The Pocket Trumpet!

In this video I demonstrate the instrument that is called the Pocket Trumpet!
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[@derekwong1356]

I learned that mine can actually fit in cargo shorts, so it actually is a "pocket trumpet" :)

[@kalebreis4255]

*casually pulls trumpet out of pocket*

[@MarkWick]

I have a pocket trumpet and it is great to keep in the car to practice at times I get stuck in traffic that is not moving or I am waiting on getting the car serviced or just have time between appointments. It fits very nicely between my lips and the steering wheel.

[@paulstephens1513]

Mark Wick. Just having bad dreams about your airbag going off and a strange being, half man half trumpet, emerging from the wreckage.

[@icebear5823]

paul stephens LOL

[@SalivationNation]

That's awesome playing in the car, I'll do that when it's safe to when I get my pocket trumpet, thanks for the idea

[@alexr7856]

Imagine people staring at you just laughing in traffic as you play your trumpet lol.

[@ZipplyZane]

Do you have a mute for it, so you can play at full power?

[@bigvinny7805]

Imagine playing a jazz solo on a regular trumpet and once you’re finished you pull one of these out of your pocket and begin another solo on that

[@varlamplatonov6099]

That's a Don Cherry

[@mike_the_maker3996]

You should do a tour of you whole collection of instruments

[@animalinstinctssociety]

Mike_ the_maker I would love to see that

[@MrDemonslayer1337]

That would be amazing

[@epicguygamer]

Yess

[@gtran2536]

Mike_ the_maker that would take forever to watch. DO IT

[@Dreadballoon]

Mike_ the_maker that would take 5 hours!

[@nekurasukaryou2771]

If a trumpet was put in a dryer and it shrunk

[@killyourself9260]

The Lazy Cuber same with the 2 by 2

[@kalebreis4255]

My friend: 'how do I get a pocket trympet?' Me: *throws normal trumpet into dryer*

[@deadlybladesmith3093]

"Honey I shrunk the trumpet"

[@mus1cgaming114]

“What is the pocket trumpet” ( your comment )

[@nastysamich]

Me: hey mom Mom: yeah Me: I might have shrunk my trumpet Mom: * obvious confusion*

[@jeffreylewis4832]

I have one of these, definitely the life of the party when I walk in with a teeny tiny trumpet. "And it sounds just like a full size one!"

[@nrcg2317]

I have a Carol Brass. It's pretty much in tune and sounds like a full-sized horn.

[@music_field]

My pocket trumpet is my MAIN horn instrument! I play every style that is easy and convenient to play on a trumpet without getting too technical or taking high notes! Love it!

[@runealnervik]

I follow your example, switching from Cornet to Mini Pocket Trumpet (CarolBrass) 👍🎵🎺

[@markhorton3994]

There is a clown gag called "I've got another one " where the announcer keeps confiscating instruments from a would be soloist. I can see in my mind after losing the last piece of his saxophone (the mouthpiece) a clown reaching into his big coat pocket and pulling out a pocket trumpet " I've got another one ". By the way while the routine can be done by someone barely able to make a sound I have known two great clowns who are soloist quality on at least six instruments. One was Renato Fuentes Gasca who was also among the best of his era at several major circus acts, he also successfully managed the show.

[@luchadorito]

Gábor Eötvös in Hungary did this act a lot, he was the son of a performance artist dynasty of over a hundred years a good musicians and one of the most famous clowns of Hungary

[@markhorton3994]

@@luchadorito I'm sure you mean family of circus performers. The term performance artist is less than a hundred years old. I have known many great Hungarian circus performers ,notably the teeterboard specialists The Seven Alexander's. How Alexander is a Hungarian name I will never know. Their relative Tibor Alexander who had a classy dog act via England. .Tibor spoke at least a dozen languages badly, Including Hungarian. Good to know about another great clown. My knowlede of Europeans ( or anyone else) who never worked in America (U.S, some of Mexico,and only a couple in Canada).

