1991 Callet Jazz Bb Trumpet - Large Step Bore!

Brand: Callet

Model: Jazz

Year: 1991

Condition: Used, Good

Key: Bb

Bell Size/Material: 4 7/8" Yellow brass

Bore: .470" Step bore

Finish: Silver with gold bell wash

Case: No

Oil: Yamaha Regular

Used 1991 Jerome Callet Jazz Bb trumpet in silver plate with gold bell wash, good cosmetic condition and excellent mechanical condition.

We gave this horn a professional cleaning and precision valve alignment; the valve action is very smooth, and compression is excellent with Yamaha Regular synthetic oil. Cosmetically, there are small areas of plating failure due to red rot around the back of the bell stem and back turn, as well as the beginnings of red rot in the leadpipe. Both are minor and manageable with proper care. Other than that there are some scratches here and there but no signs of significant trauma. 

The large bore and reverse leadpipe give it an open blow, but it feels manageable (the step bore helps) while producing a big, bold sound. On playtest, it had a vibrant, fat tone that remained consistent across registers and held together even at extreme dynamics. It’s a versatile trumpet, equally at home in solo and section work.

No case included.

FROM CALLET: 
The most renowned and popular of Jerry's trumpets until the advent of the SIMA, the Jazz has been used in jazz, rock, latin, and classical ensembles around the world. It's easily identified by large script "Jazz" on the left side of the bell. Utilizing an exclusive "expandabore" design, the reverse leadpipe started with a .353 bore at the end of the receiver then gradually expanded to .450 at the beginning of the tuning slide and continued to .460 at the tapered tuning crook. The gradual expansion continued around the curve of the tuning slide to its final size of .470 entering the 3rd piston. This true conical bore responds like a small bore trumpet while retaining the volume and projection for which Callet trumpets are famous. The initial Jazz bell was a Benge clone but with a larger throat for more power. Jerry custom shaped it to increase the solid core and focus of the sound while pulling each tone into excellent pitch center in all registers, even the top, top end. The conical cornet-styled bore provides a warmer and darker sound than the Soloist that preceded it.