pBone PTRUMPET1BLK Jiggs pTrumpet Plastic Trumpet with Gig Bag & 3C & 5C Mouthpieces, Black

Great sound with my brass mouthpiece. Plastic mouthpieces are not so good. Not as bright sounding as a brass trumpet, but I like it. Almost "flugalhornish". Ptrumpet it very responsive. Surprised at how well it plays compared to my Yamaha professional trumpet. Intonation is surprisingly good considering the price. Need to pull the 1st and 3rd slides out a bit to play in tune. The valve action is not very good. You won't be playing flight of the bumblebee on this horn. Valves are just barely passable. I hope they break in after a while, because otherwise I like everything else about the ptrumpet. 2 stars for the valves, but 5 stars for the sound and being easy to play. I'll overlook the valves for now and hope they break in over time. I knew this would be a gamble but am glad I made the purchase.

A decent sounding trumpet, especially for one of plastic. I have been a trumpet player for years and this was a fun gift for another trumpet player that owns 50 historic trumpets. The sound is quite good, much better than you would expect. One of the valves on the unit received is quite sluggish and the other 2 are fine. He tried cleaning the valves, he tried using water on the valve, then cleaned again and tried light weight valve oil, then tried trading to a different valve location (yes, these valves are interchangeable to any of the 3 valve locations). The one valve is still sluggish. You will really "stand-out" with this and the sound is good.

My husband got this for me as a Christmas gift, and I was delighted! I keep this out of the case on a stand and I like how it looks and that I don't have to worry about the kids dinging it (as I would for one of my professional trumpets). I can have it handy for practicing when I am in that part of the house. Nice for long tones and exercises- especially in the mid/upper ranges. The sound on this for me is warmer than on my other trumpets, a nice change. Came with a nice case and 3C and 5C mouth pieces. The lower range is a little tricky for me on this, but perhaps if I improve the low range on this trumpet, it will translate to better performance on my other trumpets. The valves seems slightly further apart on this, but it is still very comfortable to hold.

-UPDATE 6/20/19- A student just ordered this and the current spit valve almost appears the same as my 2016, but it is not and it does not work and it comes off easily, therefore making the seal not dependable in that area. Additionally, the top of the tuning slide leaks water (and likely air). 2016 pTrumpet = 4 1/2 STARS 2019 pTrumpet = 1 STAR ------ (2016 Review) Surprisingly easy blowing and big sound. Continuing to try to work on getting 3rd valve less sticky, other valves surprisingly easy and fast without any oil needed. Of course a much better sound is achieved with the use of a regular metal mouthpiece. Excellent overall, especially for beginners. When comparing to a brass beginner trumpet the brass sound is obviously missing from the plastic trumpet.

First the obligatory credentials: I’m a lifetime professional trumpet player, professional musician and teacher. Started trumpet in 1957 at age 10 after 2 years of piano, and have played and practiced trumpet virtually every day of my life since. Am retired from performing now after a 45 year professional career on trumpet, and 39 years as a music educator and band director. In my teaching career I’ve taught 9000+ students from grade 4 through 12 and adults on most of the wind & percussion instruments and bass guitar. Throughout my playing career I’ve played all genres: Jazz, Classical, Pop, Rock, Baroque, even Polkas! Played mostly on the East coast and mostly in NJ and NY. I play lead and am a featured soloist. I play Trumpets in Bb, C, D, Eb and flugelhorn…Schilke, Bach, Yamaha, Selmer, & a vintage 1970 Couenon I bought new in 1970. Have a BA in Music Ed and a MA in Conducting and Composition. That’s enough, just say I’m an experienced trumpet player and musician. Have heard about plastic TRs for a while. After watching a few YouTube play-test/reviews I decided to check a couple out for myself. I like new innovative stuff and they’re cheap! Always thought it would be fun, and a bit of stage-craft, to have a Blue Trumpet for playing some Blues...already have a Blue Plunger! The GOOD: The pTrumpet is a very interesting, innovative design. Its engineering is unique. It actually blows nicely, somewhat similar to my main horn, a Schilke X3, up to high C but is a little stuffy up to G above. That's expected. It’s extremely light but feels quite chunky in the hands. Right hand position on the valves feels awkward. Intonation was OK. Think one could learn to play it in tune with sufficient careful practice time. The BAD: The 3rd valve on the horn I received stuck continually making the horn totally unplayable at any speed, thus totally useless. I followed the enclosed instructions and tried it dry at first. No good, stuck every 2nd or 3rd press. I cleaned the valve carefully and oiled it lightly (as per the instructions) with Blue Juice Valve Oil and it was exactly the same, constantly sticking. Part of the unique design is that all 3 valves are exactly the same and interchangeable, which is actually a great idea. So, I switched the valves around several times, but nothing helped stop the 3rd valve sticking problem. Tried several different finger positions and playing very slowly to be sure I wasn’t pressing at an angle, but that didn't help either. Thus, this particular pTrumpet is not good for anything but maybe making a cool looking lamp. I returned it for a refund after trying it on and off during my regular daily practice routine for 3 days. IF the manufacturer could improve the valve situation it could be a fun novelty horn, preferably for an experienced player who knows how to compensate for its intonation issues. GIVING THIS INSTRUMENT TO A BEGINNING STUDENT, OF ANY AGE, WOULD BE HORRIBLE!!! Trying to learn to play trumpet with this horn would be devastating to a new student and for their parents. Spend a little more $ and get something better. Sometime you get what you pay for…that’s especially true with musical instruments.

