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Michael Karnavas Testing Altered Mouthpiece Designs

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Redesigned standard 7C blank into Precision Performance Mouthpiece 

Shop Renovation

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Redesign flow of shop for Custom Modifications -Redesign Jobs-Repairs while you wait. Make your Appt and come on down. Check out Instruments For Sale, New and Used, Modified, Redesigned Trumpet Lessons available as well.

Marching Baritone

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 Repair Mouthpiece Puller Damage, Mouthpiece Position  Repair leadpipe damage, Cut inside receiver to reduce resistance  Remount leadpipe, Chemical Clean-Ultrasonic, Hi-Polish  New setting receiver   Reshape Mouthpiece entrance depth, Tape shows previous setting.  Slight movements in this area make a world of difference to the Player

Eric Mata - Kim Zoeller Incredible Players making the trip to shop

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Kim Zoeller drove Eric Mata to make some adjustments. Great Results. Pics coming up. Found Leadpipe slightly out of position on C Trumpet.  Measured mouthpieces Play test, Great change in sound and feel. Also fit mouthpiece cup to backbore (Same Bore now) Kim Zoeller and Eric Mata Kims Schilke Bb and Getzen D/Eb finish settings Erics great arsenal of Trumpets  mount ldpipe, Mouthpiece alteration, Gap suggestions, Bell Damage reparied Great Players finding Great Results Redesigned Mouthpiece

Dr. Carroll Rotary C Flugal, Bb Rotary Cornet

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Dr. John Carroll Bb Rotary Cornet, Great Condition just sound-scale problems C Flugalhorn-designed detachable leadpipe setup, Upon request-drawing designed a Tapered Leadpipe to fit Greg Black Flugal mpc.  Redesign Cornet mpc Blank into Custom Taper-Custom Shape and Throat Chemically Clean, Find depth to improve response  Finish up, Nice set of Rotary Horns

Mike Cichowicz Custom setup

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Mike Cichowicz Mike is coming back to Trumpet world one step at a time.  He is a very thorough player, developing an already incredible sound.  Mike decided to continue research on his new leadpipe settings, thus mount and test on gigs.  Great idea! Each visit his sound is growing...Nice!!!  Set to players requested spot  Slight height change  Plays on Bob Reeves equipment We decided to copy settings into a Blank(7C)  Cup alteration  Rim-Throat Alteration  1,2,3 Blow--He was amazed how close we got in a matter of minutes Then, Reshape outside not for looks, but improved Response

Getzen D-Eb Trumpet Amazing

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Getzen D-Eb Trumpet Custom Settings-Incredible Results  Interesting Design-Player needs to fit their Approach Dismount Receiver, Analyze condition of lead pipe, repair pipe shape Calculate players current setting and desired finished product  Custom design receiver Length, weight and Gap setting Make all the difference in the response and playablity Precision Mouthpiece setting  Play test no soldering yet  Sweet spot found-Solder it in