Yamaha Debuts Custom Trumpet

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, will showcase the YTR-8335LA Custom Bb Trumpet at Winter NAMM 2006.

Designed with the assistance of Yamaha artist Wayne Bergeron, the trumpet is ideal for professional players as well as college and high school students.

The silver-plated YTR-8335LA features a side seam variable-thickness bell. It also has an 8310Z leadpipe with a larger venturi and a medium-large bore size, making it a perfect lead trumpet for jazz or commercial playing.

“Wayne Bergeron represents a unique player in today’s market: one who needs a horn that will respond to his energy and intensity,” states Kurt Witt, Marketing Manager, Winds, Yamaha Band & Orchestral Division. “Yamaha trumpet designer Bob Malone and Wayne worked together to create an amazing instrument that will blow people away.”

The production instruments are exactly identical to the custom-crafted horn that Bergeron is playing. A leader in manufacturing consistency, Yamaha has the technology to accurately reproduce an instrument based on the specifications Malone and the development artist determine.

One of the top Los Angeles studio trumpet players, Bergeron’s sound can be heard on the soundtracks of such feature films as The Incredibles, Friday Night Lights and Anchorman.

The YTR-8335LA will be available in April.

For more information, visit Yamaha at Winter NAMM 2006, in the Marquis Ballroom at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel; or write Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or visit www.yamaha.com/band.