrg Richter, cornet
natural trumpet (without
shank, copy of Bach 1
vent holes) in D/C by
C,
Tomes/Vajna;
Nat.: various copies of
Baroque trumpet by Egger, 3 original mouthpieces,
vent holes, Haas bell;
Bar.: wooden Baroque
Courtois flugelhorn, silver
mouthpiece made by Jrg
plated;
Richter, copy of Egger SBoston Musical Instrument 7,
Manufactory Bb/A cornet,
Flugel: Courtois
rotary valves, lacquered
mouthpiece no. 4
brass;
Cornet: accompanying
Frank Holton (Chicago)
mouthpiece without
cornet, silver plated
marking or number,
Boston Musical Instrument
Manufactory mouthpiece
without number
Charles
Teagarden
Clark Terry

Getzen Eterna trumpet

Trumpet:
Selmer Balanced (1953),
Olds Custom Clark Terry,
Martin Committee,

Giardinelli CT-1 trumpet,

deep V (around 6 or 7)
CT-1 Flugelhorn,
Giardinelly 7F Flugelhorn,

Fluegel:
Selmer,
Olds
Andrea
Tofanelli

Yamaha YTR 8345 Xeno

trumpet.
Yamaha customized YFH
6310Z flugelhorn
Yamaha YTR 9830 Custom
piccolo trumpet

Giardinellis Artist Series

Mouthpieces.
(The abbreviation CT
stands for his initials).
Gianni Amidei
Heavyweight Custom for
trumpet.
Yamaha customized GP
mouthpiece for piccolo
trumpet.
Bruno Tilz S1 Custom,
Yamaha 7C4 and Courtois
7EW mouthpieces for
flugelhorn

Charles
Benge, Conn60B
Tolliver
Guy Touvron Selmer
Bach 3B
trumpets/cornet/flugelhorn. On cornet : Selmer "V"
cup
Dave Trigg
Yamaha 6310Z,
Marcinkiewicz
now: Benge 1X and Benge
CG trumpets
Ray Triscari Mid to late 1950s Burbank
Callichio and Charlie Allen
Benge/Gold Serial # 3603
(Very shallow and narrow
Info from Valdo Herby:
rim)
He could not have played a Marcincewicz
1951 Burbank Benge!
Elden Benge moved to
Burbank in August 1953.
(He brought with him tons of
ready-made bells from his
brass works in Chicago)
Chris Tyle
LA Benge 3x long-model
Schilke 12
cornet,
Blessing Artist cornet,
Getzen Capri cornet
William
Primarily Bach, many of
Copy of George Magers,
Vacchiano
which he helped design
made by George Bukur,
(especially the long-bell D- with a Schmidt backbore,
trumpet).
Bach customized by John
He favored the D-trumpet
"Peppy" Pettinato
through most of his career
Warren
Benge long-model cornet
Warburton 5SV
Vache
(1970s)
mouthpiece #6 backbore
Yamaha student model
as a general rule

cornet YCR631ox (now)

Conn Vintage 1 Trumpet
with Sterling Silver bell
Mike Vax

Ray Vega

Tamas

carry a #7 and #8
backbore for situations
where I need a brighter
sound
Trumpets:
Before:
1951 A beat up old loaner Schilke 13A4a (24 years),
cornet from school.
Marcinkiewicz 12.2
1952-56 Olds Ambassador Now:
1957-60 Olds Mendez
Yamaha 13A4a
1961-65 Conn Constellation
(Large bore Bach for a very
short time.)
1966-69 Conn Constellation,
Getzen Severinsen Model
1970-71 Schilke B-6, Martin
Committee
1971-80 Conn 8B, Conn
Director, prototype Conn MV
(never put out)
1981-92 Schilke S-32
1993-2005 Yamaha Custom,
Yamaha 6340, Yamaha
6335HSMV
2005 - Getzen 3001 MV
Artist Model
Flugelhorns:
1959-73 Olds
1973-78 Conn (made in
Switzerland)
1978-80 Yamaha
(intermediate)
1981-92 Cuesnon
1992-2005 Yamaha 631
2005 - Getzen 3895
(prototype with a gold brass
bell)
Bb: Courtois Evolution III,
Greg Black. ACB, Stomvi,
Courtois AC 334ML
Monette, Warburton and
C: Stomvi Mahler Titanium Bach
Eb/D: Schilke E3L
(all of the rims are similar
Piccolo Bb/A : F.
to a Bach 3C)
Besson/Kanstul
Flugelhorn: Stomvi Elite
Cornet: Bach Strad Large
Bore
Bb rotary: Schagerl Classic, Bb and C: Beslmair

