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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 new...
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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 histravel notes from Marciac, France, his meetings with clients from...
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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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