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I've had Pocket Trumpets of many different brands, since 2012, some of very high quality, some of not good quality. The Mendini MPT-N is among the best I have had. This Pocket Trumpet plays and sounds great! This one was as new condition, so I have been breaking in the pistons to settle into their valve casing by only using pro grade synthetic valve oil and grease for cap threads. As is my strict habit, I keep the inside of this Pocket Trumpet clean, by brushing my teeth (at least with water) before playing and keep the mouthpiece clean, as well. This MPT-N plays everything I need it to, for a portable, ready to play Horn. I carry a Horn with me everywhere, most often a Pocket Trumpet, to play anytime, and this MPT-N does not disappoint! I only wish the bell were bigger, but for all its other great aspects (fine build, quick pistons/valves, pretty and low mantenence nickel plated finish, compact size, great sound,), this Pocket Trumpet is a high quality Horn for a decent price and a fine introduction to Pocket Trumpets (and even for seasoned players, as I am). I frequently carry this MPT-N in my vehicle, with radio on, so any down time is play time, just prompting me to play this little Horn along to what I hear. I have other Mendini Horns (MEP-N, MTT-L, MTT-CN), so am a true fan and player of Mendini Horns. I actually have this MPT-N Pocket Trumpet in my lap, listening to radio, as I write this review, and pausing to play it to any song that motivates me to play along! I truly am a Brass Horn Nut, and this Mendini MPT-N helps give me my fix to play! The gig bag/case is quite protective. I wish the outside pocket were more expandable. The included generic 7C mouthpiece will do, but I try all my best mouthpieces in this Horn, favoring the ones that make this Horn sound as best as it is able. I even use Mellophone mouthpieces, with deeper cups, to mellow this Horn to sound like a Cornet! Mendini has lots of variety in Horns, and are doing everything right, this Pocket Trumpet being no exception!Read full review
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Hi - I play semi-professionally on a Bach Strad trumpet and got this little instrument for my son to toot on, because of the price. I wouldn't buy an instrument like this for professional playing. Here are my observations as I've had a chance to play this horn for a few weeks. *Tone quality* - I actually really like the sound of this horn. However it can feel a bit stifled, and this can be corrected by getting a large mouthpiece instead of playing the stock 7c. Its sounds a lot better with my megatone Bach 1 1/2B huge mouthpiece. The bottom notes feel a little stuffy, but the top notes (anything above C5) comes out really nice. I haven't tried anything super high (above C6) on it, but notes do tend to pop out up there. *Tuning* - This is more where the problems lie. To actually play a up and down the range of the instrument with very good tuning requires some rather severe adjustments of the tuning slides and a substantial adjusting of airstream and lip control to bring some notes into tune. Currently, 3rd valve slide is out 1/4", main tuning slide out 1/2", and 1st valve slide just barely out. This is to just get into the ballbark. With some work and dedication and hours playing the instrument, you can get the feel of where things slot and adjust on the go. Because the tunings don't slot quite as well as a full size trumpet, its actually very easy to bend pitch, and this lends itself well to improvising and jazz playing. *backbore/pressure/response* - This horn feels a bit stuffy. Its not nearly as free-blowing as a much better trumpet, that will respond with ease. I think this is due to the compact size. *Flexibility* passages involving jumping more than a 5th, especially in the lower range of the horn, are prone to not responding as it should. Sometimes the note just won't pop out and the trumpet doesn't seem to obey my changes in airstream as a better trumpet would, and the sound just stops. For cheap instruments like this, its a common problem. *Valves* - overall valves are ok. 2-3 is great. 1 sticks a bit even with oil. Maybe I just have to break it in. For what its worth, and what I bought it for, this little horn is fine. I got it for my son to play with, and he's well below the age of being ready for lessons. This horn would be fun for an elementary or intermediate student to noodle around on, or even use in band with non-challenging parts (2nd or 3rd trumpet). I might use this trumpet for street performing or jazz. But I would not attempt to play serious classical music demanding a high degree of musicianship on it - this horn would limit what could be done effectively in that sphere. But for fun, and for the $130 I paid for it, hey, its great. By the way, the included trumpet stand is complete junk - the weight of the trumpet causes it to fall sideways if on the stand. So yes, the included trumpet stand will not even hold up the trumpet. I may do a video review and put it on Youtube soon.Read full review
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So far, I'm very pleased with my Mendini Pocket Trumpet. It has a big sound for such a small horn and is great for just goofing around and daily practices. There are some issues with the horn that apparently is common this this particular instrument. The intonation is not exact in all registers. The lower register notes tend to go flat and upper register notes go sharp. I've also just noticed that the valves stick on occasion but with some ingenuity, this can be remedied with either manipulating the valve springs or using some emory cloth to smooth down the valves a wee bit. Another weird thing about the horn is the spit valves don't remove the moisture from the horn as good as they should but I've learned to position the horn to get the most spit removed as I can at a blow. Despite these oddities, I really like this pocket trumpet. I read reviews about it prior to buying one and it was rated in the top 10 of pocket trumpets. It is fun to play and has a huge sound for the size of the horn. It doesn't take up much space and is very portable. If I was going to play in public however, I probably wouldn't play this horn but would play my full sized trumpet instead unless I'd successfully gotten the quirks such as the occasional sticking valves issue worked out first. Nevertheless, for the price of this wee trumpet, it's well worth the investment and I'm quite pleased with my purchase.Read full review
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It was a Christmas present for my Grandson and he loves it. Also the horn has a sound equal to any Cornet or Trumpet money can buy, I would recommend this to any band student although the director my be shocked but after he heard the sound would most likely go for it...Especially since regular horns can cost over a thousand dollars new
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A little horn with the sound of a full size horn !...Smooth as silk slides make it a pleasure to play. Don't let the low price fool you, you'll get a big bang for your buck ! A pleasure, Crus1n
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