Michael Hohnbaum
This picture
was taken somewhere along the Denali Highway. For you gearheads,
the
instrument is a very beat up Olds Ambassdor cornet that was wrapped in
a
towel and thrown in the trunk of the trailer for the trip to Alaska.
The
mouthpiece is a Monette Cornet B2 - worth significantly more then the
horn
(and protected in a Rocky Mountain double mouthpiece case).
My primary trumpets are a Monette 149XL Bb and a Monette 61X C.
I play on Prana B2 and C2M mouthpieces.
These two pictures were painted by a friend, Jody Wagner. Click on the images for larger versions. The photos are slightly blurry due to technical difficulties. The flugel horn is a Kanstul Signature 1525, with a Monette B2 Flugelhorn mouthpiece. The piccolo trumpet is a Schmidt rotary valve piccolo trumpet, with a Monette AP4 mouthpiece.
As time permits, I plan to add a gearhead webpage with photos of my instruments.
For anyone in the Portland area that might be interested, I am always on the lookout for interesting and fun gigs to play. Most of my playing for the past few years has been either solo work for churches, or brass quintet gigs (mostly with Bull Mountain Brass). I have played various chamber settings with strings, etc., usually playing my Schmidt rotary valve piccolo trumpet. I've also played with the Messina Big Band in the past and have subbed with the Vancouver Symphony and the Marylhurst Orchestra.
Please contact me at michael@hbaum.com for more information.
Occasionally, other trumpet players ask about literature for use in church settings. I have compiled a list of music that I have found suitable for this purpose.
Over time I have collected quotes related to trumpet playing. Corrections to attributions would be appreciated, as would additional interesting quotes.
My primary trumpets are a Monette 149XL Bb and a Monette 61X C.
I play on Prana B2 and C2M mouthpieces.
These two pictures were painted by a friend, Jody Wagner. Click on the images for larger versions. The photos are slightly blurry due to technical difficulties. The flugel horn is a Kanstul Signature 1525, with a Monette B2 Flugelhorn mouthpiece. The piccolo trumpet is a Schmidt rotary valve piccolo trumpet, with a Monette AP4 mouthpiece.
As time permits, I plan to add a gearhead webpage with photos of my instruments.
For anyone in the Portland area that might be interested, I am always on the lookout for interesting and fun gigs to play. Most of my playing for the past few years has been either solo work for churches, or brass quintet gigs (mostly with Bull Mountain Brass). I have played various chamber settings with strings, etc., usually playing my Schmidt rotary valve piccolo trumpet. I've also played with the Messina Big Band in the past and have subbed with the Vancouver Symphony and the Marylhurst Orchestra.
Please contact me at michael@hbaum.com for more information.
Occasionally, other trumpet players ask about literature for use in church settings. I have compiled a list of music that I have found suitable for this purpose.
Over time I have collected quotes related to trumpet playing. Corrections to attributions would be appreciated, as would additional interesting quotes.