[@luchadorito]

@@markhorton3994 Yea I guess. In hungary we say "előadóművész" for anyone who does performative arts (as opposed to "creating arts" like sculpture, painting and so on). Alexander in this context seems to be a family name but it does exist in hungary as well as the more traditional Hungarian version of the name: Sándor. Nowadays Alex is probably the most popular version of the name, followed by Sándor and Alexander is the rarest.

[@markhorton3994]

@@luchadorito Ah. Sifferent language, different terminology. Nothing to do with the relatively recent English term. In English also Alexander and Alex, either as the whole name or a short form are common personal names. The only people named Sandor seem to be Hungarian.

[@nathanpence4245]

I genuinely love how the collection of instruments keep growing in the back.

[@memelab5183]

2:29 yes but that would be your Left hand

[@Max-md2ys]

hello

[@daaronr]

He’s in the Southern Hemisphere so it’s reversed

[@maryblanco4176]

@xeepromx that's australia, obviously, so that's different.

[@johnelwer3633]

Your sense of humor keeps me coming back for more.

[@kiraelizdeleon6643]

All these videos you make convince and persuade me to become a better trumpet player in general And to have my own collection. I know what I want for Christmas now: Piccolo and Pocket!

[@seanwhite8364]

Some newer pocket trumpets fix many of the issues you talked about

[@Tubajubaduba]

You should review a Travel Tuba if you haven't already

[@bootattack8]

You mean sousaphone

[@robertc9620]

No a travel tuba is an actual thing

[@robertc9620]

Not sousaphone

[@lelgamers419]

Is that a thing?!

[@trexasaurus5322]

I agree he should review the Bubbie 5 from Wessex

[@tucker.84]

Love the new intro !!

[@jonathanj.4800]

Yes he got a good group of guys together. 😉

[@jordgubbe4627]

I have one of these that has a thumb hook, and everything works out totally well. Love it!

[@cooLoutlet]

Trent, those trombone chorales at the intros are just beautiful. Very nice.

[@deez9962]

i've had one of these for 3 years they're really cool

[@ericflores2929]

Thanks for the video!! Ordered mine on Amazon for dirt cheap and can't wait to get it. Been almost 30 years since I've played.

[@giglord]

how was it?

[@jayceconner7000]

i’ve been waiting for this video!

[@blackhawk65589]

I love my pocket trumpet! I got a Stagg a few months ago and for the price it's hard to beat.

[@wertialexander7711]

I must say this sure is some quality content on youtube

[@ajfreiberg5516]

Pocket Euphonium?

[@nicholastrombone9899]

It exists wessex-tubas.com/products/travel-tornister-euphonium-maly-er154

[@wisteria006]

Its in Bb though

[@evanj9153]

Its called a trumpet in Eb

[@tmeekins42]

Love that Deg G bugle hanging on the wall. I miss mine.

[@powerthrashingdeath]

“It’s just cold here”

[@viscosity7893]

Yesterday I came across one of these as well as a soprano trombone. Being a trombonist myself I had kindly asked the seller person if I could try out the soprano trombone, but the seller person said oh you mean the slide trumpet. I got triggered. Anyway since I never had tried out a mouthpiece smaller than my own tenor trombone mouthpiece I was surprised on how easy it was for me to get air out of it, though changing notes was quite hard and I was playing loud as mess. I came really close to buying it to, it cost $200+$25 for the mouthpiece. Oh did I mention that the slide needed some Slide-O-Mix.

[@christopheralvarado4544]

Slide trumpets and soprano t bones are different, I think.

[@TenisDimants]

Got the Thomann TR 25 Bb-Pocket Trumpet, bought it instead of TR 5, cause of the full size bell. Is pretty sweet and comes with an well made case. The valves need constant oiling. I knew about that before purchasing though so it is not bothering me.

[@ryandandrea7590]

Love this video. I’ve been looking for someone who is well-informed to make a video on the pocket trumpet

[@elijahlena8208]

I have a pocket trumpet and yes you're correct it really isn't designed for conventional playing by a long shot :b. I do however love being able to take it with me on family vacations or whenever I'm traveling as it is a good way to keep me actively practicing while not at home.

