| It is often said when you are trying to sell yourself at job interviews and such, that you are worth whatever a prospective employer is willing to pay for you. The same could be said for Monette horns; they are worth whatever people are willing to pay for them.
NOTHING about Dave Monette or his horns can be scientifically calculated, at least not according to the article. According to the article, Dave has an extraordinary sense of timbre and tone (whatever!) and he uses that as he mystifyingly crafts these one-of-a-kind horns. Yep, just scrape a little metal off of a mouthpiece and Voila! Instant better tone!
(you MUST be catching my sarchasm by now)
But, Dave has amazingly created this mystique around his horns, and that is why they continue to sell. He better ride that wave for as long as he can because with folks out there like Flip Oakes, Roy Lawler and Leigh McKinney creating the kind of horns that they are, without all the mystique and mumbo jumbo, he truly has some first class competition.
__________________ Patrick Gleason
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