[TPIN] Monette for sale

[Rick Rangno]

"The bells are very soft and they warn you against putting them on a bell
stand because over time the weight of the body of the horn will slowly bend
the bell. I've seen it happen."

MA

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If this can damage the bell, then how do you get around putting any pressure and stress on the bell and structure? In the Monette room at ITG they had their horns lying on their sides. I was gently chastised for not picking up the horn correctly (I was doing this wrong over the last 40 years?) and told that the horn could be damaged this way. But if the horn is on it's side wouldn't this cause the bell to flatten on one side? There is still weight and pressure from the body put on the bell this way. And even if it did bend a bit over ten years or so, how much would it really affect the playability of the trumpet? Not to mention that after that long you'd probably be looking for a new axe anyway. Then you can market it on ebay as a great vintage Monette with a custom bent bell :-)

I always thought the bend in Dizzy's horn was pretty cool. 

Did Dave ever tell Maynard not to use his trumpet stand? 

Rick