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Review Date: 12/20/2004
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Would you recommend the horn? No |
Price you paid?: $1,200.00
| Rating: 4
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good valves
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3rd valve slide ring
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I had heard so much about this horn, and I realy wanted it to work for me. I tried various mouthpieces and back bores (Warburton), and I just could not find anything that worked for me. The 3rd valve slide ring was very uncomfortable. I ended up selling mine in less than a year.
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Review Date: 1/18/2005
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,100.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Very soft to very loud ease of play and even sound
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none
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There is an upside and a downside to most things based on personal experiences. Contrariwise to the other "review" I post a 10 for the excellence of the Callet JAZZ design and Kanstul made trumpet. I cannot personally use the popular Bach 7C mouthpiece but that would not make the piece poor in and of itself. Real factors must be considered. I find NO flaws within the Callet Jazz itself. Great workmanship and great engineering. I play this horn today after playing many great horns. JAZZ is a big powerful horn that allows one to play the most delicate passages due to its quick response and even tonal quality throughout one's personal range. I have great affinity for Calicchio and Lawler trumpets, and the Callet Jazz is also in that small group. So try one, if it works for you that's great and if it does not, then you did learn something about yourself.
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Review Date: 1/30/2005
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,000.00
| Rating: 10
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Plays great at all dynamics and in all registers
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3rd valve ring
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This horn is one of the best horns one could wish to own.
Mr Callet built this own using his embouchure set up as a sort of guideline and as a result, one who has an effective embouchure set up can use this horn to fantastic results.
It is a very open feeling horn, with little to no back pressure. Every note on the horn responds well and resonates with a full body. The horn can be made to sound very warm or very edgy with as much or as little projection as you may want. I am hard-pressed to find an individual who did not like this horn.
I highly recommend it.
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Review Date: 1/30/2005
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,400.00
| Rating: 9
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Easy to play-- Lots of reward for your effort
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odd valve guide alignment
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I got one of these things on a trade, and it's the best trade I ever made. Hehe-- this thing slots past high G, which is quite unique. Sure you can make those notes speak on most any horn, but this horn will actually slot them. An excellent lead horn. The best I've played and I like them all.
Lots of folks compare this horn to the Wild Thing. Playability wise they're very similar. Where the Jazz excels is that it actually will blend with more mainstream, ML horns. That's a tougher job with the WT. Very unique sound, so I choose the Jazz.
Kanstul construction is top notch so that's not even really an issue.
The one thing that bugged me a little is that the valve guides don't all align in the same direction. It can make quick oil jobs risky, but this is very picky.
Also, I find the plating to be not as durable as other Kanstul products. To be fair, I've only had real experience with 2 of these horns.
Hope this helps:)
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Review Date: 1/23/2006
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Intonation in all registers, full yet controllable sound
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Some vary -- designs changed over the years
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I owned and played #6661. It was a superb horn for any setting from 5-piece classical to big-band lead. It played 'nice and easy', and to me felt much like an "Olds Shepherd Crook" Cornet to my face. When blown hard -- it felt like a hurricane to the audience.
Tone color was flexible depending on mpc and style; from dark and smoky to brilliant and popping.
I played on 4 other Jazz models, and it appears that for ones built from about 1994 to 1996 there was a difference in the lead-pipe length. If you play one, and something doesn't seem 'right' -- you can always send it to Callet trumpets for evaluation and refurbishment.
I would recommend this horn, for certain.
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a2jazz
Junior Member
Registered: April 2007
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Posts: 2
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Review Date: 4/22/2007
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,100.00
| Rating: 9
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Quick response; good jazz horn for lead playing and combo work.
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Gold plating inside the bell is not very durable.
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I enjoyed playing my Callet Jazz for over a dozen years. With its' step-bore design, it can be a dark, mellow horn in a combo and yet it will light up a big band by the lead player when needed.
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Review Date: 5/8/2008
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Would you recommend the horn? No |
Price you paid?: $1,000.00
| Rating: 5
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it is a light wieght horn
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tone too bright valves stick valve guides bind easely you have to be very careful when playing arpeggio passages it is an unforgiving horn
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i bought this horn from Jerome himself in 98 at his staten island factory.serial #5541 i never did like it very much even though i played it in many latin and jazz bands . I let my teacher Victor Paz try it and he did not care for it.
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Review Date: 10/2/2008
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pitch is spot on; pedals to upper register slot well; brilliant tone quality; just a great horn
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I haven't found anything
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I've played many different genre on this horn and it works well for just about anything. For lead, I can't imagine a better horn, although I haven't tried it with more shallow mouthpieces. Pitch is dead on, it blends great in a horn section, and it can be amazingly brilliant as a solo instrument. I've had mine for over fifteen years, and I love playing it every time I pick it up.
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Review Date: 3/23/2009
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $2,100.00
| Rating: 9
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Powerful and rich sound, superb intonation
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Cons:
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none in the hands of a pro
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I've played the Jazz professionally in every venue big and small. It's always the finest trumpet in the group - does everything superbly - sound, intonation, slotting into the triple register. I'd give it a 10, but the Callet Sima is the only true 10 I know and I've owned nearly every pro horn - new and vintage. The Jazz will make you a better player.
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Review Date: 4/2/2009
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Would you recommend the horn? No |
Price you paid?: $2,100.00
| Rating: 5
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Big Fat Bell Shape
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Cons:
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bad valve action
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I bought trumpet new in 91 directly from Mr. Callet. SOunded great but valves gave me a problem.After some rework they where better but I still sold the trumpet in 998
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