This trumpet is perfect for my petite 6 year old granddaughter. It's lightweight enough for her to carry effortlessly. The purple color was true, as seen in the picture. The tone is very clear considering the price. 3rd valve sticks a little but is not very noticeable. She loves to play it with her dad. She now is a trumpeter like daddy!

I bought this trumpet (blue) for my 18-year old son who spent the semester in Ireland. Not wanting to travel with his $3,000 Bach Stradivarius abroad, he left his trumpet at home. He was so happy to receive this, because he had missed playing so much. He said that it performs very well, and was even able to make a couple of recordings with it. This was the best investment we could have made for him, and I am so grateful for the great value of this excellent product that brought my son so much joy when he was missing his trumpet - and his home.

This trumpet is brilliant. It’s light, sturdy, excellent for beginners but my son’s teacher also rates it highly for having a decent sound. What made me actually bother to write a review is how impressed I was with the after sales service. We had a problem with sticking valves, tried trouble shooting, but when this didn’t worked I reached out to the company and they were amazing - efficient, responsive, helpful. Highly recommend.

Acheté pour mon fils de 6 ans qui débute. Elle est parfaitement adapté car très légère, il ne se fatigue donc pas. N’étant pas spécialiste je ne jugerais pas des prestations musicales mais elles semble d’un niveau tout à fait acceptable pour un débutant. Un des pistons coince, ça se démonte et une fois lubrifié ça fonctionne.

Leggo alcune recensioni di persone che si lamentano di continuo, non sono mai contenti, è una tromba da poco più di 100 euro, molto intonata, più intonata di alcune trombe professionali, i bocchini in dotazione sono una bomba, se si usa un bocchino in ottone la tromba acquisisce un suono più ricco di armonici, ma a me non dispiace anche così. I pistoni non son o il massimo ma do comunque 5 stelle perchè per anni ho suonato con una tromba da 1000 euro Yamaha ed i pistoni non erano migliori di questi.

Lo compré por la comodidad de no tener que estar con la limpieza del latón y estudiar siempre que me apetezca. Ésta es más sufrida. No suena mal.

アラ還（チョット前）のアマチュア・トランぺッターです。 昨日amazonより到着、3時間試奏の感想です。 トランペットの機能は他の方のレビュー通り、軽く・吹きやすく・音程よく・素直な音色・ピストン操作も合格、対費用効果抜群。 練習後のケアも現在所有のラッパ達のように気にせずに済み、ピッコロ・トランペットのウォーミングアップ用にも使えます。 音量は小さいですが、室内練習にはメリットとなり、自分の持音の確認にもなります。 ｐtrumpet特有の音色も楽しめますよ。 私はアコギも弾きますが、昨年の沖縄旅行に持参したLittle Martinの代わりに今年はp trumpetを持参します。 子供達の可能性拡大に最適ですが、自分の可能性も広げてくれるのではないでしょうか？ イギリスでプロデュースしてますが、メーカーはConn Selmer 輸入元は野中貿易です。