[@bikkies]

I have a Classic Cantabile pocket trumpet made in Germany (or at least the included quality control card is German). Red lacquer finish and very sturdy. 3rd valve slide is a little loose and leaky but otherwise not at all bad. Bought from new a few years ago. I use this a lot for practice as it has more resistance than my standard trumpets & cornets, so I have to work a little harder. I only have small hands so I've found a way to hold it quite comfortably. I use my thumb in the 3rd slide and pivot it just as described here, my right thumb rests inside the main tuning slide so I have to watch not to knock it too hard or I'll flatten the pitch while playing. All in all, it's a daily workhorse trumpet for me and was definitely a good purchase.

[@hughstonburnheimer6176]

Anyone know much about abstract brands. I recently got a cornet. It’s brand is “Barclay”. It was made in Czechoslovakia

[@Jack-dt7rw]

Great job playing!!!

[@bassboneryan]

You should try out a Mighty Midget Wessex Tuba

[@varatic644]

How about a pocket cc tuba?

[@winstonelston5743]

Or cimbasso?

[@derpysheep5872]

Cornel Botnaru XD

[@iriechpiemapping8656]

That’s called a baritone

[@Jackson-sr7ms]

Mr. Ilikepie no, do you know the difference?

[@iriechpiemapping8656]

Jackson it’s a joke

[@ryanelliot7665]

Another great video. My Pastor says there are still another 5 instruments yet to be discovered. Hopefully they will be as exciting as the pocket trumpet.

[@squirreltrumpet8128]

Yeh!! I wanted to it!! Pocket trumpet review!!!

[@comms9803]

So it's a travel trumpet. Brilliant!

[@SamuelPlaysBrass]

Hi Trent, just a suggestion: when using the presumably high-pitch Huttl peashooter in a side-by-side comparison with a low-pitch instrument, it'd be great if you could pull the slide out as close as possible to low-pitch, so that we're not hearing everything practically a half-step higher ;-)

[@coreygenovese]

You’re meant to breathe into your bell before you fit a Harmon mute so the condensation grips the cork, if not it’ll fall out of the bell in both normal and pocket trumpets.

[@GrimesMusic]

My old band director had one of those

[@gideonhas6letters128]

Im Getting A Pocket Trumpet For Christmas this year and i can't wait

[@canadianbacon2711]

Dank new intro!

[@Darm0k]

Is that horn older? I think newer ones are wrapped in a better way to make it easier to hold. Like I think that thumb ring is on the other side of that slide back there.

[@Michaelcamps]

is there more resistance due to it being more tightly/closely wound?

[@aidangreenfield3374]

I wanted one before, but now I want one more

[@spiceedge8256]

where did u get ur valves... i am rly interested in getting new valves cuz i dont feel mine dat comfortable.... but i cant find new valves anywhere online

[@oliversjmildmay2970]

Interesting Thanks Trent

[@michaeldecharbert8914]

Trent Hamilton, you should look more into the history of a once famous pocket trumpet made by Elden Benge (1902 -1960). Mr Benge built the first collection of professional pocket trumpets, along with the trumpets he made. Mr. Benge was a principal trumpeter with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra during the turn of the century. After his retirement he started to build an improved instrument taken fr his personal instrument , a French Besson Trumpet. He made certain specifications , modified it , crafted into into a well made instrument for professional players and students of trumpet playing. The pocket trumpet which I own can match any kind of famous instrument companies that make excellent trumpets. Some of the things you say about pocket trumpets is not all true. For example, this trumpet has a pinky ring , unlike the Jupiter pocket trumpet you demonstrated. The bell of the Benge Pocket Trumpet is 5 and a half inches and any mute can fit into this particular instrument. The Benge Pocket Trumpet has excellent sound, quality intonation, and can compete with any well known trumpet brands. The Benge company disbanded when Mr. Benge was killed in a car accident in 1960. His son Donald took over the company but over the year he loss interest in continuing the company because of other interest involving table games like Conquest. He sold the specification and design plans to instrument companies like King, Selmer, Manchester, Holton, and others. But these companies couldn't match the sound quality The Benge pocket trumpet had. One company Carol Brass was was very close to to matching that particular quality sound. Donald like his father was also killed in a car accident in 2007. This is true true historical facts so next time Mr. Hamilton do some more research on the history of brass instruments, THANK YOU!

