Blackburn Hickman-5-Valve
C trumpet · custom · current
An orchestral C trumpet that changes its fundamental key to D, D-flat or B-natural at will.
| Type | trumpet |
|---|---|
| Key | C |
| Valve type | Piston |
| Valves | 5 |
| Bell material | ambronze |
| Level | custom |
| Era | current |
| Country | USA |
| Price (MSRP) | $8,000 |
Features: Handcrafted in Lexington, Kentucky using Cliff Blackburn's techniques; Blackburn states every bell, valve assembly and component is made individually. Sold in silver polished plate unless noted. Created with trumpet educator David Hickman. Four pistons plus a fifth rotor: the fourth piston lowers the instrument to B-natural. With the extra valves disengaged it plays as a professional orchestral C.
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