gglassmeyer

On "The Learning Channel" program "How it's Made" they had a segment on how a trumpet is made. They didn't specify what company they were visiting though, but at the end they had a guy play testing a horn and it looked like the Getzen logo behind him.

How it's Made is a neat show and actually keeps my kid's interest off of Hannah Montana for a short while (I have 3 daughters so obviously I see a lot of Hannah). Actually, Hannah Montana is a fairly funny show, so I can't give them too much grief.

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brem

Found How it's made "Trombone"

YouTube - How It's Made - trombones

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omelet

I very much enjoy that show, but when it comes to anything but the most simple products it skips over alot. It is understandable with a half hour show in the interest of covering 3 different items.

For instance, the trumpet one you refer to only went into the manufacturing process of making the bell, not any of the rest of it really. Perhaps Getzen didn't want to reveal their secret formula? ;)

pbk917

John Ratzenberger (sp?) hosts a show called Made In America, I'm not sure which chanel it's on. Within the last two years, he filmed a show at the Bach plant and showed how they made Strad. trumpets. It was very interesting.

Brett Getzen

Actually, we wanted them to show more. They came in for one day of filming and spent 6 hours in the bell department alone. We kept telling them to move on because they were missing stuff. We only work ten hour days and weren't about to ask our people to stay late just for a tv show. Unfortunately, because of their time spent in bell the segment was more like this is how you make a trumpet bell... oh and all this other stuff gets thrown on to make a trumpet. So it goes.

Brett Getzen