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dcbrown1 · 04-29-2006, 10:57 AM

Manny...this may be hard for you to answer considering the amount you play. But, based on your experience with several Monette models, would a part-time player with less than your Herculean endurance struggle more with a P3 versus say a P1 or Prana LT? In other words...is playing (being the only trumpet in a contemporary Christian group) a P3 versus a P1 analogous to playing a large versus a medium large bore when it comes to endurance? I recently tested a P3...and put my name on the list. It was obviously incredible...I preferred it to the lighter/smaller instruments. Just wondered whether or not I'd be man enough to play it in a group setting. i.e. would it suck me dry really fast trying to play over/lead the group. Had this problem with a Calicchio R37. It's not a problem with my Bach 37 or Eclipse MR. It's hard to make this determination while testing horns in Dave's central office. Thoughts? Thanks! Dave Brown

p.s. I do realize that hours of practice each day is an obvious solution...but the whole day-job thing (that enables me to even consider purchasing a Monette instrument!) tends to conflict with that.

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dcbrown1 Pianissimo User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 57	Monette Instrument Models versus Endurance Manny...this may be hard for you to answer considering the amount you play. But, based on your experience with several Monette models, would a part-time player with less than your Herculean endurance struggle more with a P3 versus say a P1 or Prana LT? In other words...is playing (being the only trumpet in a contemporary Christian group) a P3 versus a P1 analogous to playing a large versus a medium large bore when it comes to endurance? I recently tested a P3...and put my name on the list. It was obviously incredible...I preferred it to the lighter/smaller instruments. Just wondered whether or not I'd be man enough to play it in a group setting. i.e. would it suck me dry really fast trying to play over/lead the group. Had this problem with a Calicchio R37. It's not a problem with my Bach 37 or Eclipse MR. It's hard to make this determination while testing horns in Dave's central office. Thoughts? Thanks! Dave Brown p.s. I do realize that hours of practice each day is an obvious solution...but the whole day-job thing (that enables me to even consider purchasing a Monette instrument!) tends to conflict with that.