[TPIN] Road Horns

[Greg Goodknight]

Richard Mason wrote:
> I agree with Mike Vax and Jim Donaldson, a short list of preferred brands would be
>    
>   1.  Olds Ambassador, or Recording
>   2.  Getzen 300 or 700 (These are very underrated horns, an exceptional buy)
>   3.  Benge (Any Burbank or LA Benge)
>   
I am gobsmacked that someone would put a nice Burbank or LA Benge down 
as a road horn. They aren't cheap on the used market and they aren't 
that rugged. I would take a Strad out before I'd take the Benge, just 
because there are so many used strads.

Now, I would put any good pocket trumpet in that list, and in fact I 
bought my "The Burbank Trumpet" (Kanstul) pocket trumpet just for that 
purpose, and a Walt Johnson case to go with it.  The Walt case fits the 
Benge wrap pockets perfectly, meaning Burbank, LA and UMI Benges, and 
the Kanstul Custom Class and Burbank Trumpet pockets.

I often bring out the Burbank pocket for the occasional solo and the 
bugling I do from time to time.

-Greg