Monette LT Trumpet - 20 Year Review & Demo

I've been playing the Monette 2000 LT trumpet since 2002. In this video I'll give you an extensive demo with sound examples in a variety of musical contexts.
All examples recorded on the AEA R84A ribbon microphone. No EQ on the newer clips, and I can't remember if the older clips have any EQ (if they do, it's minimal rolloff outside the trumpet's frequency range).

[@Dmusselman]

I am a big fan of your playing and style, I think the horn really blends well with you. It is also inspiring to see that you have stayed consistent with your playing and that horn has kept up with you. I think a lot of manufacturers could not say the same thing. I would love to see a video about the monette mouthpeices and maybe the C flugelhorn you talked about. New to this channel but already a big fan.

[@gamer-zm3bi]

As a multiinstrumentalist and composer myself, I really understand your problem. I was lucky enough to teach myself playing trumpet. So I never called the Bb being a C. Bb horns sound and play better than C trumpets. So just learn the name of the notes one more time. A Bb is a Bb and a C is a C and so on. Keep that lovely horn. Best greetings from Germany.

[@adamczerepinski]

I like this idea in theory, but I really don't think I could pull it off at this stage.

[@jambajoby32]

I sold my 2022 p2 raja early 2023. I had it for about a year. I had a b2 -series mp as well as a lead version of that that covered my lead chops and a v cup series of that mp to cover mellow fluffy stuff. Ultimately their customer service & how they treated me was my reason for selling.

[@adamczerepinski]

If you're open to sharing, I'm curious what you mean by that. For me personally, I haven't had any reason to talk to the shop at all over the years other than recently to ask about C trumpets. I've found them to be hard to get ahold of but polite once I reach them.

[@jambajoby32]

@@adamczerepinski sure. Is there a way to contact you directly

[@kevin_soda]

I play a Monette P1C trumpet with rock bands and it kills! I bought it used for $6k when I was trying to find a good C trumpet to go with my Yamaha NYS. Since the new Yamahas are over $5k, I didn't feel bad at all about paying that much. It's been amazing and I play it as often as I can.

[@adamczerepinski]

If you have a video of a Monette C with a rock band I'd love to hear it!

[@TheeMilesMonk]

A Monette 900 cornet would suit your sound I think. Wynton played it on jelly lord and fiddlers tale (which I’m sure you know lol) good luck!

[@adamczerepinski]

I've definitely had my eye on the 900 cornet. There's a video on Monette's FB page of the C version but it's only a minute long. Would love to hear more or even better, get a chance to play one. I get the impression that there are only a couple of them out in the wild.

[@lofikorean7051]

I like p3 more but lt sounds pretty awesome. great sound on you !

[@tomchojnowski9215]

You were lucky to study with Greg Hopkins he has been with Berklee for years. He is one of the most underrated players around. That whole Berklee crew was/is amazing.

[@TheGreatNardo]

A few makers like Divitt trumpets have developed 'hybrid' C models with Bb-like proportions and leadpipes. I don't think they are intended to 100% mimic the "smooth" Monette Bb sound but they'd be interesting to hear.

[@kamilkowalski5167]

You should discuss it with the members of Your band, check with their opinion in my opinion; Cool playing :)

[@davidschnittman7954]

I’ve been thinking about C flugelhorn for years. I went so far as asking my repair guy if he could modify my Bb horn. That was a hard “no.” But at the time (this is 30 years ago) he said a C flugelhorn would be too bright. I didn’t really believe him but I let it go. Btw, I’m a multi-instrumentalist and work more on Piano and Bass too. I’m hoping for a video on what’s you find and hopefully demo.

[@adamczerepinski]

I got a nice c trumpet to start out with and I'll post a video for sure, but it will be at least a month away. I'm not crazy about hot take/first impression videos, so I'll wait until I have some real experience with the thing.

[@oripando]

Has anyone thats owns a monette tried a lotus? Theyre the most expensive hirns in the market and I wonder about the differences.

[@da11king]

How do you maintain your chops while performing on other instruments? The trumpet is a jealous type

[@adamczerepinski]

I don’t! On the rare occasion that I say yes to a trumpet gig I have to drop the other instruments for the week leading up to it. Otherwise I’m only practicing 15-30 minutes a day and I don’t have real gig endurance.

[@jessemcguiretrumpet]

How much do you want for the trumpet??? Very interested.

[@adamczerepinski]

Not selling just yet :)

[@elliotmcconnell5449]

Cool! Interesting reasoning for moving on. I've always thought it would be interesting to play a C trumpet in a jazzier setting, but so many of the C horns are made with the orchestral sound in mind. Definitely annoying to always be transposing back and forth if you play a lot of concert pitch instruments too. If Schilke could make the HC1 in a C tuning that would be VERY interesting.

[@adamczerepinski]

For sure - nearly all C trumpets are aimed at projecting over an orchestra with a bright sound.