Carol Brass CPT-3000-GLS-Bb-L

Die Carol Brass ist brauchbar, aber nicht so gut, wie ich mir das vorgestellt habe. Einesteils bin ich vom Klang her etwas enttäuscht. Vorher hatte ich ein No-Name-Produkt für 100 €, dessen Klang auch nicht schlechter war. Und dann hängen doch manchmal die Ventile. Das ist schlecht beim Vorspiel. Mann muss die Ventile also unmittelbar vorher ölen.
Die Verabreitung und der mitgelieferte Koffer sind sehr gut.

Whilst lacking the projection of a full trumpet, it is fairly good. This instrument has a sweet sound and a fast response. The bell is quite solid, so the instrument can really be pushed without being over-blowed. Intonation is fine but not perfect; playable in a group setting though. The slots are quite wide so lip bends are easy - a bonus for jazz.

Overall quality is very good, as is the finish. The slides move well but the first valve slide is very awkward to access. The third slide tubes are also quite short and far apart which limits how far they can move without getting stuck. However as pocket trumpet go, this is as good as it gets.

As expected the valves are excellent quality. Taking the valves out and viewing a light source down the empty casing reveals a mirror-like finish in the inside, amazing! One small downside is that the first valve spring is a little noisy, but this could probably be fixed by taking it apart and putting it back together.

The case is great, really good quality.

One must note that as the instrument arrives from the factory, it should be cleaned on the inside at some point. It wasn't too bad for me but there are reports of black stuff on the inside. As a precaution I cleaned it by pumping water through.

I first bought the Thomann TR 25G pocket trumpet, but switched to this one because of intonation issues. I would recommend the reader skip this step and go for a Carol brass straight away if they can afford the extra.