David Monette

Now in their 30th year of inventing, designing and hand-crafting custom brass instruments and mouthpieces, the David G. Monette Corporation (Portland, OR) has developed a holistic philosophy taking into account the player, the instrument, the performance space and the audience as a complete communication system. Monette’s revolutionary “constant-pitch-center” mouthpiece allows the trumpet to be played from soft to loud without the pitch changing as in traditional instruments and Monette’s state-of-the-art, no-tension alignment creates an instrument so easy to play, it’s like breathing. These instruments are coveted by world renowned musicians like Wynton Marsalis, Charles Schlueter, Maynard Ferguson and Scotty Barnhart.

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Dave Monette. Mark Markley photograph
Dave Monette
Emery Alex forming the bell. Mark Markley photograph
Emery Alex forming the bell
Valve casings. Mark Markley photograph
Valve casings
Kyle Ostwalt solders a valve casing. Mark Markley photograph
Kyle Ostwalt solders a valve casing
Heather Sessler holds a finished Monette trumpet. Mark Markley photograph
Heather Sessler holds a finished Monette trumpet
Monette mouthpieces. Mark Markley photograph
Monette mouthpieces
Monette mouthpieces. Mark Markley photograph
Monette mouthpieces
Monette Prana trumpet. Mark Markley photoraph
Monette Prana trumpet