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Trumpeter Wayne Bergeron Early Playtest
"The horn is very open in the upper register and [...]
Trumpeter John Pendenza Playtest
"The horn has an exceptional response to every articulation in [...]
Trumpet Builder Ron Glynn Playtest
"The Macaluso trumpet does not act like any other B-Flat [...]
Trumpeter Marvin Stamm Testimonial
"This is the first horn in years that has awakened [...]
The Perfect Note Newsletter Issue 1: December 2025
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PLAYING THE INSTRUMENT: Theoretical Aspects of Trumpet Design © Part 4 of 21
An Excerpt from the Book: Trumpet Construction & Performance "The [...]
TRUMPET TRANSIENTS: Theoretical Aspects of Trumpet Design © Part 3 of 21
An Excerpt from the Book: Trumpet Construction & Performance "Parts [...]
HARMONICS & TIMBRE: Theoretical Aspects of Trumpet Design © Part 2 of 21
An Excerpt from the Book: Trumpet Construction & Performance "When [...]
WALL SHAPE, TAPER, FLARE, ACOUSTIC VELOCITY, DISCONTINUITIES: Theoretical Aspects of Trumpet Design © Part 1 of 21
An Excerpt from the Book: Trumpet Construction & Performance "A [...]
The Trumpet: Construction & Performance
THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF TRUMPET DESIGN © By Charles A. Macaluso Abstract [...]
Whitepaper Available for Download: Trumpet with Near-Perfect Harmonicity
Design and Acoustic Results This paper presents a mathematical design [...]