[@giladkay3761]

The only problem was the comparison is that you also need to consider the distance of the bell deon the mic. But great video as always!

[@alexcarter8807]

Is it the one with bottom-sprung valves? I had one and it could play like a demon.

[@torvickiii]

Trent you should review the tornister tuba(Travel Tuba)

[@POLARIZEDmusic]

TRENT! Would you recommend the Yamaha 2330 as an intermediate trumpet??

[@benedictsamhika1142]

Hey Trent great video I’m also a Salvationist (oc) in Kenya

[@sameester]

Where did you get that trim kit from on the main trumpet?

[@lucaskrieger9493]

How would the tone of a pocket trumpet compare to the tone of a similarly priced trumpet?

[@steakhousejohn5990]

Can you try the Mendini or other cheap pocket trumpets of amazon and show what steps you can take to make it playable? I have one, and it took just some lapping with sand paper, spring stretching, and some spacers to make the valve slides in tune. $120

[@lstockl5901]

You should play Mozart bassoon concerto on euphonium. It’s a nice song

[@Nutzinmymouf]

That trumpet has a great personality!

[@TracksWithDax]

I own a Merano... can’t say I like too much or can get much use out of it. Especially because I don’t travel much and always have access to my Yamaha haha

[@davinator225]

ive watch your piccolo and pocket trumpet video so which one should i get?

[@2noob2pro]

By the way pocket trumpet comfortability can depend on hand size and trumpet brand because some are made different

[@robertduis6730]

1) It is very funny to play a tune in a BIG BAND with 4 trumpet-players all use a Pocket trumpet. 2) As far as the tune you did at the end of the video ...I prefer the sound of the Pocket trumpet.

[@DemiDeity777]

Lovin the shirt trent

[@Author-RiseOfTheLittleHorn]

Your hands look hilarious playing that.

[@jmartin9785]

Some years ago, l was at a scrap metal place selling some scrap, behind the man at the counter, was a small bucket full of brass scrap, and barely visible, was what appeared to be the bell of a trumpet or cornet, struggling for its life. l asked the man if he would see what it is, so he pulls it it out by the bell, and hands to me the cutest little cornet, mouthpiece still in it too, and remarkably clean, and a few small dents, he smiled and asked, can you play it? I said maybe so, l was amazed that the valves still worked, no air would go through, someone had put the valves into the wrong tubes, which l corrected. I hadn’t played in several years from high school, but amazed myself, that variations on Carnival of Venice from my Arban book, was still in my head, and now it filled the air, echoing off the walls, sweetiest sounding little cornet. I handed it back to him, he smiled and handed it back to me, said no, its yours, take it with you. Thanks for the concert! That was 20 or so years ago, but it still resides atop my piano and l play it often. A true story! 🌈🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🎺lol!

[@TrentHamilton]

Nice. What model is it?

[@jmartin9785]

Trent Hamilton : Trent, so sorry being so long on reply to your question relating to the Cornet model. It is real old and the inscription on the bell is hard to make out, It doesn’t look like any other that l am familiar with, ie Conn, olds, etc. l will get some brass cleaner and see if l can read it. It looks quality built. Will contact you about it soon as l do some more looking. Thanks!🌈

[@TrentHamilton]

@@jmartin9785 Sounds great :)

[@colinmills6250]

wait why is your normal trumpet pitched in B natural?

[@TheRobloxianOfTheWorld]

Colin Mills the tuning slide’s pulled ALL THE WAY IN. like it can’t be pulled in anymore than it has been. If you were to have it in the cold, occasionally blowing air through it, then it would be in the normal Bb key.

[@HW-qh2id]

You heard it too

[@jmartin9785]

H W : Yep l heard it too, all the way over here in Texas, USA.! Lol!🎺💁🏽‍♂️. 🌈🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@clayton3590]

Nani

[@zavier3644]

@@jmartin9785 no body cares

[@TheNameIsGamestar]

Keel Row, an excellent stand alone trumpet solo if I say so myself

[@michael_young]

In America at the Bands of America Grand Nationals Marching Competition they had that instrument on display

[@TheRobloxianOfTheWorld]

If you can get your hands on one, can you review the ophicleide? It’s a strange brass instrument with keys instead of valves.

