Edwards Trumpets

tromba19 · Regular Member Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 34

So has anyone bought or tried out an Edwards trumpet i think its owned by Getzen but im not sure. If so do you think its a good buy or not.

patdublc · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:08 pm Post subject:

Very nice horns. And yes, I'm fairly sure that it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Getzen. Check out their webiste at http://www.edwards-instruments.com/ Pay particular attention to some of the top artists like Leonard Candelaria, Jeff Curnow, & Graham Ashton that are playing Edwards. That's a pretty good endorsement right there.
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PSU Brass Guy · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:09 pm Post subject: Edwards Trumpets

I had the occasion to visit and tour the Getzen plant after I bought my Getzen Custom cornet. Brett Getzen suggested that I stop over. Well, I alotted about 45 minutes to an hour and ended taking four hours to try out all the different combinations of leadpipes, tuning slides and bell combinations. If you really want to customize and have a sound and repsonse for every playing environment, an Edwards will provide you the opportunity to do so. The staff their are excellent and have a precise program to find your ideal combination and horn. I suggest if you visit you take your Bb or C along for comparison.
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dizzyizzy · Veteran Member Joined: 25 Jan 2006 Posts: 248 Location: VA

At the June ITG conference, I literally checked out every C trumpet at the show. I kept coming back to the Edwards. Horns are such personal things, but for me, the Edwards was the one. It had the tone, slotting, eveything I wanted, after working my way thru the various leadpipes & bell configurations. I LOVE the horn! I had it given a bit of flash, with gold caps & various thumbscrews. I did the Generation II, as it sounded better for what I wanted, a more classical, rich sound. However, having said that, the Edwards has an adjustable "knob" (?) that either connects against the bell tube or doesn't (depending on how you set it, on or off) and that gizmo alone brightens & darkens, as it acts as a brace and "stiffens" the bell tube just a hair. I can't say it was an "economical" horn (ouch), but it was generally in the same cost bracket as everything else I was serious about, upper 2-low 3 grand. And, yes, Edwards is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Getzen, uses Getzen valves.
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DLA · Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:18 am Post subject: Edwards Trumpets

I too own an Edwards trumpet (Generation II) with 2 bells (silver & Rose brass) and 2 leadpipes for flexibility of blow and timbre. The valves are amazing and the rich overtones make this horn very special. My Gen II was made during Andrew Naumann's tenure with Edwards.....a true work of art!
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