Sleigh Ride featuring 4 Plastic Trumpets from Tromba (Allora)
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Leroy Anderson's famous Christmas tune, Sleigh Ride, as played in rehearsal for the Corvallis-OSU Symphony Holiday Concert. Trumpeters Ken Saul, Zachary Person, Nick Rector and Sheylan Sands are playing the TROMBA plastic trumpets (also known as Allora in the USA).
The red one might be fun in a Christmas orchestra. With some green ones. I can even see the red and blue ones in a July 4th band. Maybe.
Now I miss Christmas
I have played several of the plastic trumpets from Tromba and I feel that the metallic and non-metallic versions play the same. But they have a different effect on the audience. If you play the silver or gold metallic version, the audience (even the conductor and most other band members) will not realize you are playing a plastic trumpet. I prefer the bright colors to show it is really plastic.
Are you a professional trumpet player. Or do have a different profession. I'm wondering because I love music but I don't know ??
+Cameron Coffee I have been a trumpet instructor at the university and I play professionally around our area. But I also had a long career as an engineer in high-tech and now own and manage my company, Ultra-Pure Oils www.ultrapureoils.com
+Ken Saul Wouldn't you think that they would be a bit distracting in a concert setting? It's a cool gimmick, but after a while won't people start focusing on the oddly colored trumpets rather than the music.
Agreed - they are mainly fun for novelty pieces and young players.
My mom just ordered a blue one for Christmas! I hope I can learn. Thanks for your other vids on the tromba/allora.
I highly recommend you get a local teacher to show you some of the basics of brass playing. There are some good videos on UA-cam also, including the series by the US Army Band, starting here: ua-cam.com/video/-H4Wby6ge3w/v-deo.html
I loved it!
+DANIEL TAN Thank you!
You are welcome.
Thanks for the information, Ken, it is amazing to me that they play so well. Do you feel that it carries enough doing solo work or perhaps solo work in a large church, perhaps?? Thanks again
Brian Baumgarn These horns project well and I would especially recommend their C trumpet for solo work in a church. Their C trumpet has the most projecting and brilliant tone of the lineup. Or you can use their Bb model and try various mouthpieces to get the tone you are looking for.
nice partials yo
I want one now. I haven’t played trumpet for years but want to start again. I’m no pro I just want something fun. This looks fun.
I play this for my school
Hi, Very impressive. I was wondering how the plastic Tromba,Allora would sound in a section and 2 how they would sound with mutes. Both sound very good. I am waiting for my ordered Allora Tromba trumpet and hope to sound as good as you trumpet players on this,even the horse whinnnny at the end ha ha.
John Healy Thanks John. The concert went much better after we got used to where the notes land on these horns. Several audience members commented on how they sounded - just like a "regular" trumpet! And now that I have had my horn for over a month, the valves are all broken in and work just fantastic. I am using Ultra-Pure Professional Valve Oil and only have to oil once each few weeks.
nice
Nice. Perhaps the b flat horns can be made to play in tune with each other. I had a Tromba C trumpet but returned it, because it could not be tuned with itself let alone other instruments. Tromba's rep suggested several fixes, but none worked. I hope they have ironed out those problems by now. It would help those who play church music or other transposition scenarios. When I see a vid with four Tromba concert pitch horns playing together in tune, I'll try again. As of now there are only some pros demonstrating the horn but alone, not other players.
That kid on the end is sure doing a lot
tuba is the best......
Would a plastic mouthpiece would work the same way as a metallic one?
Generally, metal mouthpieces will respond better and have a better (more brilliant) tone with plastic trumpets.
I tried the trumpet from Tromba and found the 3rd valve slide unusable too (too stiff), the valves did not move nicely (but would they run-in after a while?) and the "metallic" finish on mine was flakey - I returned it. Another reviewer said he tried one at an instrument fair and liked it and ordered one but the one that arrived was not good and he was very disappointed. I suspect the demo ones are specially prepared to make them work better.I would really like to get one knowing that it was a good example - I shall be flying away long haul for a couple of months or so and would like to keep my lip in and do a bit of practice. In fact I would prefer a cornet - but the reviews are worse than the trumpet reviews (dull sound) I have a Besson Sovereign but it is a bit heavy and too expensive to lose.
