| I own and ML-1. This was my first "pro" level trumpet purchased by my parents back in 1983. I used this horn all through high school and in college for about a year. I started to realize that I was being limited tonally and not matching well in chamber ensembles ect. I sent the horn to a repair guy in Pittsburgh and he did a lot of work on it. He basically took it apart and put it back together, cleaning up all of the poor soldering and turning this into a custom horn. He felt that the construction of the Blessing was on par with any horn made during that time. I moved onto a Bach but often times pick up the Blessing for jazz gigs ect. Has a very nice dark sound and super valves. I feel for a beginner it is a GREAT horn........ |