Pat sent in this week’s “Cool stuff being made” – Trumpets! He writes – “When you hear the greats like Louis Armstrong, Wynton Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Al Hirt, not everyone thinks first about manufacturing, but they should. After all, these folks are all playing on a manufactured product, the trumpet. This video shows a Bach trumpet (first designed by Vincent Bach in 1918) in all stages of manufacture. From the premium grade brass or pure silver through the valves — honed to a tolerance of .0005″ — this is manufacturing craftsmanship at its finest. We’ve also provided a link to the history of trumpets, for your musical junkies out there.” – Link (Bach trumpets video) & History of trumpets video.
The videos are a little salesy, but there is a lot of good info in them if you’re interested in trumpets.
Related:
- How it’s made.. @ MAKE – Link.
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