Van Laar Paris-M
Bb medium-large-bore trumpet · professional · current
The Paris m.4 Bb trumpet, designed in close collaboration with the leading French trumpet player Frédéric Mellardi in the same style as the Paris M-series C trumpets, is easy to play throughout the entire range. It has a full sound and is extremely stable, allowing not only classical trumpet players to play a wide range of timbres… The Bb trumpet is also available with a medium (Paris m.5) or a wider taper bell (Paris m.6). Frédéric Mellardi plays model Paris m.4.
| Type | trumpet |
|---|---|
| Key | Bb |
| Bore class | medium-large |
| Bore size | .461″ |
| Valve type | Piston |
| Valves | 3 |
| Bell diameter | 4.807″ |
| Bell material | yellow brass |
| Bell construction | one-piece hand-hammered |
| Level | professional |
| Era | current |
| Country | Netherlands |
Features: Heavy weight valve casing. Maker's bore designation: ML (11.7 mm); bore_class follows the figure. Piston inferred: Van Laar never states valve type. No prices published. Page heading is "Paris M" but Van Laar's own copy on it reads "The Paris m.4 Bb trumpet"; it sits under Signature while the Paris m.1/m.2/m.3 are C trumpets.
Known players
Angelo Verploegen, Frédéric Mellardi, Jeroen Schippers, Luca Aquino
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