Velenczei

Monke Medium-Large,
Special,
C rotary: Schagerl Vienna, piccolo: Kameyama,
Lechner, Kuhn Konzert,
Schilke (Laskey design)
C: Monette #61 - 1989,
flugel: Bach 2 1/2
D/Eb: Schilke E3L, R. Kuhn
A/Bb piccolo: Shilke P5-4,
A piccolo: Zirnbauer
flugel: Mellissa by M. Beck
Allen Vizzutti Bach 72LT GP (in the
Schilke,
1970ies)
Marcincewicz Allen Vizzuti,
Yamaha Heavy Wall,
Now:
Now:
Yamaha Allen Vizzutti gold
Yamaha 9335VS "Vizzutti"
rim,
model Bb Trumpet, (gold
Piccolo: custom made,
plate),
large back bore
Yamaha 6445II C Trumpet, Marcinkiewicz,
Yamaha YTR 761 D Trumpet, Flugel: custom made
Yamaha YTR 9635 E/Eb
Marcinkiewicz
Trumpet
Note: All mouthpieces
Yamaha 9830 Piccolo
have the same rim.
Trumpet
Pickett Brass
Yamaha Maestro Cornet
Yamaha YHF 635 Flugel Horn

Gert
Vohwinkel
Derek
Watkins

Martin Committee trumpet

Lu Watters

Conn 80A cornet

Martin Committees
Selmer Balanced
Besson Prestige cornet,
B&S trumpets (Bb, C, Eb)
Bach 72* sterling bell,
reverse leadpipe,
Van Cleave MV1 in silver
Bach Strad 182 Bb,
Bach 183 flugelhorn

Roger
Webster
Scott
Wendholdt
Rich Wetzel

Smith-Watkins

Giardinelli 10SW (wide

cushion rim),
Bach 3C (legit)

Alliance 2 for cornet,

Alliance 6 for Eb trumpet
Holton Collegiate

Warburton 4SV with KT

Backbore,
Bobby Shew flugel mpc
Peter Weuling Buescher 400 trumpet,
Bach 6C for trumpet,
Blessing Super Artist cornet Conn 4 for cornet
(all before 1947)

Kenny
Wheeler

Trumpets: Smith-Watkins
Bach 3C on trumpet
(most of time)
Flugelhorn, a German
an american version of a
mouthpiece made by
Besson trumpet (given him J.P.S. (trademark
by Marvin Stamm)
of Bopple, Jillich, and
Weber flugelhorn,
Rapp, Germany)
Now a Yamaha Bobby Shew
flugel
Liesl
New York Bach
Purviance 8 (made by Bob
Whitaker
(Charlie Melk had to
Reeves)
resurrect, it was falling
apart)
Cootie
Early Ellington: Conn 58B
Custom built, very small
Williams
'peashooter.
Later Conn 40B.
Conn Connstellation (in the
1960s and 1970s)
Mike Williams Calicchio, custom, large bore Calicchio, custom,
Tom Williams Bach 37 (med large bore)
Schilke 13A4A,
Schilke B5 (med large bore) Bach 10 1/2C,
Bach 72LT (gold plate-med Scott Holbert Custom
large bore)
Pieces,
Army Horns:
GR66 series
Yamaha YTR-739? I think
(med large)
Bach 43LR (med large bore
After Army:
Besson Meha (Kanstul
made-med large bore)
Yamaha Bobby Shew (med
bore)
Schilke S42 (med bore)
Yamaha Xeno (matte lacquer
finish-med large bore)
Lawler C7 (med bore)
Now: Lawler Model T & Bach
37
Greg Wing
Bach 72/43 (commercial)
Old Purviance
Bach 37
(commercial)
Piccolo: Selmer 3c
Bach 3C
Flugel: Cousenon 3FL
Dontae
Bundy,Bach 37, Blessing,
Bach 3C,
Winslow
Bach silver 43 Reverse LT
Bach 1 1/4C,
Star Bell,
Bach 1B (10 years),
Bach 25 bell Large Bore
Bach 10 1/4C,

