Brass PT-196 Bb Piccolo Trumpet

Update: Still an excellent trumpet. My brass ensemble loves it. FYI a friend also bought this model, and I traded him. His 4th valve slide pulls all the way out. Also, using the Bach 7E MP, I was able to bring the A pipe generally in tune. The mouthpiece makes the difference.The playability of this pic trumpet is excellent. For the low price yet solid build I highly recommend it for non-professionals. It has a beautiful sound and finish. It has an easy blow, including the very high notes. All slides move freely. The valve action is firm and free.B flat receiver-Essentially in tune from C up. Below C, up to one half step flat. Doesn’t matter to me because most PT music is written higher.A receiver-All notes are up to one half step flat. Unless the A pipe is modified it is unusable. To play in A you can use the B flat pipe pulled out a couple of inches.Comments-The receiver accepts trumpet MP, not cornet. Shipped from France. The included guarantee card is in German from a store called Kirstein.de. The provided MP is stamped JB 14A4A. If this is indeed a Schilke copy then it is an extra bonus. The PT has a SN stamped on it. It came with a soft case, not the hard case pictured. The lack of a spit valve is not a problem-shake it out or blow it out the bell. The 4th valve slide cannot be pulled all the way out (for cleaning) because it hits the bell.

Just received the horn. It is a beautiful instrument, looking similar to the Schilke. Valves are smooth, and quick. The sound and intonation is acceptable. For the price, I highly recommend it. I am a pro jazz trumpet player, and have an occasion to play a church gig. This will suit my needs.

These horns seem to range between super cheap junk and super expensive professional. This was a nice somewhat middle ground. I was nervous that I might be throwing money away, but this is in fact a good quality horn. It looks great, has a good heft to it, valves are solid, and the case is actually quite nice. I feel like I got a good buy on a niche instrument that won't get much use.

There is no mechanical issue on my piccolo trumpet. It works smoothly if you oil it properly.But this is not a musical instrument, the pitches are so so so off.

Unplayable but sure looks nice. Returned immediately!

llegada rapida y de metal acorde

Schnelle Lieferung! Für das Geld habe ich nicht mehr erwartet!

Ben intonata. Meccanica da studio.

Bastante desafinado. Me llego con desperfectos. Una bomba no salia y los pistones no funcionan bien. El sonido bastante aceptable.

berücksichtigt man Preis und Ausstattung kann man leicht übersehen, daß das Metal zu weich ist.für den profi-Einsatz nicht geeignet.