Now that is a very interesting question james. I sometimes wonder that myself. I think this trend came in part because of Mr. Monette. His horns became HUGE in the early 90s on and I think we have seen alot of makers copy this trend. Heavy Valve Caps, Heavy Walls, Rounded Tuning Slides etc etc etc. With this came a trend to have "darker" trumpet sounds.
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Originally Posted by jamesfrmphilly after listening to some recent recordings i wonder if the trumpet has become the new flugel horn?
how dark and round and thick can you go and still claim to be a trumpet?
if all the trumpet players want to sound like cornets, why are they playing trumpets?
what is the difference between the various instruments if not the sound?
if your trumpet sounds like a flugel and your cornet sounds like a trumpet
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