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Review Date: 7/30/2004
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 7
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Nice Brighter trumpet sound
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Hard to make it warm up at all
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It's a good trumpet, on the bright side, and slots very well. It looks pretty awesome at plays fine for Jazz section work, but it doesn't blend well with strads and it's very hard to get it to darken, making it virtually useless for a great deal of legit work. Pretty decent upper register though.
Would recommend it, but only if you were getting it used.
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Review Date: 8/4/2004
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,200.00
| Rating: 10
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PLAYS & LOOKS LIKE A MONET...AT HALF THE WEIGHT AND COST
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EACH FINISH...ANTIQUE BRASS, SILVER PLATE, BLACK ONYX AND GOLD LACQUER PRODUCE A DIFFERENT SOUND
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This horn was reviewed by JAZZ TIMES with an excellent summary...and that is it all it took for me to search it out.
The case is not only substantial but far better than any of the "big" guys. This is a sure winner.
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Registered: December 2005
Location: Pittsfield, MA
Posts: 700
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Review Date: 9/1/2004
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 0
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as seen in JAZZ TIMES
“The trumpet is the instrument of the gods,” said master musician Marcus Belgravein a recent interview about his Detroit Jazz Festival trumpet summit (which I took part in this past summer). Now if these gods happened to descend from the heavens in an ornate spaceship, complete with all the trimmings out of a sci-fi movie (imagine Close Encounters or Men in Black), and brought with them a horn in its likeness, they might have given us PJLA Music’s Phaeton trumpet. The instrument need not leave the display case for you to know the Phaeton ain’t your daddy’s Martin Committee. The Phaeton 2000 series of professional horns is available in five stylish finishes: gold lacquer, silver plating, eye-catching rawbrushed brass, black-onyx matte and 24- karat gold plating.. The aesthetic standard referenced here is definitely Monette, but the Phaetons have their own look. They feature wide, swooping braces, thick, heavy valve caps and pomo-style finger holds. The curves are extended, graceful and sexy, and the edges seem thick. Overall, it looks “big,” which screams dark, heavy, flugelhorn-esque sound. The trumpet certainly fits in with the standards of a beautiful light fixture or perhaps a vase in a hip SoHo pad, but the question any prospective professional buyer will be concerned with is: Does it play? In terms of the more substantive qualities of a musical instrument, the marks are fairly good. Chicago trumpet guru Wayne Tanabe largely designed the trumpet, and it does play nicely. It is intended to look like a heavy horn—which is all the rage— but to play and feel lighter. This is accomplished to an extent. The horn feels very solid and supportive of the air when blowing. It is sturdy and substantial but is, in fact, remarkably light. Like a heavier horn, you can get a nice, full, resonant vibration when you push the volume and airflow. It is a typically modern-sounding horn, without a whole lot of edge and a great deal of roundness. The horn also features heavy gold valve caps designed to provide some gravity to the finger-stroke. After working them in they do feel good, though you do have to prefer that weighted-valve feel, as opposed to featherlike, Dizzy Gillespie/Clark Terry-style valves. Last, in favor of the horn, it plays very well in tune. The low D below the staff and the A right on pitch.
I tested two of the finishes mentioned: the raw brushed brass and the bright silver-plated Anniversary model. The main difference in sound was, as expected, the brushed brass added a mellowed darkness to the sound. I actually found the silverplated version easier and freer to play, and it cut as well as any good horn should; it also worked well for an acoustic set and also sounded good through a microphone. The main qualm I had with both horns was that they did not feel nearly as responsive at medium to soft volumes as when played loud. While the strength of the horns’ playability was in their richness of sound at full volume, softer playing did not yield the same resonant canon of overtones. In other words, to experience the depth of these instruments’ timbre, you really need to blow. These horns would best suit the small group soloist who wants to be able to really blaze without coming across as brash or excessive. So the Phaeton paradox is a success: make a horn that’s fairly light, looks heavy and sounds dark. With a few small limitations, the 2000 series does just that—and it looks hot! In a market that is dominated by old giants of the trumpet industry, only time can tell what is in store for the relative newcomer. Pete LaPlaca at PJLA Music is quite proud of the trumpets and that they are made mostly in America. He has every reason to be satisfied. GREG GLASSMAN
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Review Date: 9/9/2004
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,350.00
| Rating: 10
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great playing trumpet,very easy to blow,very unique design
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One of the best instruments ever made,in my opinion.A great buy for the money,you will not be able to find an instrument of this quality for such a small ammount of money.
