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PRANA acclimation tips - body use and breath
New! Prana Mouthpiece Acclimation Tips: Body Use and Breath The response to PRANA mouthpieces has been overwhelmingly positive! Most PRANA owners report they immediately find an improvement over their...
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Patrick Hession, Outrageous "Double High F"
Dave Monette and Patrick Hession found themselves in the shop after hours one evening last summer trying to come up with something unique and fun to be able to show Maynard at the upcoming recording...
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Phil Snedecore featured as arranger and solotist on the new Washington...
Our good friend and client Phil Snedecor is one of the busiest performer/writer/arranger/educators we know! In addition to a very busy schedule as first call sub with many of the best orchestras and...
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New Slap Info & FAQ
Slap mouthpieces are very popular!The response to our new "SLAP" mouthpieces has been more positive than we had ever expected! Players love how easy they are to play and how great they sound on them....
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Ron Miles Interview - New CD - "Stone / Blossom"
Ron Miles came by our shop in January to play a private concert for us, and a group of us helped him celebrate the release of his new double album. The double album consists of the first CD, STONE,...
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Charlie Schlueter, Retirement Video
Charles Schlueter recently retired from the Boston Symphony - and he will surely be missed. Charlie's sound, personality and approach to playing allowed him a wider range of expression than most of us...
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Custom Inlaid Fingerbuttons
In the past you may have seen our custom inlaid fingerbuttons that we have made for our presentation decorated instruments, made in conjunction with Portland goldsmith/designer Tami Dean. We are...
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All-Star Shop Concert
An All-star concert at the Monette shop starts out the new year - and great players with new Prana C and Bb trumpes rattled the walls!By Mike ThompsonLast December I received a call from Dave Monette...
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Announcing our all-new 2007 PRANA C Trumpets
Our all-new, 2007 PRANA C trumpets are here! These instruments represent a whole new chapter in the evolution of Monette C trumpets - and the difference can be felt and heard in the first few notes...
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2008 News - A Year in Review
December 24, 2008HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ALL OF US HERE AT MONETTE! Our friends with the Salvation Army brass ensemble made their annual holiday trip to our shop today, helping us celebrate both the...
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Scotty Barnhart plays a private concert at our shop - then records a new solo...
Scotty Barnhart has recorded his first solo CD, with most of the music recorded in New Orleans with pianists Ellis Marsalis and Marcus Roberts - and with a bonus track recorded in New York with a...
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The Ellington Band trumpet section visits the shop - and we design the new,...
After jazz trumpeter and Ellington band member Ravi Best started using his new “Tall Valve Section - Wide Radius” MF PRANA in the band several months ago, the rest of the trumpet section decided to...
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Ravi Best inspires the first wide radius, tall valve section MF PRANA Bb -...
For several years we have been working with Ravi Best to come up with a lightweight trumpet he could use in Broadway pits and in some commercial and big band situations where a brighter sound is...
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Jazz Recording Artist, Ingrid Jensen
Ingrid Jensen is now using custom designed PRANA trumpet and flugelhorn mouthpieces! We have worked with countless clients over the years who know Ingrid Jensen well - and everyone we have met who...
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NY jazz trumpeter, Mark Rapp, receives his raffle price - custom inlaid...
A year ago we had our first INLAID FINGER BUTTON CONTEST survey and raffle, and we announced last July that New York recording artist Mark Rapp was the randomly selected raffle winner. We apologize to...
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Introducing the B6 "slap" mouthpiece, designed for Atlanta lead player, Ron...
Ever since the first SLAP mouthpieces were made, players have been asking for a B6 SLAP mouthpiece. The B6 has, in previous years, been our most popular mouthpiece - only recently beat out by our...
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Radical new bass trombone mouthpiece designed for LCJO's Max Seigel
We started getting emails from Max Seigel over a year ago, saying he loved our mouthpieces but needed a special custom model to fit his unique needs and his old Holton Bass Trombone. Max has been...
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25th Anniversary Celebration!
About two dozen players from four continents came to Portland recently to help us celebrate our 25th anniversary. We enjoyed three days with dear friends, filled with good food, great comaraderie and...
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Our Latest Crop of Custom Inlaid Finger Buttons!
Our lapidary shop has been humming with activity as more and more players are requesting our custom inlaid finger buttons. Between requests on new horn deliveries plus orders to retrofit existing...
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2009 News - The Year in Review
August 12, 2009VISIT DAVE MONETTE'S OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE! Read posts by Dave discussing all the latest shop activities including his travel notes from Marciac, France, his meetings with clients from...
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