Some random things

Lacquer
Separate pipes for A and Bb keys
In near-perfect condition: some slight lacquer wear from custom work, valves are flawless, slides are perfectly clean
Custom brace added between lead pipe and valve block to improve response and inherent structural weakness

My first horn was a Schilke, and I liked this one better. It has a more complex resonant sound than many of the piccolo trumpets I have played. I am a professional trumpeter, and have done a lot of work this with it: Magnificat, Trumpet Shall Sound, Pictures at an Exhibition, baroque solo trumpet repertoire, weddings, quintet, musicals, etc. Audience members, colleagues, and friends have always reviewed performances extremely highly. Several orchestral players that I greatly respect put me onto this model, and I believe it is particularly popular among that crowd for its colorful and carrying sound.

I am selling because I have two: this one, as well as a Yamaha 9810 I recently purchased. The Yamaha is a relatively rare horn and is the one I am choosing to hold onto. They are both very good, I obviously just don’t need two of them. There are a couple of other modifications I had the intention of having done before the Yamaha came along, and I am glad to chat about those. They are easy and cheap.

Comes with original case in moderate condition, a Leather Specialties hand guard that no longer fits due to the modification, and the 7C mouthpiece I used with it most often. Also comes with all of the documentation, including original receipt, and the shop receipt of the brace modification.

Hopefully I can give someone the chance to get what was already a good horn, with some of the kinks worked out, at a good price. No profit intended, just looking for someone who can use it.

Feel free to contact me, Andy Harms, if you have any questions or you would like to see pictures. AndrewHarms@umkc.edu

$1200– the price that I bought it plus standard shipping. Paypal only. No foreign sales.