Van Laar Aquino
Bb medium-large-bore trumpet · professional · current
A completely new project, a signature trumpet model, created by Hub van Laar in honor of the special sound and original approach of Italian trumpet player Luca Aquino. The “AQUINO” trumpet has a rich, soft, mellow, warm, round and deep tone. The tapered bore guarantees a light and simple response. The lead pipe is a twin-tube design that allows for faster response. The shepherd’s crook tuning slide and bell bow give the sound a fluid quality at any dynamic. The feeling vaguely resembles that of a flugelhorn or cornet but with a well-defined trumpet sound and better projection. The large one-piece hand-hammered bell in yellow brass enables a broad palette of colours and enhanced resonance. The design is striking.
| Type | trumpet |
|---|---|
| Key | Bb |
| Bore class | medium-large |
| Bore size | .461″ |
| Valve type | Piston |
| Valves | 3 |
| Bell diameter | 5.319″ |
| Bell material | yellow brass or gold brass |
| Bell construction | one-piece hand-hammered |
| Finish | gold-plated; lacquered; raw brass; raw brass bell, palladium-plated corpus |
| Level | professional |
| Era | current |
| Country | Netherlands |
Features: Maker's bore designation: ML (11.7 mm); bore_class follows the figure. Piston inferred: Van Laar never states valve type. No prices published.
Known players
Adir Kochavi, Christian Altehülshorst, Julian Wasserfuhr, Luca Aquino, Martín Sebastián Loyato
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