Ben Wright: Trying C Trumpets with the BSO 

This is an excellent tutorial! Thanks, Ben!

That sound. Incredible!

I really enjoyed the sound of the Bach more than the Yamahas. All the horns played great. It does help when you have someone from the BSO playing them. You sound awesome.

Great tutorial on normalizing one’s approach to selecting horns - remove the variables - listen, feel, measure, repeat and down-select. Thanks for putting this out, Ben and Virtuosity. I’ve never understood why finding a great C Trumpet is WAY harder than finding great horns in nearly every other pitch center, but it has always been that way!

The most exciting thing about this video is the jazz music playing in the background.

I’ve learned that the amount of mouthpiece gap (space between the end of the mouthpiece and lead pipe) can be a large part of liking a horn or not. Other things in the horn have to be present, but gap with your mouthpiece can be a big deal. I generally like a gap of .100” Too large of gap slots too hard, doesn’t allow me to adjust pitch as much, and the high range feels like smaller targets. Too small is too open, not as focused, and wears on my endurance, using my chops too much to center the notes. Years ago in a lesson, my teacher Charlie Geyer thought he was really “losing his chops” as he was getting older. He found out that he just wore down his mouthpiece receiver almost to no gap using the same Bach mouthpiece and same Bach C trumpet he purchased in the 70’s.

Sick burn on the Taurus.

Great video! I'd love to know what pipe is on the Yamaha? I'm on a Bach these does with a Malone pipe, but fancy trying a bigger pipe on the Yam Chicago C.

My school has a Getzen that plays well on Easter Sunday… Hallelujah!

Which is better to have for a C trumpet a .462 bore or a larger bore. And in your opinion what allows a C trumpet to slot better, the receiver, the leadpipe, the tuning slide or the tuning slide shape? Thanks Great informative vid.

Are you aligning the mouthpiece to some point of reference?

I would totally drive a Ford Taurus!

Is good this trumpet for play Jazz?

Applying this testing to a trumpet in any key works?

I think I prefer him on the YS Bell.

Stomvi Titán❤

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I don't know why people, especially professionals, always go to trumpets like Bach, Yamaha, or these other mass produced trumpets. There are lots of better built trumpets that will not only be easier to play, but also have much better intonation, response, sound, etc. I love my Performance trumpet built by Logan Thane Brown in combination with a Lotus mouthpiece. Honestly, compared to Bachs, Yamahas, Shires, and others I've tried, the Thane trumpets just blow them away and the price point is very similar!

looks like yamaha wins again :)............. would love to see him test the CHS

Really simple way of trying out some horns. I was always a guy that liked the sound of a bach better than a yamaha, but that NY model sounds like another level of craftsmanship in comparison to every other yamaha c I have ever heard or have played on. finding something more friendly in the tuning department is always to be considered as well. unfortunately, because of where I am geographically, I don’t have the leisure to test horns like this. I like picking out the horns I would immediately be interested in (bach yamaha models) and play them blindly to rid any biases. Price is also a factor for a lot of people. Unless the trumpet is an investment, the price will limit what you can get. I don’t have the means to spend 5 grand on a C trumpet, so that limits my options. The Artist model NY yamaha C is very appealing to me, but if it’s out of my budget then it ends up not being an option. OR it ends up being a poor financial decision. I took a lesson with Ben many years ago. You sound good. I hope you looked into a few other NY yamahas and found one to purchase because you sound better on that than the current C you play on. 👏

What's amazing to me is that in 2023 we still have to use 2+3 on a top space Eb on a C trpt. Come on, trumpet designers! There's only one C trumpet made today that doesn't require "fake fingerings" on E and Eb. (Not gonna name the brand here.)

te falta estudio...eres bueno...pero en tus demostraciones se siente el descontrol y desequilibrio tecnico.....................

Lose that buzzing sound

Commentators: PLEASE don't call trumpets "horns". I know you think you are being cool calling them so, but they are not horns. Nor are saxophone "horns". Trumpets are trumpets and saxophones are saxophones. A "horn" is a specific instrument. Thank you.