| Monette is nothing but a great salesman. An informercial brought to trumpets. His excuse for the trumpets not sounding good on recordings is simple. Monette trumpets sound doesn't focus right at the microphone. It will focus about 80 feet away from the bell. This is also why if you go hear someone play in concert that plays a Monette it may not sound "amazing" if you sit too close.
This is why Monette is a genius. He can sell a mouthpiece that the only difference from a $30 Bach is a different throat and backbore combo, for $300. If you compare Monette's guide to an infomercial you will see a few similarities. In most infomercials there are disclaimers. Monette has these same disclaimers. If you don't play the mouthpiece the way he says your results will not be ideal. This gives Mr. Monette an out. If you don't like a mouthpiece or horn he can always say you must not be playing the ideal way. I don't think I have ever seen another mouthpiece with a disclaimer. Disclaimers usually make me not want to by a product. There is a reason for the disclaimer. Because after a while you may figure out that hey, this $300 mouthpiece is just a mouthpiece. Nothing fancy. Nothing mystical or magical. Just a configuration of the different attributes of any mouthpiece. Mr. Monette is a genius. He brought infomercial style marketing to the brass world, and he has become a very rich man because of it.
__________________ ---Brian P. Vessey---
Horn: Calichhio 1s7 Ultra; Large Bore
Mouthpiece: Out on Safari  |