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Review Date: 10/4/2004
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $700.00
| Rating: 10
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HOLDS IT'S OWN in any style/type section. Solid sound...excellent resistance with a centered feel.
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like it better with hvy weight bottom caps
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It only took me a few minutes to check this out with great results. The horn is worth far more than the advertised prices and should be considered by most any decent player as a great addition or replacement for his existing horn.
Thumbs up for Phaeton in my humble opinion.
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Review Date: 11/10/2004
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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GREAT LOOKING PRODUCT....CENTERED TONE
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NONE
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I TESTED 3 HORNS AT A BOSTON DEALER AND THEY DID PLAY A BIT DIFFERENT BUT OVERALL PERFORMANCE WAS CONSISTANT AND TO MY LIKING. OUTSTANDING NEW PRODUCT WITH A LOT GOING FOR IT. I'LL PROBABLY BUY ONE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
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Review Date: 2/1/2005
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,245.00
| Rating: 10
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AESTHETICS OF THE INSTRUMENT
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Checked this horn out at NAMM in Anaheim and was totally impressed with its performance. The model i played was the antique brushed brass finish which was one of the best finishes I've seen.
Sound....piston action was superb....balance and sound were exceptional.
Can't say enough good things about the horn.
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Review Date: 3/22/2005
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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BEAUTY....SHORT STROKE PISTONS
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NOT ENOUGH ADVERTISING
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Saw and played several models of this horn at Schmitts music in Minneapolis.....each one was better than the last. They told me that had an exclusive deal on custom black finish with 24 k gold trim. This is a winner when it comes tolooks.
i hope to buy this model soon.
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Review Date: 6/16/2005
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,350.00
| Rating: 10
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THIS NEW BRUSHED BRASS FINISH IS GREAT
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WHEN I TEST PLAYED THE HORN ON 48TH ST, NYC, I WAS AMAZED WITH THE EASE of blowing to reach any note I PLAYED. INTONATION WAS better than my "C" & "B". I BOUGHT IT!
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Review Date: 11/16/2005
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,300.00
| Rating: 10
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best natural brass look i've seen
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zero
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horn responded very well....good scale..no stuffy notes....loved the finish...had to buy it.
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Review Date: 7/26/2006
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,550.00
| Rating: 9
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very nice horn
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nothing really
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test played 3 different horns and liked this one best.
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Review Date: 11/15/2006
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,400.00
| Rating: 10
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looks as great as it sounds
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Phaeton was recommended to me by a good friend....and after I played his..
..I ordered mine the next day. Can't say enough good things about Phaeton.
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Review Date: 12/19/2006
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $749.00
| Rating: 10
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Looks great without being over the top
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None!
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Superb projection of sound - everyone has commented on it! Tuning is spot on, slotting can get a bit loose above high E ish (but that could be me pushing it into my face too hard...). I am amazed that this has cost me so little. I bought from Bill Lewington in the UK and the service was fantastic.
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Review Date: 8/2/2007
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,400.00
| Rating: 10
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plays better than any other horn I've owned
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Out of all my horns, the Phaeton PHT-2030 has become my all-around "workhorse". It's just a great playing horn and I have no complaints about it all. Now you have to go and spoil my contentment with your new FX model!
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Review Date: 9/14/2007
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,100.00
| Rating: 9
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Excellent projection, consistent tone throught the range
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Not enough info available about the company
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Great all around horn. I disagree with other reviewer. I find it easy to control the darkness or brightness of the sound. Maybe try a different (deeper) mouthpiece. The mouthpiece it comes with is nice, but it is fairly shallow. The horn blows very freely and has a great dynamic range. I like the heavy feel of the valves but it takes a little getting used to. I wanted something different from my Strad and I certainly got it - for half the price!
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Review Date: 10/6/2007
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Would you recommend the horn? Yes |
Price you paid?: $900.00
| Rating: 10
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great feel, great finish, price, great tone, VALVES
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may be a tad resistant
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overall, this is a great horn. i just got it the other day and love it. The valves are amazing. The tone is warm but punchy, and also it just feels great to play. The brushed finish has some kind of clear laquer over it which gives it this indescribable glow, it almost looked like a horn made out of velvet. And for the price, this trumpet is amazing
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