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February Shop Visitors - New Video Collage
February was a very busy month for us, with just about non-stop shop visitors! In addition to the visits and concerts by Terence Blanchard and Irvin Mayfield (see our NEWS page for details), we also...
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Wynton Marsalis Plays his new P3 STC on "Late Show with David Letterman"
Wynton Marsalis was recently on the David Letterman show promoting his new CD, "He and She." Wynton played his new PRANA 3 STC Bb for the occasion, which Dave Monette hand-delivered to him just a few...
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A New Monette Creation: Adam Rapa's new four valve Bb... The P3-4 TANTRA!
Adam Rapa started asking us about a four valve insturment last year. He was looking for an instrument with an extended low register and a new sound that offered more power and a wider variety of colors...
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Meet the Office
Gretchen Willoughby, Operations ManagerGretchen@monette.netGretchen is our operations manager - which means she runs the company! Gretchen oversees all operations of the company, including the monthly...
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David Monette, Brainstorm Presentation
THE ESSENCE OF INNOVATION: How my hobbies and interests from outside the music world have helped me reinvent the trumpet! From Portland Monthly Magazine... BRAINSTORM: EIGHT INNOVATORS CHANGING OUR...
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Ron Miles - New CD, "Quiver"
Ron Miles latest CD is a trio album with Bill Frisell and Brian Blade, and it is just out of this world! Ron plays our SATTVA in low G on three of the tunes which were recorded live with the trio at...
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2012 ITG Newsletter (printed)
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Patrick Hession wows the 2012 ITG audience
The Boss was smiling down on Patrick and Glenn Kostur after Patrick played Glenn's arrangement of ANGEL EYES with the house big band at the ITG conference. Patrick was completely OFF MIC - he played...
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Monette at the ITG 2012 Conference
In May of 2012 we packed up half the shop and moved to COLUMBUS GA for a week to attend the INTERNATIONAL TRUMPET GUILD conference. Jason, our customer relations manager, John our mouthpiece maker and...
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Introducing the RAJNA!
Our clients had been asking for a RAJA in this weight for twenty years! The RAJNA is an updated, threaded integral mouthpiece version of our popular AJNA trumpet. What better name for this new threaded...
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Manny Laureano's new 30th Anniversary PRANA XLT-STC C Trumpet
This is an all-new Monette C trumpet - and when we say all-new, we really mean ALL-NEW! It is a completely new design that is easier to hold, easier to hear both up close and at a distance, and in...
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New 30th Anniversary RAJA III STC C Trumpet
This outrageous new C trumpet was built for our friend Matt Sonneborn, who ordered it simply by asking for the best large bell medium weight C trumpet we have ever made! This trumpet is incredibly...
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Introducing our new STC Bb trumpets!
Wynton Marsalis took delivery of our first P3-STC Bb over three years ago, and since then we've introduced new, re-proportioned "STC" versions of each weight and model of PRANA Bb we make. These new...
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New PRANA STC Flugelhorn
Over a year ago we got a call from Wynton's office asking if we had a flugelhorn he could use for a new piece he had written for the LCJO that had a short flugel double for the trumpet section. We...
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Terence has a new RAJA!
When we asked Terence what he wanted in his new RAJA, he just said, "You know...!" We took this to mean that he wanted the best full weight sheet-braced RAJA we have ever made... one that plays and...
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Our New, Production Silver Mouthpieces
These mouthpieces are very forgiving for people who are new to Monette equipment and concepts. After progressing on a Monette Silver series mouthpiece, a player may eventually need a specialized...
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Mouthpiece Selection Guide
Why play a Monette Mouthpiece? Our Constant Pitch Center mouthpieces are designed to play with consistent timbre, resistance and intonation in every register and at any dynamic level. Conventional...
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Introducing our exciting new 30th Anniversary instruments
Dave Monette decided to celebrate the company's 30th anniversary by pulling out all the stops. We were just getting around to introducing our next generation PRANA STC instruments, featured in our...
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30th Anniversary Letter, from David Monette
I am excited to be celebrating our 30th year making Monette trumpets! We are making the best trumpets and mouthpieces we have ever made... better than I ever dreamed we could produce! I hope this 30th...
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Birth of a new design...the new Monette Cornette!
- Check out the interview and first few notes on our Facebook page - A few years ago, our friend, paleontologist and cornet collector Niles Eldredge, planted the bug in my ear to make the ultimate...
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