Hi Brendan, they made improvements to the cornet so it is not so stuffy anymore. It would be a good choice for a travel horn (use a metal short-shank cornet mouthpiece). Maybe get one in a non-metallic color so there is nothing that can flake off. I do agree that quality control is a bit loose with these plastic instruments.
Hi Ken, Thanks for reply. How long ago did Tromba make improvements to cornet? I live in UK and want to avoid getting old stock. I like the look of the metallic finish but since I am never likely to use one seriously in a band, perhaps I will follow your advice and go for a solid colour.
The cornet was improved about a year ago so the current instruments should be ok.
Is the silver one plastic?
yes! Their metallic silver and gold models look just like metal. Even professional players were fooled and thought these were metal instruments from even a few feet away.
That's Cool!
We're u the only one who had that part on trumpet the others aren't doing anything
If you mean that horse whinny at the end, yes, it is only in the 1st trumpet part (solo).
I didn't realize Tom Cruise played trumpet!
Or is that just Tom Cruise's nose?
Do they have a plastic French horn? I would like to know if they do.
Ripoff yt They don't, and there probably never will be because of the rotary valves on a French horn and just the overall structure of the instrument will not translate into plastic form.
Sounds more like two trumpet players, not four. Volume limitations of the horn????
Lance Skinner Mostly just due to the location of the iPhone for this informal recording. One of the bassoon players was not playing on this piece, so I asked him to hold the iPhone to make the recording. People in the audience really enjoyed the tune and the festive colors.
3rd one looks like a brass trumpet
JSU Fan 01 The metallic silver and metallic brass finishes really look like metal horns. They even fooled professional players standing just a few feet away at the ITG conference.
How much for a Tuba in the states?
+Kevin Anderson If you are asking how much a plastic tuba costs in the US, I have not seen any available in stores yet. Only a few prototypes shown at trade shows. But I would expect them to show up soon, maybe in the coming year, for reasonably low prices.
I would love to know, if it's reasonable, I would like to get back into music.
On the Woodwind and Brasswind site, they have plastic tubas for just over 1,000, maybe cheaper.
Plastic can be fake metal plated, so the skies the limit with these things. In fact, looks like one of them is plated. Or, there are only really three plastic trumpets......
+sclogse1 One is indeed "silver" plated and looks like a metal trumpet even up close. Tromba makes several metallic colors - silver, gold, red metallic, blue metallic... more are likely to come in the future.
Just thinking about being a kid a carrying those heavy cases...I carried a clarinet. A long way. And the books. Wonder how heavy the cases are for these...for that kid.....
+sclogse1 Since these are plastic trumpets and can't dent, I use a simple cloth gig bag. Adds just a few ounces of weight to a lightweight instrument so is super easy to carry. Very nice for young kids.
Do they make a pocket trumpet?
+sclogse1 Not yet, but I am sure they are thinking about it.
You were suppose to play at 1:39 and about at 1:20 or so.
3:03 Wth?! Lololol
+Aria Blaze Yep, it's written in the 1st trumpet part to do a horse whinny. One of the joys of Christmas tunes.
the horse sound was reasliatic though
+Ken Saul We actually play this in our middle school concert and i was surprise the trumpets could do the horse whinny.
+Zip Zee If you press the 2nd and 3rd valves halfway down ("half-valve") then you can play all kinds of fun sounds. Try it!
He told me how to play it. BTW I play the tuba. I'm going to try it out.
Wow.....is this real..I mean...it´s sound like a toy trumpet.....good for haydn Toy Symphony...but please...go back to the metal horns.....
to be honest ive heard better but it still sounds good