LJ Hutchen Bb Trumpet with Case- 2 Year Warranty
by Kevin on July 3, 2010
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| LJ Hutchen Bb Trumpet with Case- 2 Year Warranty |
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| Manufacturer: LJ Hutchen |
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| List Price: $399.99 |
| Sale Price: $219.99 |
| Availibility: Usually ships in 1-2 business days |
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Product Description |
| Features: Satin Finish Resonite Body Nickel Plated, Tarnish Resistant Keys Carefully designed bore for open, unrestricted sound. Metal Thumb Rest Heavy Duty Forged Keys Specially treated pads for durability Key configuration designed for all sized hands. Plush Lined Hard Case - Made in the USA Included Accessories: Plastic Mouthpiece Nickel-plated ligature Plastic mouthpiece cap Cork grease Swab Rico reed (strength 2) Hard-shell case, injection molded Detailed Specifications: Level: Standard Key: Bb Fingering: Boehm Key System: 17 keys, 6 rings Barrel Length: 62mm Body Material: Resonite Barrel Material: Resonite Bell Material: Resonite Key Material: Nickel-plated brass Plating: Nickel Bore: Molded Tone Holes: Straight tone holes, tapered undercut Thumb Rest: Metal, with third screw reinforcement Spring Type: Stainless steel Pad Type: Double bladder skin, semi-pressed felt, cardboard back Posts: Threaded top joint, pressure fit with locking screw bottom joint Screw Type: Straight, headed pivot |
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Product Details |
- Resonite Body
- Nickel Plated, Tarnish Resistant Keys
- Carefully designed bore for open, unrestricted sound.
- Heavy Duty Forged Keys
- Specially treated pads for durability
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Customer Reviews |
 Outstanding Student Trumpet |
| Review Date: October 13, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Paul, Manassas, VA |
| I purchased the LJ Hutchen brand trumpet from Hyson Music for my middle-school aged son and am extremely satisfied with the product. This trumpet is a quality instrument with excellent tone and smooth valve action. As someone who has played a vintage Reynolds trumpet for about 30 years, I can tell you that the LJ Hutchen is an excellent instrument for the beginning or intermediate musician. It also came in an attractive and sturdy case. In my experience, you will not find a better quality trumpet anywhere near this price range. My hat is off to LJ Hutchen company. I will also add that the folks at Hyson music shipped it REALLY fast. I ordered via Amazon on Monday night and had the trumpet on my doorstep on Thursday morning (in VA). It has been a great purchase in every respect, and my son is glad to have a shiny new trumpet! |
Fine starter
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| Review Date: October 8, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Michael Billig, Lancaster, PA USA |
| Although I do play music, I am not a trumpet player. But I bought this instrument for a 9-year-old boy who is just beginning to play. He loves this trumpet, and I love hearing him play. He is making amazing progress. The instrument sounds wonderful, is solidly constructed, and easy to maintain. I think that it is a perfect choice and a fantastic value. I love the fact that the man behind the Hutchen concept is so committed to the musical education of young people. I will recommend Hutchen instruments to other parents. |
Fine first trumpet for young band student
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| Review Date: May 9, 2008 |
| Reviewer: MG, |
| My 6th grader begged for his own (rather than rental) trumpet for his first year in band. This instrument has proven a fine investment at a very modest price. The tone is fine and the trumpet has many features that are appreciated by players with smaller hands, including a secure finger grip hold. My son's private instructor trained at Juilliard and agreed that given the price, you just can't beat this instrument. It is head and shoulders above similarly priced instruments. |
Great company, great product, great service. This is the one you want!
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| Review Date: November 18, 2008 |
| Reviewer: G. Mauzy, Athens, OH |
| I purchased this trumpet in Sept. for my son after doing some diligent Internet research on affordable trumpets. I didn't want to rent-to-own a Jupiter and pay more than $850 through the school rental program. After talking to every parent, music teacher and music store person I could find about what to look for in a quality trumpet, I took a chance on the LJ Hutchen trumpet and received it three days later thanks to fast shipping. I recently had it evaluated by a master instrument repairman at the local university with more than 25 years of experience and he said it was a quality instrument from top to bottom and was impressed by its construction. I also spoke with the company's repair tech. whose dad started the family-owned L.J. Hutchen company and he was completely conversational and accomodating and encouraged me to call anytime I had a question or needed anything. Very unusual service in these days of outsourcing customer service. The 2-year warranty provides peace of mind on top of the good service. The naysayers said it couldn't be done - getting a quality, new trumpet for less than $250 and L.J. Hutchen proves them wrong. If you crave inexpensive quality like me, this is the one you want! |
I'll Toot This Horn
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| Review Date: February 24, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Trot Aceman, Albany, NY USA |
I played trumpet for years in high school and college, and I had an old Doc Severinsen model that I had a crystal clear beautiful sound with. Several years ago, I purchased an inexpensive trumpet and it sounded like garbage. I've decided to get back into playing again. Based on the reviews, I decided to go "cheap" and try this one. By "cheap" I mean as compared to the $500+ I could spend on what I knew would be a high quality instrument.
The other users are right on target about the valves being turned funny in the chambers, but that's easy to fix. Simply unscrew the tops of each valve chamber (not the stem itself), and turn them until they click. When seated properly, air should be able to be blown freely through the trumpet with all the valves up. If not, simply try turning them again. With a good eye you can line up the holes in the valves with the trumpet.
The trumpet ships with valve oil, and the slides are clearly well greased and ready for action. I took it out of the case, adjusted the valves as noted, blew through it for about 2 minutes to warm it up, and then produced a sound equivalent to my beautiful old Doc Severinsen. The valves work easily, the slides slide gracefully, and the most important piece is the sound quality is amazing.
As if all that wasn't enough, I ordered the item, and it was on my doorstep within 3 business days.
If you have a youngster just starting out, or are getting back into it like I am, or need a good concert quality trumpet without spending a thousand dollars, this is the horn for you! |
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