Best products from r/brass
We found 11 comments on r/brass discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 10 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. Yamaha YBB-641 Professional Rotary Tuba
- Key: BBb
- Size: 4/4
- Bore: .812-inch
- Bell: 16-1/2-inch
- Bell Position: Upright
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2. Bop Duets Complete Including Vol. I-II-III
- Used Book in Good Condition
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3. Mendini by Cecilio Gold Brass Standard Bb Trumpet with Hard Case, Gloves, 7C Mouthpiece, and Valve Oil
- Great Trumpet for Beginners: Ideal for beginner or student musicians. This student trumpet has a copper lead (not the metal lead, but leading up to it) mouthpiece, is topped with 3 comfortable mother-of-pearl inlaid keys and 3 smooth action valves.
- Great Sound: This well-crafted beginner trumpet for adults or kids produce a crisp, loud and high-quality sound. Paired with a committed player or enough practice, any one of these colorful brass instruments can be the right start to a jazz band.
- Elegant Design: The adults and kids trumpet has a beautiful and durable brass body with 5 inch bell and .460 inch bore, phosphorus copper mouthpiece, and smooth action valves. It also has a 1st valve slide thumb saddle and adjustable 3rd slide lock.
- Vibrant Lacquered Finishes: The B flat trumpet for kids and adults are available in a variety of vibrant and colorful lacquered finishes. Every player can pick a finish that fit their personality (red, black, nickel plated, gold, blue, or purple).
- Trumpet Care Kit Includes: A durable plush-lined nylon covered hard shell case with backpack straps, silver plated 7C mouthpiece, and trumpet accessories that include polishing cloth, a pair of white gloves, and a bottle of valve oil.
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4. Music Nomad MN703 Premium Valve Oil, 2 oz.
- Pure, synthetic, long-lasting, pro-strength formula
- Non-toxic, odorless, and petroleum free
- Scientifically designed to provide long-lasting, fast valve action
- 2 fluid ounces in dropper-style bottle
- Proudly Made in the USA
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5. Mendini MPT Brass Bb Pocket Trumpet + Tuner, Case, Mouthpiece, More (Nickel Plated)
Bb pocket trumpet with 7C mouthpiece0.46 inch bore and 3.75 inch bell, comfortable white faux mother of pearl inlaid buttonsPhosphorus copper used on lead mouth pipe (found on expensive trumpets) & smooth action valvesIncludes: Cecilio 92-D chromatic tuner, case, bottle of valve oil, soft polishing ...
6. Denis Wick DW5526 Trumpet Practice Mute
Denis Wick practice mutes are perhaps the best teaching aid ever inventedEnormous improvement in tone quality using the entire vital capacity as a vibrating air column by opening the throat spaces through playing loudly in the low registerMost practice mutes are infamous for their deficiencies in pi...
7. Zoom H2n Stereo/Surround-Sound Portable Recorder, 5 Built-In Microphones, X/Y, Mid-Side, Surround Sound, Ambisonics Mode, Records to SD Card, For Recording Music, Audio for Video, and Interviews
- Over 20 hours of operation using two standard AA batteries
- Key control, a-b repeat, file dividing, normalize, MP3 post-encode, marker and surround mixer
- Additional functions include lo-cut filter, compressor/limiter, Auto gain, pre-rec, auto-rec, Tuner, metronome, variable speed playback
- Records in WAV up to 24-bit/96kHz and MP3 up to 320kbps
- File types supported: mav, MP3
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8. Technique of the Saxophone - Volume 2: Chord Studies
- 172 Pages
- Publisher: Berklee Press Publications
- Author: Joseph Viola
- Softcover
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10. French Horn player T-Shirt Hornist Funny Gift Patent
This French Horn patent instrument is the perfect shirt for any hornist, french horn player, french horn student, french horn teacher or french horn lover. Show off your love for the french horn with this cool teeA great gift idea for christmas, a birthday, an anniversary, or any other present givin...
If you want to learn trumpet make sure to practice scales and memorize them. Get a manuscript book to jot down your regular warm ups, you will need them. For jazz this book is awesome for not just you, but any jazz group you join. It has awesome songs that are perfect for messing around with.
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Reputable brands don't come with white gloves. Cheap pieces of junk tend to include them as a selling point.
Here is a trumpet that is a total piece of junk:
https://www.amazon.com/Mendini-Cecilio-MTT-L-Trumpet-Gold/dp/B00I8QJT78
And another:
https://www.ebay.com/p/BB-Beginner-Trumpet-in-Gold-Silver-Black-Blue-Purple-or-Red-Care-Kit/6004878180?iid=181383639744&chn=ps
and another:
https://www.ebay.com/p/Beginner-Gold-Lacquer-Brass-Bb-Trumpet-w-Care-Kit-Case-for-Student-School-Band/1154647816?iid=202404526935&chn=ps
These are all pieces of junk, yet they come with white gloves to keep the trumpet shiny!!! Oooohhh! It is a selling point for people who are looking to buy a nice instrument but don't know any better.
Olds is a great student brand, unless there is a problem with the instrument that isn't repairable, I'd try and talk him into keeping the current instrument. I have an Olds student model trombone that I use and I really like it.
Since he already has a decent instrument (assuming it is decent shape), you could try contacting a local independent music shop or instrument repair shop and see if they will be willing to take it on trade credit.
pros to a plastic instrument?
COST!
I got a Cool Wind CTU-200 Series 4-Valve BBb Tuba Black for Christmas (thanks Santa) and it's been great - and $1,445.95 & FREE Shipping is better than
Yamaha YBB-641 Professional Rotary Tuba
$9,565.99$9,565.99
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No complaints here!
Firstly, a dish soap washing rinsing, scrubbing, and drying (use a very soft cloth for both) followed by valve oil is likely what you need.
Second, not paid or affiliated, but try different valve oil. I use blue juice, and that stuff is CRAZY good. I've heard this stuff is good as well.
I'm looking at this trumpet if anyone cares
Mendini MPT-N Nickel Plated Bb Pocket Trumpet https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0050F3YQM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_0zo.BbB79Z3A9
I've had good results with the Denis Wick Practice Mute.
I use a Zoom H2N to record myself for auditions or personal practice and I like it .
Zoom H2n Handy Recorder https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005CQ2ZY6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9ukaBbFVNKV4K
I learn new clefs just by playing arpeggios slowly (the books i've used from about 9th grade are these Sax studies: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0793554128/
Volume 1 here has clef-switching etudes, page 11: http://imslp.org/wiki/Technical_Cello_Studies_(Klengel,_Julius)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MSVWU6Y
http://www.amazon.com/music/dp/B0000029PE