(gifts from Roy Hargrove), Schilke 13A4A,

Monette LTJ,
Monette B4LD,
Gold Schilke S42L,
Monette B4 LVS,
Conn Connstellation 38B,
Now: ACB (Austin Custom
Kanstul Mariachi (based on a Brass) DW Dynasty
Conn 38B),
Adams Trumpet (based on a
Conn 38B)
now:
Adams DW A6 (self
designed)
Adams F2 Flugelhorn
Wilmer Wise Bb-Bach LB w/ 72* bellLaskey 80 MD
regular weight body.
Laskey piccolo
C-Bach LB w/229G bell-25H mouthpiece.
leadpipe and a Bb tuning
Nov 2003, switched from
slide cut for the C.
a Laskey 80 MD
D- Bach Mt. Vernon 236 bell to a Kanstul copy of a
Eb-Bach NY 304 bell
Monette B4S.
Piccolo Bb/A Yamaha 9830 2008: Back to Laskey
Cuesnon Flugel
80MD
Mark Wood Yamaha 6335,
Peter Pickett custom
Blessing (prototype built for (based of an old Jet Tone
Brad Goode),
T 1B)
Olds Super,
Super Recordings,
Current:
Burbank Benge MLP (mid
60s)
Lammar
Conn Vocabell 40 B
Wright
Snooky
Getzen trumpets
Custom Jet-Tone
Young
Custom Bob Reeves
Al Cass
Rob Zappulla Kanstul French Besson Meha Greg Black 12 rim with
.470 bore Bb Trumpet
various cups & backbores
Kanstul French Besson Meha
.470 bore C Trumpet
Kanstul Flugelhorn model
1525
Schilke Piccolo Trumpet
model P5-4

(This was originally a short TPIN compilation by Kevin Fay.)

Thanks to:
Edward H. Tarr, Allan Dean, Rex Richardson, Greg Spence, Rich
Wetzel, Roger Ingram, Joye Pero, Kiku Collins, Keith Fiala, Dontae
Winslow, Michael McGovern, Mike Metheny, Bruce Adams, Enrico
Marchesi, Peter Moss, Anders Bergkranz, Ray Vega, Tony Fisher,
Warren Vache, Brian Finigan, Michael Sachs, Brad Goode, Steve Cass,
Jon Lewis, Jeff Helgesen, Patrick Hession, Marvin Stamm, Mike Vax,
Tommy Loy, Bob Pucci, Wilmer Wise, Carl Levoguer, Jim Bell, Mike
Boyle, Nico(Naomitsu Kuno), Chris Tyle, Dave-Kingtrumpetguy,
Steven Sparks, Thomas King, Jim Hatfield, J.P. Morgan, Peter Brady,
Joe Triscari, Nunzio Improta, David Littman, Chris Charvat, Nik
(Nikola),Malcom Walton, ystein Isene, Peter Weuling, Joel Thomas,
Mark Heter, Tore Jensen, Kevin Burke, Victor L. Sacino, Reuben
Fowler, Said Bafandi, Lon Heim, Greg Lyle, Mike Corrigan, Matt
Anklan, Hans-Christian Mahlberg, Heiko Bayer, John Mohan, Ed
Annibale, Fred Van der Meiren, Dan McMillion, Mattew Clare, Franz
Koglmann, Erik Veldkamp, Nick DeCarlis, Benjamin Richeton, Marc
Geujon, Graham Young, Dan Young, Alan Hancock, Loris Benedetti,
David Klein, Maurizio Ricca, Renaud Perrais, Richard Fanning, Wayne
Gramelspacher, Bert Lochs, John Branzer, John Edmondson, Petter
Kateraas, Tom Welsh, Bob Burne, Felix Vayser, Bill Turner, Jon Petter
Lindberg, Richard Roper, Thomas Ewers, Bill Bowman, David Kimsey,
Robbie Kwock, Bill Cheeseman, Jean Rassat, Herbert Puukka, Lars
Ranch, Natalia Adamczyk, Josh Landress, Giles Whittome, Karl
Ridderstrm, Morrie Trumble, Carl Dershem, Tibi Meszaros, Joe
Kowalczyk, Frederic Feltz, Hilko Linnemann, Arnau Boix, Henry
Cooper, Greg Reese, Ray Callender, Ed Kennedy, Norman M. Canter,
Jeff Purtle, Robert McShane, Michael Phillippe, Hugh McComb,
MarkWood, Shaun Major, Jon-Erik Kellso, Brian Graber, Ken Switzer,
Kenneth Field, Claudio Menci, Larry Popolizio, Enrico Tremigliozzi,
David Schneck, Raymond Burkhart, Ladd Laughbon, Gary Onady,
Brian Minsk, Bob Hunt, Mitch Manker, John Hulaton, J. J. Martin,
Klemens Rehmann, Adrian Kelly, Gabriel Hasselbach, Alejandro Lopez,
Karl Braun, Aaron Norlund, Charley Kline, Wolfgang Heidenreich,
Brian Switzer, Tom Coulson!
Jan Erik Salomonsen made the wordle image on the top of this page.
Comment from Peter Weuling: "Most of us have fifty trumpet/cornet
mouthpieces - difficult to find a pattern".
All corrections, additions, etc. are welcome: Ole.J.Utnes@hbv.no
NOTE: It's intended only for fun!