I play 3 Bachs. The 37 silver, 72 raw brass and the ol 67 gold. I work hard and practice even harder. I feel in love with them. But I kind of want to try a AR Resonance horn

Great video, and one of the most well stated reasons for a switch that I’ve ever heard. Excellent job!

Spectacularly informative, well presented video!! Thank you!

Great Video, Ryan! I had the exact same experience. I am now playing the Gen 3 Bb and C as well, plus the Piccolo. The Yamahas are very easy to play while still keeping the sound that I want. I can't wait to start multi-tracking with them to see the results in recordings!

I bought my gen 3 Chicago Bb and C around 2020 and I very much relate to everything you’re saying. Something about the Chicagos called out to me over the NYs, but you can’t go wrong with either. You sound great Ryan!

Vintage Benge horns are also great. I play a 1980s LA era 3ML. It is lightweight, a great lead trumpet favored by Broadway pit musicians. Adams are also great choices from what I hear. There are so many great instruments to chose from! Glad you found your fit!

Thanks for the interesting and balanced discussion on this subject. I don’t think I know a single horn player who hasn’t at some point found themselves at the crossroads of whether or not to change their gear. It can be difficult to make an objective choice when we are so subjectively wrapped up with our instruments.

Nice video, i can hear the sparkle of your new Yamaha and the tone/timbre is nice across the whole range. On some other trumpets the lower notes don’t have same tone or clarity

I come by this channel by chance. I'm a retired man who has been learning to play the trumpet for a few years. I'm now ABRSM Grade 5. Anyway, my teacher uses a Bach 190, and so I started off with a second-hand Bach TR300 entry-level model. A year ago, one day, just before my lesson started, my teacher said to me that she had a used Yamaha YTR8345S that she had reserved for another student. But that student was a bit uncertain whether or not to buy it. My teacher asked if I wanted to try it. So, I ended up playing the 8345 for the whole lesson. I was really impressed by it, even though I was not a professional player. The other student ended up buying that 8345. It was almost a month before Christmas last year, and so I went to the store to try out the YTR8345S and its younger brother, the YTR 8335S. And when the store clerk said I could buy it with 12 month interest-free installments, I bought 8335S right away, and I have been enjoying every minute of it.

I own a Yamaha 634 Trumpet. Love it!

Great choice Ryan. I switch from Bach to Yamaha many years ago for the same reason. The sound is great and they are easier to play. I was playing on a Bach 72 bell which was great for playing in college Marching Band but as I got older and wasn't playing for hours per day, I found the Bach to be sort of stuffy and harder to play. I bought a used Xeno 8335 and sold my Bach for around the same price. I have a couple of other Bb horns (intermediate Eastman and an interesting horn called Andalucia which I was given by the company owner), but they don't compare to the Yamaha Xeno. I also have an older Jerry Callet C Trumpet (ebay find) but don't play it very often. Also...don't know if there is a big rivalry between the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and the Mobile Symphony Orchestra, but I went to UMass with Mike Huff who plays 2nd Trumpet for Mobile :)

Reducing my collection . Choice between Selmer tt or Yamaha 8310.

I don't even play Trumpet (I was just watching out of boredom), but this actually ended up resonating with me a lot. Great video!

ho comprato una yamaha semiprofessionale dopo aver suonato per molti anni una bach trumpet semi professionale subito ho avuto dei miglioramenti su intonazione e facilità di esecuzione, ma avevo difficoltà a suonare molto velocemente per lunghi periodo a causa della durezza dei pistoni , poi ho cambiato con una yamaha professionale e la differenza oltre che di prezzo si ritrova nella suonabilità resistenza volume e in poco meno di due anni ho migliorato e rivoluzionato il mio playn. le consiglio a molti come trombe, a me piace il suono di timofei e tu sei molto lontano dal suo standard si vede che suoni in sezione e non sei una tromba solista :)

Thanks for the insight into your instrument choices, Ryan! Out of curiosity can you share your mouthpiece setup and if you reflected on it at all during the process of testing the various horns you mentioned in the video?

I went from a 2000’s Strad 43 to a Schilke S32HD. They Strad felt darker or warmer but the valves needed a lot of babysitting because they would stick. I still loved the sound and how it could easily find center. My Schilke is easier to play but I miss the darker tone. I’d like to try an HC1 with a copper bell

Stomvi Titan 4 valves!

Good, frank, discussion.

Nice video as always, Ryan. Which bell design did you choose for your NY C trumpet, the YM or YS?

Wonderful video.