Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 20 hours ago
An excellent playing Benge here, Serial 34,XXX, probably from the late '70's or very early '80's. With a .464 bore and the same bell as the 3X, this trumpet offers a captivating tone; it can play bright, or as we hear with the TA/TF, it can produce a perfect all around tone. With a valve job by Dr. Valve and a Total Enhancement by Flip Oakes, this trumpet is just waiting to play. :) Enjoy! :)
An excellent playing Benge here, Serial 34,XXX, probably from the late '70's or very early '80's. With a .464 bore and the same bell as the 3X, this trumpet offers a captivating tone; it can play bright, or as we hear with the TA/TF, it can produce a perfect all around tone. With a valve job by Dr. Valve and a Total Enhancement by Flip Oakes, this trumpet is just waiting to play. :) Enjoy! :)










![Aftermarket Tuning Slides: Do They Make a Difference??
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Great aftermarket slides by M/K drawing... https://www.mkdrawing.com/
Well, youll get to decide for yourself if they work. :) I believe there IS a difference - but it is subtle; overtones become different with each metal, perhaps more so than general tone. It takes a good ear to perceive the difference and, as seems so often the case, microphones and speakers dont always tell the whole tale. Ill first use the standard Bach D slide that came with this Strad (which is a standard weight 43 bell, Sterling Silver Plus bell. Second, I use a D-shaped (like the original Bach) Nickel-Silver tuning slide (all the aftermarket slides are by MK), then a dark Bronze radial slide, and lastly a Square Sterling Silver slide. I then use the Nickel-Silver slide with a great ACB Al Cass 1-27 mouthpiece, the Bronze slide with a Reeves C2J (a great trumpet/flugel piece), and lastly I use the square Sterling Silver slide with a Reeves 42C (a great play off of Bachs 7B mouthpiece [Ive read that Doc Severinsen really likes this mouthpiece with a 5ish Bach rim]). Enjoy! :)
Original Brass Slide: 5:01
Nickel-Silver Slide: 7:28
Bronze Ovate Slide: 9:51
Sterling Silver Slide: 11:46
Nickel-Silver Slide w/ Cass 1-27 Mouthpiece: 14:24
Bronze Slide w/ Reeves C2J Mouthpiece: 15:57
Sterling-Silver w/ Reeves 42B Mouthpiece: 18:45 Aftermarket Tuning Slides: Do They Make a Difference??](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H3tnRqcVIuY/mqdefault.jpg)