What is a pocket trumpet?
Pocket trumpets are just like the standard trumpet, only smaller and compact in built. And although their tubing is compact, they still produce the intonation and dynamic range just like the trumpet. Generally pocket trumpets are manufactured in United States and come in a wide price range depending on brands.
Why did they create a pocket trumpet?
It is a very curious reason why pocket trumpets came into existence when there is already a standard trumpet. The concept of reducing the size of trumpets was modeled after the pocket cornets which were constructed during the 19th century. However those model cornets have poor intonation and reduced dynamic and timbral range. That is why innovations kept going on until by 1968, the Benge trumpet company following the design of master trumpeter Loius Duda, was able to produce pocket trumpets with improved intonation and dynamic range with the likeness of the standard trumpet. Since then, it has been set as the standard by which other pocket trumpets are judged.
What are the advantages of pocket trumpet compared to the standard one?
Pocket trumpets, although not seriously taken as part of the orchestral instruments have proven its many advantages. First, their small sizes have been very convenient for musician travelers. They can easily fit into a handbag, in a briefcase or even into the trumpet’s case, lying next to its sister instrument. They are also very convenient to use in tight rooms or quarters where musicians gather up to practice or warm up before their show. Musicians also find such instruments to be very useful in a noisy environment. Due to their shorter distances, musicians are able to hear what notes are actually getting out of the instruments’ horns. Even wah-wah players find it easy to reach the wah-wah mute, making them to adore pocket trumpets. They are lighter than the standard trumpet which also makes them better for young kids to practice on compared to the heavier full-size trumpet.
Where can I buy a pocket trumpet?
Although mostly manufactured in the United States, pocket trumpets as available worldwide. These pocket trumpets are made from high quality materials. They come in wide price ranges however still affordable. You can check our site for various brands of pocket trumpets as well as trumpet accessories and colored pocket trumpets that you might like!
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