[@agalagionwithacat]

Flash Gaming It's like when I put a brass mouthpiece on a saxophone and try to play it except it's supposed to exist.

[@bacicinvatteneaca]

They could all have been keyed and so much easier to use, hadn't it been for conservatism

[@nicholasneyhart396]

Thingaloo keys are harder than 3-4 valves.

[@jigler]

What was the piece you played?

[@MyVash12349]

Me at 3am: I should sleep KZbin: Wanna watch some guy review a tiny trumpet? Me:... ... Why the fuck not!

[@bobneptune]

Where did you get that lovely shirt??

[@flamingmushroom00x88]

How much does it cost for one of these? Like, a good one

[@AaronIsTerrible]

5:26 6:04

[@ThatMiniGuy]

Anyone else notice that the trumpet was sharp by an entire half-step? Fingerings lined up, but the trumpet, not pocket trumpet, was stupid sharp. Is that the key that the instrument is in, or just the instrument being improperly tuned?

[@robinshields4271]

Is that a G flat 2 valve DCI horn behing you?

[@williamfudge7099]

What instrument are you most accostomed to

[@p39483]

Do more bends in tubing make it easier to bend notes? Sounds dumb but... the more you spiral it the bigger the difference between inside/outside radius, so tube length is kinda both inside and outside path and everything in between.

[@TrentHamilton]

Not that I’ve ever noticed. Bending notes is about embouchure control

[@lowlyroblock3097]

Can you do a review on the mini pocket

[@TrentHamilton]

I've done a review on the Carolbrass mini trumpet, which is even smaller than this.

[@Buffalo49]

Is it easier to play than a regular trumpet? Would it be a good first trumpet?

[@cyndie26]

I've seen an ad on Amazon for a British designed pocket cornet. Out of curiosity, have you ever heard of this at all?

[@TrentHamilton]

Do you have a link you can send me?

[@cyndie26]

Trent Hamilton Here it is. Have you ever heard of anything like this before? www.amazon.com/dp/B0137DFERK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xi6BAbTNEQ6QT

[@TrentHamilton]

Oh no, that's made in India. Stay away from it.

[@andrewnguyen4382]

Can you one hand the horn and hold up the harmon mute?

[@ultimategotea]

What happened to your left hand?

[@rotunda57]

There was a short bald-headed fellow on the Laurence Welk show that could really play a pocket trumpet - they called themselves the Hotsie Totsie Boys, I think.

[@federalbureauofinvestigati6386]

Where can I buy it

[@lichitv1164]

ya you can't use these Jupiter pocket trumpets for serious performance. just not in tone. i have one too and use it exactly as what you said.

[@bridgetnguyen5852]

Where can I buy this pocket trumpet???

[@bryanponce7342]

His playing is better than the whole trumpet section at my school

[@slvalive]

Sweet..

[@noodleninjachip2]

what is the music you played at the start

[@siwonchang3818]

I wonder if you can march with this

[@alansklenar2848]

Have you ever seen a pocket cornet.I have an Amati.Manufacture date unknown

[@miguelgarciq9603]

Saludos trent yo practico con una trompeta pocked

[@chloejanner3926]

I really want a pocket trumpet because I love the sound.But I just don’t know where to get one.

[@rainarrz5241]

Wish .com $102.00 with shipping and tax

[@horses874]

I saw those and music and arts and I'm like what the heck is that

[@fauzanzakiahmadharris902]

When first time i am see this pocket trumpet, this trumpet is realy like marching thrombone with smaller scale.

[@DJmcCK]

Hat absolut the loudness?

[@sirwaffle2492]

What is the outro song

[@darylynn621]

I say, get your torch out, add a Soprano Trombone slide to it. Best use of a Soprano Tbone I can think of. " Some of my favorite coat racks are Bassons"

[@velociwizard1495]

can we get a pocket tuba next