| Re: Why did Monette go back to small
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Originally Posted by tatakata  In the mid - late 90s it seemed liked Monette horns kept getting bigger and bigger and the literature made it sound like the older more "conventional" weight horns were inferior. As we got into the 00s it appears that the horns are going back to a more "conventional" weight. The return of the classic Monette horns. I even see some of them in silver plate. That was a big no no back in the early Monette days. Horns were not plated!
Did Monette determine that bigger is not better? Did the market just demand the smaller horns? | Dave has a business to run, employees to pay and overhead expenses to meet so I'm sure he's interested in making trumpets that players want to buy. Some people like heavy horns and some like lighter horns or big mouthpieces or smaller mouthpieces or anything in between. Meeting the needs of customers is what business is all about.
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Bill S.- NY Bach 6, 38 Mt. Vernon 43 Bach "C" cornet, NY Bach trombone 6vii Monette mouthpieces |